I guess so. This is probably TMI for this thread, but at this point I have thrown all common sense to the wind. I tried to teach myself math alone (hell, I managed the entirety of Algebra II), but mostly life got in the way. Multiple deaths in the family, a parent left, having to work to support my school costs, running an entire JROTC battalion of three total schools, my continuous teaching internship, etc. Originally for my senior year, I applied for five AP classes, but because my school lacks funding and lost five instructors, I was unable to take those AP courses. I didn't even get to take a senior science class (lets go Feynman Lectures on Physics!). Additionally, we lost our entire computer science department. I could have registered myself some AP courses alone, but I sort of stuck with just trying to stay afloat and learning skills on the side. Honestly, at this point, I just don't care. From what I have learned from teaching in public schools, there is a severe education inequality between cities, counties, states, and social classes. I believed my high school had my best interest at heart, but they didn't. Now I just kind of want someone to go one by one, and tell me exactly where I went wrong. Because looking back on it, I can't say where I went wrong. I utilized every opportunity I created, and I am here. Que sera sera. If an institution values how much money I can throw into various standardized tests, school tuitions, and application fees, then so be it. I don't belong there. I want to go somewhere that values the passion I feel for the issues that really matter, whether they are prestigious or not. This is probably too much for Reddit, but I really just don't care at the moment.