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Ok, first off, calm down. If for some reason you fail with getting into college, you can just try again. And, believe it or not, the more you try to get in, the more the college will see your resolve and try to work with you.
I was an RA for two years and graduated a few years ago, so I think I can offer some suggestions.
I have no idea what test you are referring to. Are you talking about the SATs? The GED? If you are talking about the tests needed to graduate, try to pass them. If you don't, study your butt off and take the GED. There are prep classes you can take privately and some may be offered by your high school. The same goes for the SATs. Get yourself one of those prep books, like from princeton review or barons, and do the tests, read the tips, and take the test. Take it 50 times if you have to. My understanding of the GED is that you only have to retake the portions again that you fail. This might be wrong, but I don't believe so.
If you pass and get your diploma or GED, you should be ok, depending on what your admissions counselor/department wants for you to come in. Have you already been accepted to a college?
If you have already been accepted, don't lose heart. Actually, even if you haven't, don't worry too much. You can usually audit a class or more and may not have to be a full time student. Depending on the school, auditing may allow you to a)pay b)attend classes and c) get credit for them. Rest assured that any class you take at college will count for credit in some way, shape, or form. It may not count towards your GPA or it may simply be taken as a pass/fail option or even just allow you to get a prerequisite out of the way. In that case, if you pass, you get the credit. This is a very specific question that has to be asked to your admission counselor.
In the rare instance of being admitted and having already been assigned a department advisor (of your major department), you have a potential ally. Become friends with this person.
It's April, you have until the end of August, typically, to get things sorted out. The sooner the better, especially if it is a 4 year residential/dorm college as many roommate assignments are made in spring into summer. The longer you wait for a dorm assignment, the slimmer the chance you will get a dorm and that it will be liveable.
To put things simply, as I don't have the answer to these questions, I can only give you a rough idea of how to proceed. Call the people that administer this test you are taking and ask them why you have to retake it. See if you can schedule a later date. If you can't, then take it. You may pass, you never know. Do your darndest, miracles DO happen! Next, call the admissions department of the school you are planning to attend and calmly explain your dilemma. Ask what to do if you do not pass this needed test. Above all, these people determine your fate and can make things happen. You can actually consider approaching the dean of student affairs (not student life or residential life or community development or whatever your school may call the dorm regulating department) or even the dean of the school of your major department. Point being, if you let these people know you WANT IT AND WANT IT BAD, they can help you!! (If you haven't watched the movie Rudy, watch it now, you seriously need a pick me up!!). If all else fails, you CAN enter college in the second semester (I'm assuming that your school works on fall and spring semesters, but you might be at a tri mester school). That gives you more time to get things settled and get prepared. Entering as a more mature freshman has some benefits but I understand that it's not ideal. If it's a community college, things should be a little easier, but if they aren't, don't take no for an answer. Do what you need to do and try, try, try. You can take the GED as many times as you need to in order to pass.
So- Call the school admissions department and ask to speak to a counselor or your counselor (sometimes they divide things up by last name). Ask all your specifics to this person and take notes while they are talking to you.
Hope all of this helps, I know it's a lot to digest.
Erin
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