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Before you yell underage, I am 18.
Im in my senior year of high school, and after spending the first half of the year under the idea that I would only be going to community college anyway due to the requests of my parents (Financial), my councilors telling me I wouldn't get into a University around here (Did fuckall my Sophomore and Junior year, overall GPA currently sits at about 3.0, unweighted), and my general idiocy, I didn't apply for anywhere during that time, the time when most colleges are getting applicants.

So, my option right now is to go to this local small community college, which has a program that will get me into a university nearby after 2 years of hard ass work in my intended major (I'm really into physics, quantum mechanics and particle physics mostly). However, am I royally fucked in actually getting into university with this plan, or into Grad school? From the perception I receive from college ambassadors that come to my school, they only really want kids just out of high school, not ones who took general classes at community.

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>> No.2297248

I'm a high school teacher and see this all the time. The question is what do you want to do with yourself after you get out.

>> No.2297273

>>2297248
My highest goal would be to go into research, but that's pretty lofty. Would be more than happy to spend my life researching physics. Otherwise I would go into some kind of industry where a degree-level of knowledge would be needed.

>> No.2297296

Try not giving a fuck. That's what I started doing 3 years ago, and I've never been happier.

>> No.2297301

I can only provide an example one of my teachers gave me last year:

A friend of his did average in school, didn't bother with an SAT, and went to a community college. He busted his ass and had a 4.0 average throughout and got a full ride to law school(can't remember which). So it is possible to go from CC to a higher learning institution, it just takes a lot of work.

>> No.2297314

>>2297296
Not OP, but I tried that. My grade in AP Physics dropped to a 54% and my happiness faded...

>> No.2297318

>>2297301
Without an SAT? What the fuck? Don't most Universities, especially law schools, require a certain number?

Or did they take an ACT and get by with that?

>> No.2297340

It doesn't happen often, but that is because most people in CC are dumbfucks. If you work hard and aren't stupid, then you have a good chance of getting into a decent university. Don't expect ivy league or anything, but if you don't fuck up like you did in HS, then you should be fine.

>> No.2297348

>>2297318
From my understanding they didn't look past his 4.0 in CC all too much. Then again I may be misremembering it and he had like an average SAT score or something but I'm pretty sure I'm not.

Funny little story 'bout the SAT:
Well the SAT is supposed to be an indication of your first year of college. My teacher got a 1600 on his SAT which would suggest he would be a perfect student right? No he had below a 2.0 average that first year lul xD.

>> No.2297350

>>2297340
Personally wouldn't want to go to an Ivy League school, even with tons of aid I'd still be in debt for the rest of my life. A state school is far more likely, or in the best of cases, CalTech.

>> No.2297353

>>2297301
>>2297340
Not op but going through the exact situation and feel uplifted by what you two said because I feel I have the work ethic

>> No.2297379

Take the ASVAB, join the Navy.
It's what i'm doing. They have the contract ready for me if I can get down to under 191. And i'm going to get to be a Nuclear Technician, if I can pass the schooling.

>> No.2297410

I'm:
>>2297348
>>2297314
>>2297301

and I could be going through a similar situation myself. I applied to a very nice private school nearby with the "early admissions" shit because it is the only way to get into the program I wanted. Problem is that private school costs 40 grand a year and my family lands right in the perfect bracket to get no financial aid AND not be able to contribute enough to get me through so if I get accepted I dunno what I'm gonna do. According to my councilor the Early Admissions thing is like a binding contract that if the school accepts me that pretty much means I'm going there...

Worst case scenario: I get accepted and can't pay for it.

Best case scenario: I get accepted and somehow find a way to pay for it.

Most likely: I get rejected and go to CC.

CC as a degree is sad, but CC as a steppingstone is not a bad idea.