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In the past two years of college I have switched my major twice (from B of Education to B of A History then to B of A Women's Studies). I don't even know why I'm in college! I am in debt with tuition (to the tune of $19000 or so) and I have NO plan. I started college through a local distance-learning program but there's not a lot of guidance involved in that, so I had no idea which courses I was allowed to take were "okay" for transfer to the universities. It turns out that just about none of them are, simply because I don't have a second language. I only learned this when I applied for transfer and was rejected. I have no idea what I'm going to do when September comes because I'm obviously not going to school, but I can't stay at home. I feel like a complete idiot and failure. I haven't even told my parents, they'd just say that they'd told me so.

They wouldn't have rejected you or your course work because you don't have a second language - it must be some other reason. For example, was your distance-learning program accredited? If not, the courses won't count towards a college degree in an accredited institution. If it is accredited, you might need to supply the universities with more information when you apply for a transfer. For example, send in course descriptions (provided by the distance-learning program) for every course you took. That will help the universities figure out what the courses are and how (and if) to credit them.

In the meantime, find a job (even a crummy job) to give yourself a little income, time away from home, and a chance to figure out where you want to go with your education.

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