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  • what should i do? here is the situation: i am 30. i got d's in all of my core courses in high school. i have tried community college five times and had to withdraw each time because i couldn't find work that would work with school, and couldn't afford to survive on work study work. i live with roomates, simply to save money. i have bad credit (not from credit cards or loans). i want to get a dregree in teaching arts. i would like to study in a fullfilling environment and would like to avoid community college from now on. despite my poor academic record, i am a strong writer, great in math, fluent in a second language, and able to easily learn almost anything. i wonder if i should a)take the SATs or CLEPs to help get into a more alternative liberal arts college, or art college b) just start applying to the schools that i am interested in ( i have never even tried to apply to a 4 year college) c) enter a 4 year college as a non matriculated student and gain credit that way and then later try to matriculate. d) give up on college and just try to teach one on one with students instead (doesn't require a degree) please any other ideas? i am clueless about the school admission process. thank you

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    So you've got a D average from high school and have effectively failed out of community college 5 times. I'm sorry, but no college is going to take you. The only thing you can do is to try another community college, put in your best effort this time, and if you do well, you can transfer in a few years.

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Step 1) Set up a meeting with the admissions department of the school you want to go to. Bring a copy of your transcripts.

Most (not all) tutoring jobs will want you to have a degree as a credential. I see no reason why you can't earn a degree. However, I do believe you will need to start at a community college, and prove that you can be successful in college-level courses; but there may be an alternative that I'll talk about in a moment. Hold for that, please. As for a cc, find one in your state that offers online courses, even online degrees, and do your classes online. If you can't find one in your home state, find one in another state. A ton of ccs offer online courses and degrees, including mine (google SUNY Online.) Take at least 15-30 credits at a cc, ace your classes, and then transfer to a strong university. If you really won't do that, then find a non-competitive university that offers a lot of online classes/degrees, and apply there. But please make sure it's a reputable, regionally accredited school, which offers programs that quality you to teach in your home state. U of Phoenix, for example, doesn't have a very good rep with employers, and some states won't accept their degrees re: teaching. So be careful. I can't recommend specific unis that are non-competitive re: entry and which offer online degrees, because my specialty is not there, but you can try Utica College, Southern New Hampshire U, and Tiffin U. Those three aren't super hard to get into, and they offer a lot of online degrees. I am concerned about your ability to quality for the type/size of loans you'd need for an LAC or art school. While regular student loans don't require good credit, the cost of an LAC or an art school is usually so high that you'd also need the type of loans that require good credit and/or a co-signer. So if you do choose to apply to private schools/art schools, please also look at public schools in your home state, including community colleges. Again, if you go to a cc and do well there, you can transfer to a fabulous university.

@eri He didn't fail out of community college; he couldn't afford to stay. Anyway, I suggest you study hard as hell for the SAT's/ACT's or whatever test you think you'll need for a good college, and try to score in the 1400-1500 (out of 1600) range. If you can really kick *** on the SAT's and go to community college and get some straight A's, and I mean no A-'s, no B+'s, just straight A's, you'll be able to prove to a lot of schools that you're serious. They'll let you explain your situation, and maybe a few will go for it and try you out. But you really have to absolutely go 100% on everything.

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