I messed up my 10th and 11th year. I'm going to be a senior in Sept. I'm scared but I want to go to college. The problem is I live far from my highschool and my after school time is taken up by my younger brother. Any good community colleges I can attend? I live in Los Angeles California. I want to be either a psychologist, social worker or translator.
2007-01-01 14:14:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Where there is a will there is a way. Do your best. You have a lot of responsibility. Can your mom afford to pay a babysitter? Maybe you can ask your mom to make time for you to study. Get yourself on a schedule. Make time every night to study. Hopefully, this will improve your grades. Once you are in community college, your mom will have to find other baby sitting arrangements if you are enrolled in evening or late afternoon classes. You sound like you are really motivated. I'm sure you will find your way.
Good luck to you!
2007-01-01 14:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by lolabellaquin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing is to realize that it is never too late to make the decision to further your education. Merely coming to the decision to go to college is the biggest step. As far as high school goes, many of us have messed up in our high school years, but it is never too late to turn that around. We're only human, after all. Determination and perserverance is a big key. Some suggestions:
1) Start working hard and trying to make grades a priority. Some schools give recognition called "turn-around" awards and some colleges will definitely recognize that. Although colleges will look at your entire high school "career," your senior year is probably the most important one.
2) Aim for a community college first to build up that basic foundation and gpa. Many community colleges offer tutoring and remedial classes. If you need it, go ahead and take those classes.
3) Narrow down your college choices to several reasonable ones and start researching the requirements needed to attend those schools. Is there a gpa requirement? ACT or SAT score requirement? Do you have to have so many letters of recommendation? Etc. Although grades are important, this is not the only thing that colleges focus on.
4) Start prepping for college entrance tests such as the SAT and ACT.
5) Make communication a priority with your teachers! They can help. Explain your situation and tell them your goal.
6) Lastly, there's always the possibility of retaking some semesters of subjects to up that grade. Although it's not exactly going to be a happy suggestion on my part, there's always summer school, or possibly some online courses approved by the state (I'm not sure if California has anything, but Florida has the Florida Virtual School which is through the department of education--flvs.net).
Good luck!
2007-01-01 14:34:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just work really hard this year and next. When you go to college just get all of your prerequisites out of the way, making sure they will transfer to a university so that you don't have to worry about them later on. Your high school grades do matter to some extent but if you can show that you can work really hard in a college setting that will do a lot more to get you into a university so you can obtain your bachelors
2007-01-01 14:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 9 community colleges & an online program.
Check on the website at laccd.edu/
Good luck, work hard, study this year & next. Try to take a
ACT & SAT course to improve your scores.
2007-01-01 14:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check for where your loval community college. Even if they don;t like your grades they will let you take a couple of courses. But if you didn't have time for HS you will have a hard time with college as well. You may want to move out first. I did and it was the only way I could focus on my studies.
2007-01-01 14:18:24 · answer #5 · answered by amathist1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
look up community colleges in your area online or speak to a school counselor or someone who is graduating now [07] who can give u some advice. Senior year, work hard and study alot to do well on your SATs and ACTS.
You could prob. still get into a pretty decent university, and if you can't.. u could always go to Community College for a year and then transfer somewhere better. just don't settle for less!
2007-01-01 14:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by hehehe 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
EVERYONE who wants to can attend college, there are many different paths. GED to COMM College to University is a common one you should consider. It may be different, but they can't stop you. People have fought through ten time what you face for the opportunity for college, you need to look at it like that, a challenge you cannot fail.
2007-01-01 14:17:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider Humboldt State University there admissions standards are very liberal.
2007-01-03 12:33:14 · answer #8 · answered by Dr_Adventure 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is always alternatives. talk to your school conselor or search online for colleges in the area.
2007-01-01 14:17:09 · answer #9 · answered by Katelyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