This is going to be a lot so just bare with me.
I want to start off by saying how absolutely grateful I am to have gotten accepted into Northeastern. The problem is not Foundation Year, the program has a lot of amazing and cool things to offer. Foundation Year is basically a one year program to help students transition into Northeasterns campus/life smoothly. I’m not really sure if it’s a 13th year or not, but it lowkey sounds like it is, but it offers great stuff. Anyway, the problem is that I would be commuting from home. I wouldn’t have a dorm, I wouldn’t actually be experiencing college. I don’t think I can join any sports and I wouldn’t have “actual classes” (if that makes sense). I’m also pretty sure I also won’t be able to join clubs.
I have a great home life. I love my parents but they are incredibly strict about everything. Asking to hang out with friends always ends in an argument, doing sports after school always ends in an argument. My dad has literally drove an entire hour to my track meet because he didn’t believe I was there, when I was there he got upset with me for not being more “trustworthy” that he had to go all the way there just to make sure I was where I said I was. Everything is always my fault with them. I have no privacy, my mom loves reading my diaries and just looking around my room. Anything that’s not academic or educational is always a problem with them. It’s like they don’t think that I have dreams and wants of my own. Basically I don’t think I can do another year at home. I have mentally prepared myself to leave for college since 9th grade. I do not think I can mentally, emotionally do another year at home. If I stay at home I will have NO life. NO freedom. And yes I have tried having conversations with them to find a common ground. There is no common ground with them. It’s either their way or you’re getting disowned.
I truly love northeastern, especially the New York campus and it’s a great college that I want to attend. I got into 2 other colleges and I’m not taking them off the table, but I seriously want to exhaust all possible options for getting out of the foundation year and just straight up attending northeastern. Please please help me.