Scared i won't get into college?
first - since you are homebound - you may want to try distance education. Many universities (also community colleges) have good programs via distance education (taking classes on the computer). Also you can make up the problem area by passing with high scores the Advanced Placement (AP) classes and or http://www.collegeboard.com/student/test... College Level Examination Program (CLEP) http://www.collegeboard.com/student/test... Note: you can take college level classes while still in high school. Also if you score high on AP you can be eligible for scholarships. Check with the community colleges and universities about their distance education classes. The degree is the same and you can make up for lost time with this program and from home. Try to get these classes with help on the internet you should do great. Check out homework helper and forums plus http://freetutorials.name as it is a website to help students. Being sick is not a sin and you can get help with your college so you can reach your goals. Brother Ring (with John Hagee) has a serious illness and they told him he couldn't do certain things, boy he sure fooled them, everything they told him he could not do, he did. You may want to listen to him for encouragement as you can do what God allows and no one can stop your spirit. Go get em kid, look out world, here she comes. hope this helps falcon
Im scared i wont be able to move on...?
Ok, not that I've been through what your going through. But if its one thing people are good at: its moving on. We do it all the time. I don't think you should continue waiting for your ex to come back to you. Life's too short. Seriously. You need to find reasons why your better off without him - make a freakin list if you have to. How do you know there isn't someone out there better for you. Odds are that he'll probably come back to you after playing the field a bit. I don't think that you should wait for that though, because even if the two of you get back together, you'll probably end up resenting him. Find someone else, go on dates - live your life. Experience new things there are tons of opportunities out there, take advantage of them. You'll find someone else in no time. Life too short to wait around for someone.
Im scared to go to college?
Things like distance from home and family are valid reasons for picking or not picking a college. And yet being scared right now, and being homesick during orientation, are completely normal. If you can, don't think of this as a permanent change. Think about one semester. One term. Go there for one term. Give it a chance. If, at the end of that term, you are not happy, transfer. Don't be afraid to change, if you need to! But do at least give it a chance. A very good thing for you is that you'll be on that sports team. That's going to be so involving, and you'll be making friends on that team, and it is really going to help. But at the end of the semester, listen to your gut. By then, you'll really know if the place is right for you. If it's not, change. But you really can't tell now, from afar. Your feelings are normal. Homesickness, once you're there, is normal. It should wear off, once you're there, involved in the sport, and making some friends. But if it does not wear off, listen to your gut, and make a change. At that point, you'll be making an informed decision.
I'm scared I won't make friends after college? What can I do?
All you have to do - is be active!You can find friends in lots of places, all you have to do is interact with people. It might seem hard at first, because in college you had a lot in common with other students - you could talk about classes, group projects, finals and so on.But after college it will seem like you have nothing in common with each new person you meet.So where can you meet people which you might have something to talk about with? The answer is quite simple - do what you love! Find groups of people that have the same hobbies and when you talk together passionately about your hobby, you will cultivate a friendship. Is Making Friends After College a Struggle? - here you might find other ways to make friends after college.Good luck to you and don't worry! It will all come in time!
I'm afraid I won't be able to afford college?
I'm absolutely bent on going to Midway College (midway.edu). Their tuition right now per year including housing is $28,000. Right now I have a $975 scholarship that is renewable for up to 4 years and I've applied for governor's scholars which, if I'm accepted, will give me a $7,000 scholarship for midway. I'm just a junior and I have another year to apply for scholarships but I'm so afraid I won't be able to go. Money is tight for us just to live so we can't pay for it out of our own pockets. What do you think? I want to get a bachelor's in one of their equine programs and all I want to do is work with horses. Any other ideas on raising money/ getting scholarships? Also, when would it be a good idea to apply for FAFSA?
How hard is community college? im scared?
First of all calm down! You will be just fine. The classes you have put down only require some studying and good effort on projects and papers. Your schedule will be absolutely nothing like high school. You will only go to school for 2 or 3 classes daily and then you will have time to study. Here is a way to make sure that you will retain the material that you have learned. Set aside half an hour for each class each day to study. If you take notes on or highlight the important parts of the book it makes it easier to get the main information that is required for the exams and in class quizzes (always read what the professor asks you to read). When you write your papers it is often best to have them done at least a few days ahead of time and take them down to your schools writing center and have one of the tutors help you go through the paper and check it for mistakes. That way you can be sure that at least it is grammatically correct. Also if you are having trouble with school go to your schools tutoring office and ask for help (your professor will also have office hours where they can help you). Community college will help you prepare for university level material. Community colleges are very often run like universities and the classes are very similar. Community colleges must meet the same standards as state universities because so many students transfer from community colleges to state universities so don't let anyone tell you they are easier. You might even be able to earn a good transfer scholarship to an in-state public university if you do as well as you hope to do. I went to community college my first year of college and it was a very good experience for me. I got to stay home one more year while I got used to a college schedule and I got a very good education there. I think you will like it at the community college. Good luck with school! You will do just fine if you stop worrying and just buckle down and work hard!
