What to do if you do not get into college?
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Anonymous
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What is the best strategy to take if a student does not get into college after the admission season ends. I'm beginning to worry about this with my DC. It best to take a gap year or scramble to find a school and then transfer. I suspect this may come up a lot this year given the oddities of this admissions cycle.
Has anyone been through this? Are there private counselors who can help? I should add that this is a bright kid who should certainly go to college, but may have applied to the wrong schools. |
Anonymous
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Gap year would be fine if it's meaningful (not just sitting in the basement playing video games). Ie, it should be something that would strengthen applications for next year.
I think taking community college classes might not be a bad idea either. Some colleges let people enroll starting spring semester as well, so that's another option to consider. |
Anonymous
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Community College -> Transfer
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Anonymous
| There is a list of colleges that still have space that comes out after admission season is over. Private college counselors know about it - not sure about school-based counselors, but I assume they do. |
Anonymous
Agree. |
Anonymous
| Maybe your kid should be allowed to do something possibly more useful than college? And avoid astronomical loans? What does your kid want to do, OP? |
Anonymous
| I think it depends on what you mean when you say your DC is bright but just applied to the wrong schools. If we're talking a kid who overshot and applied to Ivys when they should have been looking at U. MD or Penn State that's different from a kid with a 2.0 GPA who isn't getting offers at even less competitive schools. |
Anonymous
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In May, after the dust settles, there is a published list of colleges having space. Google: Space Availability Survey Results. It's put out by an association of college admission counselors.
The game is not over. You and DC should research schools that are still taking applications. Search engines from such as BigFuture (college board) have ways to search by descending deadlines. And for those college parents coming down the pipeline -Remember ~ love thy safety. |
Anonymous
| 14:36 here ~ sorry college board no longer has the app deadline feature. Google Peterson's. They have some lists broken down by application deadline. |
Anonymous
| 1. gap year, 2. community college than transfer, 3. work. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for the advice. My DC definitely wants to go to college and has great scores (2250 plus 4/5 APs) and good (not great) grades. Just worried that safeties are not true safeties this year. |
Anonymous
What were her safeties? |
Anonymous
Mom ~ I'm guessing she'll do just fine. It's nerve wracking. Post back after results IF you really need help. I highly doubt you will 
-signed 14:36 & 14:43 w/2 in college |
Anonymous
| Still time to apply to Michigan and PSU. |