How do you start over after flunking out of college?
Well, I've pretty much ruined my life and I really need some advice on undoing the mess I've made! I had good grades in high school and I was always involved in many activities and succeeded in everything I tried. I was a hard worker and an over achiever. That all changed after getting accepted into a major university in 2004. I did well my first semester but then after having to have stomach surgery, my parents going through a nasty divorce, and a few deaths in the family I became depressed and just stopped going to class (or caring). I was basically suspend my second year of school but I appealed it and the university gave me a 2nd chance. I guess I still didn't have my crap together because I continued to wallow in self pity and in early 2009 I flunked out for good. I am married now. My husband has a great job, we have a nice home, and our lives appear to be perfect but I am unhappy with myself. I let myself down and also my family. I am unable to find a job. It's depressing watching my husband, friends, and family go to their dream jobs everyday. I really want to go back to school and start over. I would like to enroll into the local community college but I am worried they will not accept me. I know it's not hard to get into community college but my grade were BAD!!! I'm talking all Fs on and off for years. Would it be a big deal if I just send this community college my high school transcripts so I can just start over? Or can I get in trouble if I don't send my transcripts from the University I attended? I really really need advice on starting over. I am also afraid of being humiliated if I send them the university transcripts.
How do you know if you got accepted to a college?
I got an e-mail and it said: Congratulations on your admission to ________ We are pleased that you are considering attending our campus. As with all universities, newly admitted students are required to take placement examinations as part of the enrollment process. The California State University system requires most students to take the English Placement Test (EPT) and/or the Entry Level Math Exam (ELM). In reviewing your admission file, this is your placement test status: EPT: Must take the EPT ELM: Must take the ELM And it just goes on to say that they recommend i take the test early and just basic info on it. Basically my question is, did they accept me or are they just saying they got my application? haha xD Sorry for the dumb questions, im the 1st in my family to go to college, and im soo nervous xD
When do colleges start sending admission letters?
As an article on Huffpost says, an email is generally sent by the colleges confirming that they have received your application. If you do not hear back, contact the admissions office to confirm that they have received your materials. Every university has their unique admission requirements. So, do check and make sure you have followed all directions. If your application is incomplete, this could delay their review and your decision.There are applications status links on most every college website. Use the same log in information you used for your application and you should be able to access the university websites. Receipts of transcripts, letters of recommendation, and test scores are sometimes on these status pages, so feel free to check back as often as you like.If you applied for early decision, you should be notified around December 15th. If you applied to colleges where there is rolling admission, it generally can take six to eight weeks to receive a decision. Regular admission deadlines are around the 1st of the year and those decisions are revealed in March and April. You can obtain more specific information by visiting the colleges’ websites.Don’t wait more than three weeks to contact colleges if you have not received a confirmation. If you haven’t received a response, call or email the admissions office to check your status. You can also check the application status link on their websites.Most colleges send decisions electronically through the application status link and follow up with a letter.
Transferring from community college to university...?
Hey there folks, I am in 11th grade, and currently studying to take my SAT in May. I am going through all the study books and SAT prep guides, and I'm noticing that this stuff is really hard. Now, I'm not trying to be a downer or anything, but just realistic, and reality here is that I am probably not going to do very good on the SAT. So I had some questions about Community College. First of all, do they check your SAT scores? Will they decline to accept me if I do bad on the SAT? I definitely want to transfer to a university after community college, so how does that work? Do I stay at community college for 1 year, study a little bit more, take the SAT again and apply for a university? A lot of people say that you will save a lot of money if you go to community college for 2 years, and then transfer after that. Is that true, and if it is, then why is that so? Also, if I do end up staying in a community college for 2 years and then transferring, will I still have to attend university for 4 years? Therefore having to do a total of 6 years of higher education after high school? Or will I be able to get a bachelors in 2 years from the university, because I had already finished 2 years that the community college? Arrrgh! This whole college business is really confusing!
