Kagom, just to put it into perspective, this year I think is the highest ever for number of college applications. On top of that, parents will be pressuring students to be more frugal in their college choices, so I'm sure community colleges (especially good ones) will have even tougher competition. In the event that you don't get in to the school you wanted, it might not be that you are not qualified, but that the number of highly qualified applicants is so large. Don't give up hope on college if you don't get in the place you wanted to this year.