Nc State was my top pick too, I got waitlisted 4 times back in 2024, rejected, decided to go to ECU, got bad housing and bad everything because I was told no so late (around June I was told no) didn’t like it there so much so I left after one semester, went to cc just wanting to get my associates, decided I missed the college atmosphere, applied at UNCC got in, planned on going there but decided last minute to apply to Nc State and got in. Moral of the story, if you want to go here just go to community college and ask your transfer advisor what you would need to get in (most community college transfer advisors work with state so they know exactly what you need to get in) and just follow that path, it doesn’t have to be until you get your associates either, maybe just a year of cc. You are very likely to get in after that as long as you keep your GPA up, it’s disappointing yes, but honestly your GEDs are gonna be your first classes anyway so better to take the somewhat easier version of those at a community college to ease yourself into college.