Well these people encouraged you to go to college, but their encouragement didn't add to the likelihood you'd be accepted. You worked hard and were in a good p

Well these people encouraged you to go to college, but their encouragement didn't add to the likelihood you'd be accepted. You worked hard and were in a good program--that was the decider. May I ask.... did your 10-20 closests friends apply to a state school and get rejected despite having grades better than you (its not enough that they're smarter than you, their grades have to show it)? I may be speaking out of turn though... I'm from Virginia, and here state schools are practically guaranteed acceptance. If you can't make it to the university level initially, you can always make it into a community college and after 2 years of passing grades the state university is required to accept your transfer.