My dream school is NYU. I’m faced with a choice. This year i will be entering my senior year in high school but I also have the option of skipping this year and going to junior college instead. During my sophmore year I was diagnosed with major depression and got several D’s all of which I later made up. I took a year off school and left home ( I skipped a grade when I was younger so I figured I would be okay agewise) . When I came back I worked hard and managed to pull off a year with 8 A’s and 2 B’s. I would like nothing more than to go to NYU but realistically do I have a shot? Should I give up applying to schools as a freshman and just go to junior college this year. When can I apply to schools if I do? Do I have to complete two years before I can transfer to a better university like NYU? If I do apply to NYU as a freshman do I explain my poor performance sophmore year, do I mention being diagnosed with depression? Can being honest blacken my application and my chances?