Warning: College Complications

The state will never tell you everything. Trying for the New Century Scholarship (i.e. Associate's degree at graduation) has complicated the application process tenfold. Do I apply as a Freshman? Junior? what will that do to the scholarship situation? And the suspense of New Century funding from the state (as yet to be determined). IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT TO DO DURING HIGH SCHOOL, LEARN FROM MY MISTAKE AND DON'T GET YOUR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE.