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No, it's not because you can't drive. It's because your school did not teach you the basic reason for an education. Even if you have no great interest in anything, you should be able to recognise the need for earning a living. Notice that I said "earning a living", not going to college. I really think you need to look for a college that you can afford, and will allow on campus study.
If your family is in a position to finance your life for as long as you need it, there should be no problem. But, if at some time, you have to support your self, then you need to start looking for ways to do that. It does not always mean a college degree in ANYTHING. For someone that has no great interest in anything, a basic liberal arts degree with a major in just about anything will do. However, don't expect anything special in the way of salary, just because you got a degree.
If you are only taking two courses, you should have plenty of time to hold down a full time job.
Nope. I'm saying that you need to figure out things for yourself. We can spoonfeed you information about colleges, but I don't think you would listen. I am sure that your high school tried to steer it's students in the right direction, but you wouldn' be the first one that simply didn't listen.
No, you aren't doomed to fail, unless you just plan to sit back and let others do the work for you.
Can you get to the community college by public bus, riding a bike? Classes are much more important than on-line teaching. You learn about people at the same time as you do the subject matter.
Are you saying I'm doomed to fail because my high school didn't provide me with the information about college that I needed?
Maybe it's because I've never really put much thought into what I wanted to get a degree/major in.
What makes you say my high school didn't properly prepare me?
You aren't doomed to fail. You are doomed to intense personal distress as you learn these life lessons the hardest possible way.
Blaming everything on not driving is not a solution. Many, many students don't have a vehicle in college. Either find a residential-type campus, or use public transportation.
Asking if you can go on-line to one of the most selective universities in the country (Rice) is naive, at best. Go to the Internet and do some research on 'how to apply to college.' The questions you are asking are the ones that any credible school system would have started answering at about the 8th grade.
Take this in the spirit in which it's intended: based *solely* on this thread, I believe you need some life experience, badly. You won't get it at home taking on-line classes. On-line classes are, IMO, best for those whom life has slapped around a little and know how to maintain focus without supervision, and who already have a basic grounding in a wide variety of subjects (thus don't need constant study groups to keep going).
You know, it's possible my school went over what I'm talking about, and I just don't remember.
I DO remember having a class in ninth grade where we talked about college, and even had sheets of paper that talked about having a good plan for college.
What I meant by "It's because I can't drive" was that I can't go to CC in person because I can't drive because of a disability. Also, the public transportation where I live isn't exactly good.
Also, are you saying I didn't go to a good high school? And by questions I'm asking, do you also mean the ones in my other threads?
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No, I meant, I took economics in high school, and I found it interesting.
For now, I'm only taking two classes at a time.
What's wrong with my question?
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What makes you say that?
It's because I can't drive.
I'm starting to think I'm woefully unprepared for college, if I don't even know what to look for in one, financial aid, etc.
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I don't think I could get there by bus or a bike.
However, I DO hope to learn to drive this year.
I think you're saying that it's up to ME to learn more about going to college/getting a job.
Also, I DID go to high school, and I graduated with A's and B's.
No offense, but you are seriously lacking in initiative. You also come off as somewhat helpless, expecting others to tell you what to do or to spoon-feed you.
You need to figure these things out for yourself. People here can't tell you where to go to college, what to major in, etc. Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeez.
You aren't doomed to fail. You are doomed to intense personal distress as you learn these life lessons the hardest possible way.
Blaming everything on not driving is not a solution. Many, many students don't have a vehicle in college. Either find a residential-type campus, or use public transportation.
Asking if you can go on-line to one of the most selective universities in the country (Rice) is naive, at best. Go to the Internet and do some research on 'how to apply to college.' The questions you are asking are the ones that any credible school system would have started answering at about the 8th grade.
Take this in the spirit in which it's intended: based *solely* on this thread, I believe you need some life experience, badly. You won't get it at home taking on-line classes. On-line classes are, IMO, best for those whom life has slapped around a little and know how to maintain focus without supervision, and who already have a basic grounding in a wide variety of subjects (thus don't need constant study groups to keep going).
Well, keep in mind I have a brain injury, and am somewhat limited in where I can go to college.
Then only YOU know the type of school you can attend... we don't.
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