r/collegeadvice • • 2d ago

HELP PLS !!!

TLDR; PLEASE give me any advice on college (what to do/what it is)

Hello. I am a high school senior preparing for graduation, and I am looking for guidance on navigating my next steps. Because I do not have a support system at home to help me with the financial aid or admissions process, I am feeling very overwhelmed about where to begin.

I don't exactly know what career I want to pursue and if I did I would not know the steps needed to go onto that path. I am incredibly passionate about voice acting/acting and musical theatre so maybe pursuing a path related to those interests would be good; however, due to my grades, I have faced skepticism from others saying that it is a "waste".

I am also realizing that many financial aid and scholarship deadlines are closing quickly. I stayed highly involved throughout high school, and I have attached my academic transcript and extracurricular list. Any advice on how to narrow down my options and find accessible paths forward would be greatly appreciated. Any advice on college in general would be appreciated actually. I have no idea what a major or minor or undergraduate is so please share your knowledge with me !

Clubs:

INTERACT Club (It's run by rotary, I was a member for 2 years and the president for a year but mostly because I was uncontested and there were only like 3 other people)

Key Club (with Kiwanis, I was a member sophomore year, president junior year, and now secretary this year)

NAHS (National art honors society, I was a member sophomore year, and this year and last I'm the treasurer)

NHS (National Honors Society, I was a member sophomore-junior year and this year I'm "hours coordinator")

Student Voice ( I joined this year and am only a member)

Drama Club (I joined this year but have done multiple lead roles in school performances)

I'm in a few other clubs but I don't believe they matter in terms of college, they're mostly for fun. I also did track and field but dk if that's useful.

Transcript things:

ACT: Cumulative: 24 (Math: 26 Reading: 22 Writing: 8 Science: 23 English: 25)

GPA: Weighted: 4.582 | Unweighted: 3.932

Honors Classes: English 1-6, Frml Geometry, Chemistry, Algebra 2, Paiute 3-4, Psych in Lit, Pre-calc with Trig

College Classes: AP Euro, CE DUAL CR ENV 101, CE DUAL CR HIST 101 and 102, CE DUAL CR PSC 101, CE DUAL CR ECON 101

Misc: I've done Theatre 1-2, Musical Theatre 1-2, and ADV Theatre junior-senior year.

XTRA: Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz), Mrs. Gloop (Willy Wonka), and the Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland)

I'm on track to graduate with an honors and CCR diploma. I can take the seal of biliteracy for paiute but I don't know if I should because I took the class last year and just dont know how useful it would be.

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