When is the right time to apply for college?
Too many posters took the question to mean when do you start filling out forms. That answer is obvious — when that university's websites says to.Tom Stagliano gave a better answer. We are both MIT EC (Alumni Interviewers assisting the Admissions Process).One item MIT counts as extremely important is WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR OUT OF CLASS TIME? The answer is usually extra-curriculars. For some Applicants it MUST be a job. I do not know of any successful Applicant whose answer was “12 hours a day of video games.”How does Tech “judge” your answer? If your answer was not driven by necessity —Did you show/learn leadership?Did your activities assist the community? (Charity, civic ptojects, many other similar possible answers)Did your efforts help another human?Did you learn anything?There are many other categories, but if you are going to build a record, start this process early. Tom says 2nd Term Sophmore Year. I presume he means “at the latest.”I started mine 1st Term Freshman Year. Perhaps I was lucky. My folks raised me that I must do something constructive, and you see I had this hobby I loved and if…Mine at that point had nothing to do with MIT. It just happened to fit one of the categories listed above.I have had Juniors call me about now and ask how to build a record of extra-curriculars between now and interview season (which is in the Fall ). Stupid question.I do not care if you are applying to MIT or not. The time to start seriously thinking about college is in Junior High School, aka Middle School. NO, DO NOT CHOOSE A SCHOOL AND A CAREER THEN.Choose to aim for good marks. Plan ahead so that you CAN take AP Courses and those on-line or those on Skype. Inventory your hobbies and your interests and see what you might retain as an adult. Somewhere among those might be your profession.Don’t stop there. Take a few items that are NOT on your list and study them enough to broaden yourself. One or more of those might be an interest next year.And finally:As my dog tells everyone:YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO HAVE A HAPPY PUPPYHOODbut as I add:YOU ARE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO PLAN YOUR GOALS OR WORK TOWARD THEM.
Does it matter when you start college? Will it look bad if I didn't start college until almost a year after graduating from high school?
Out of high school, I applied to UCLA. With my 1.8 GPA, they probably had a good laugh at my expense before they printed out my rejection letter.I ended up getting accepted by a low-tier school in Utah and flunked out after a week (1.8 GPA in high school didn't bode well for college success). I worked for 3 years, and then decided to get my act together and started taking classes at a community college back in California. Two years later, after receiving a 4.0 and finishing the honors program at my college, I was accepted as a transfer to Columbia, Stanford, Dartmouth, USC, and UCLA (where I ultimately matriculated). So, to answer your question: no, it won't affect your application significantly if you take a year or two off. Just be productive during that time. =======Someday soon, you too could look as smug as this guy here!======Feel free to PM me if you want more pointers about the community college transfer process.
What happens if you don't get into University after high school?
When you apply for college/university, you should always have a backup school. This is a school that has easy admissions requirements. Basically, as long as you graduated high school you're in! With that being said... It seems like you didn't apply to a backup school. That's okay. If you don't get accepted to the school of your choice, you can a) take a semester or year off. Some schools only admit new students in the Fall. Others in the Fall and Spring. I believe York only takes new students for Fall. Try option c) below, and try again next year. b) try to find a university that would've been your backup plan. Why? Because those schools tend to have open enrollment throughout the year. Meaning, they'll accept you weeks, even days before the term starts. c) go to community (2-year) college. Get your general courses. Transfer to York later. You won't be considered a mature student because you should still be under 21. If you take a year off and don't go to school at all, I suggest you try to find some work within your field of choice. For instance, if you know you want to go for computer science, get a job in Best Buy or Fry's (I dunno if you guys have those stores there) and try to work your way up in the Geek Squad. Or like the Genius clerks at the Apple stores. Wanna do pre-law??? Work as a receptionist or file clerk at an attorney's office or the court house. This experience will help you later on once you graduate. Basically, don't give up. Always work towards your goals. Hopefully, you guys will get in. I wish you all the luck!