I'm scared that I'm not going to get into college
Depending on where you want to go, I can see why you would be worried. If you want to go to the Ivy's and all that, I would suggest that you somehow get involved in something that you are passionate about and excel in it- ie stand out. If you like writing, join your school newspaper or the Yearbook. And try to write really well in order to get like an award or become an officer in it. If you are passionate about medicine, volunteer at a hospital and join a volunteer program at your school. And run for an office. Now, I am assuming that you are going to enter your senior year and may have already chosen your classes. If you can, see if you can still enter an AP/Honors course. Because that will boost your GPA easily if you get an A in the class. Then apply to whatever schools you want to go to. You know the drill- the "pie-in-the-skies" as well as the ones you are a shoe-in for and the maybes. Now, after they tell you if you got in or not, ask them the reason. I mean, if you didn't get accepted call and ask why- they will tell you. Even Harvard will tell you why! Now, if you were border line- like on the wait-list- Wait it out. If you really want to go somewhere and you know that you are a shoe-in, but for whatever reason they didn't accept you, take a year off and apply again. Do something significant in that year- travel through Europe, Africa, Asia etc. Volunteer in some place or work for a year. Don't think that this will make you behind- it won't. It will make you look better to the application people when they see your dedication to whatever it is you are passionate about. I have friends who did this. They did not get into the Ivy's the first time, but the second go around, they did. Good luck! And all the best to you.
I'm scared that I won't be able to fall asleep. What should I do?
Yup. That is insomnia. The more you worry about not being able to sleep the harder it is to fall asleep. It is a vicious cycle. The main thing is to figure out a way to get your mind off of not being able to sleep. A few things that have helped over the years for me:As others mentioned, meditating in one way or another helps. Count down from a thousand, try not to think about anything but the numbers. Concentrate on your breathing. Think about a favorite childhood place or event, in detail, that makes you happy. Visualize all the energy leaving your body, starting with your toes and working up your body.If you have been tossing and turning for a long period of time, embrace the fact that you aren't going to sleep and get up and take care of a chore or two. Wash the dishes, answer an email you have been avoiding. Pick up a book you have wanted to start. Anything that keeps your mind off of not being able to sleep. Sometimes that helps reset your brain and anxiety. And if not, at least you got something done.Accept you aren't going to sleep. What's the worst thing that is going to happen? You are going to be tired and cranky the next day. Oh well. That sucks but it is what it is. You've done it before, you can do it again. Sometimes the acceptance alone can help ease your mind.These have all helped me at one time or another although bottom line, sometimes sleeping just isn't going to be in the cards. Good luck to you. I hope this helps.
I'm scared I won't be able to find an internship in Computer Science. Can anyone offer me some advice?
DON'T:Freak out / Beat yourself up/ Question your worth as a developer. It's not the end of the world if you don't get an internship with that 'prestigious' company. Plenty of programmers before you have made it into successful companies and gone on to be great developers without having done an internship. DO:Keep applying because it is not over yet. As of now, it's only February, and there are plenty of companies that recruit as late as April or even May.Consider alternatives to a summer internship. You could... Contribute to Open Source, Do Research, Travel, Rest, Work a Job (outside of CS), Take Classes (Online or at your University). Take the situation to heart, and grow from it. I know that when I was first searching for internships, it was disheartening to see fellow classmates going on to companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, whereas I was just trying to land an interview. But you have to realize there are so many factors out of your control, and that you can only do what you can do. If you still have a summer after this one, think about what you can do to prepare for the next hiring season. If you don't, then don't sweat it. See above at things NOT to do. I think a lot of Computer Science students will know what you are feeling now, because I know I do. Constant rejection, in any context, can wear anyone down. But remember that not everyone starts from the same point or have access to the same resources, so just focus on what you can do or make happen now. Plus, if you're the type of student whose actively trying to better themselves (such as through an internship), then I have no doubts that you'll eventually hit your strides and run into success in some way or form. I know I did :).
I'm scared of going to college for engineering because I've heard it's so hard that even with study, I would still fail. Is this true?
That's total BS. If you study well, you will do fine. Engineering IS NOT THAT HARD - but it is a lot of work. Most people who fail, do so because they did not put in the work required and tried to take shortcuts. Engineering school is notorious for failing the "geniuses" of hs - this isn't because they don't have the aptitude but because they were so accustomed to drifting by. You can't drift by in engineering. Are guaranteed magna cum laude? - of course not. You will be in a class with many smart people. But I have not seen someone who worked very hard and still didn't pass. I have seen plenty of people who didn't work hard, and failed. I posted two previous quora posts on how to do well in engineering school. Check them out:How do I study smartly in engineering? What is the best strategy to get a 4.00 GPA in engineering school? In general, take everything one step at a time. It's really not that difficult but you need to stay on track. Failing happens because people fall behind, lose confidence, and then give up. Never give up and you'll pass.