ADD and college apps

<p>Im a senior in high school and needed some advice. During my sophomore year in high school I struggled immensely in all my classes, and just couldn't seem to focus, I ended up getting roughly a 2.6 both semesters. I was "diagnosed" with ADD towards the end of my sophomore year. We worked to fix it, and my grades improved slightly my Junior year (3.2/2.8). