Recovered and now lost as to what to do next.
(If this is the wrong subreddit or if there is another one which is more specific to my question, please let me know).
EDIT: Damn this is a wall of text. I don't know how to format it. Sorry!
TL;DR: Suffered from mental illness. Recovered within two years. First application to university failed, and perhaps this year, I still won't get into any university pertaining to a program of my interest.
This is quite long and I'm very sorry about that. I've tried to reduce it and make it as brief as possible. Anyways...
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with OCD, ADHD and was suspected of suffering from some form of bipolar/schizophrenia, but they ruled that out within a few weeks.
My recovery was going well beyond what others expected. With medication and my dedication to improve my life and make up for the last few years that I lost, suffering from mental illness, the psychiatrist decided I would not require any therapy if my progress continued at the rate I was improving.
Prior to this diagnosis (January-March 2012), my marks at high school had dropped to the point where I just managed to graduate with ~50-60's. I understood that there was no (if not any) chance I would be accepted to a university for a degree in either Engineering or Science. University of Toronto was my first choice, followed by Western and Queens (seeing as I live in the GTA).
For the remainder of the semester my marks had gone from the low 50's to the mid 80's. So I came back to high school for another semester, to increase my marks and also participate in extra-curricular activities and to get a job, increasing my chances of admission and also to do things that I had no motivation to participate in the past.
This year, my marks had reached the high 80's and low 90's. I had volunteered in a variety of activities outside of school. I also managed to get a job near the end of my semester. This was all before January 2013.
After that semester, I lived at home, continued to work and volunteer, but also learn new skills and education on my own. In the short time, I've managed to become fluent in French, while still learning Spanish and German. I've started to learn coding, which is going great and I am basically just studying and participating in things that I have interest in.
It's April 2013 now. I applied to Toronto for Engineering along with Western and Queens, (applied for Science as well at both Western and Queens).
I had sent a letter regarding the issues I had faced and what my plan was to recover from the illness that affected my marks. This letter was sent to my first time applying in 2012, and again with updated information including most of the information I've written in the little story above.
However, I'm beginning to have concerns that I may not be accepted again. My average (disregarding previous years) is at 88-89%. Given this, I should have a high chance of acceptance, but time is ticking and unless nothing new comes up at the end of April, I'm sure that my chances of acceptance are now slim.
So now I'm confused at what to do now. If I do not receive any acceptances, I don't have any plans on what to do next.
Hell, I'm just having doubts at the moment. For all I know, I could get accepted the minute I submit this thread. However, if it comes down to the worst, I'd like to know what others would advise me to do at this point forward (as a contingency plan). I may also speak to my councelor if I can contact her, but at the moment, looks like I need some comfort and advice from Reddit.
I still want to get into university, but (assuming) I did not get accepted for the second time now. What should my plans be now, since the last thing my parents need is to know that I didn't get accepted again and now if I stay back for a fucking third year, both my and my sister will now be heading off to university at the same time.
So tell me. What should I do from here on out?
Posted Apr 13, 2013, 9:53 PM UTC · edited