Seeking Advice Anyone ?

What do you mean you "only" got one scholarship?!? That's fantastic. Most people get ZERO scholarships! So you should pat yourself on the back for that. You also have a good GPA, and that's a better predictor of success in college than a high standardized test score. Believe me, the admissions people know that; they will choose someone with higher grades and a somewhat weaker test score over someone with crummy grades and a great test score. Anyway, if you think your ACT score doesn't reflect your abilities, just take it again. Tons of people do those tests more than once. A lot of them get tutored to take it, too. It's a big business!



Listen, seriously, you're young and have nothing but opportunity ahead of you. I'll just repeat what I said before: Think carefully about what you want in life, and make your decision based on that, not on anything else. If you know where you want to go, you can get there. If you walk away from something important that you actually want, you will be short-changing yourself, and later you will always wonder about the "other" life you might have had. If what you really want is to study a trade and not go to college, and you are confident that this is the work you want to do from now on, then that's great -- go for it. If that's actually just a compromise you're thinking about making because you're worried about the cost of college, then it's time to think outside the box and find some smart solutions. You've taken your studies seriously so far, you've applied for scholarships...so you don't sound like someone who has no interest in going to college, but then again, maybe you just did it because that's what you' were expected to do.

Anyway, you asked for some advice, and you've gotten lots of it from an incredibly diverse group of people. I hope that has helped some. And if you need more help, just ask for it. We may not know you personally, but everybody here wants the best for you. To me, you sound like a great, hardworking, thoughtful guy who will be successful in whatever you choose. So choose what's best for you. That's your privilege at this age, and that's what your parents want for you. I'm sure they've worked very hard to make a good life here. Why do you think they did that? Later, when you have more responsibilities, you'll have plenty of compromises to make. Now is not the time.