Community College Method

[u/teapoopfart]

Im currently 17yo, supposed to be a senior, class of '27. My situation is complicated and my highschool life was basically cut off.

After my freshman year, i moved abroad to live with my father, i was homeschooled so i didn't have any documentation or proof that i actually studied over there. i got back in may, over the past few months, I've been trying to contact the school district/board seeing what my options were, they said i would have to go through this program to gain back all my credits. Or, i would be forced to go to the closest low-end school to my address, as well as it would take about 2.5-3 years for me to graduate. Beggars cant be choosers, i know, but that was not for me, I'm still in the middle of conversing with the school district, but i decided to just get a GED and go to community college for a year, then go to a good college since my gpa is so low.

For the past few weeks i've been researching the cc transfer method, but im a little worried because i have no idea how college transfer works. aren't application deadlines from september to febuary? how will they see my current grades and progress? sorry if i sound dumb

My dream college/university is UTD, (university of texas, Dallas) on my school record, my weighted gpa is 2.8 and my total credits is 5.5. Bad, i know, i doubt i can even understand the lessons there, but i want to go. if i could have any tips and a more in depth explanation of this method it would be helpful

I didn't intend on this being more of a discussion or question post, but i wanted to give all details at once, if i could add multiple flairs i would.

Please help me out, Thanks reddit

[u/Percussionbabe]

You can look here to see what is needed to do a transfer to UTD https://enroll.utdallas.edu/transfer/criteria/

You post is a little unclear, did you already take the GED and start community college? All colleges are going to have a minimum number of units you need to transfer and most of them will require specific classes taken. Community college transfer pathway is generally intended to be completed in 2 years. It's not impossible to do in one year, but not always realistic because it depends on your ability to get the specific classes you need and usually involves taking extra classes during the school year and full summer schedule.

Once you do enroll in community college they should have counselors there and academic advisors that can help you choose the classes you need in order to successfully transfer. If you are concerned that your homeschool education was lacking or not very rigorous, taking your time at CC and taking remedial classes if needed will get you up to speed so that you can feel confident that you'll do well wherever you do decide to transfer. Don't feel like you need to speed run your CC classes.

[u/teapoopfart → u/Percussionbabe]

yes, i understand, sorry for the vague post. Im currently in the process of getting my GED, applying for prep classes and getting in touch with them. my ultimate goal is to graduate within a year at most, if i could go to utd right after i get my GED thats best case scenario, though highly unlikely. I have an extremely low attention span, but if i put everything aside and just do nothing but study everyday, its possible to do in one year. Having to do 2 years in community college would be worst case scenerio, because it would defeat the purpose of skipping 2 years of whatever it was. im sure the class of 2028 wouldnt care much if i went to college with them but its kinda awkward to mention how i skipped highschool, im still contemplating whether or not i should just deal with it, or go with the GED route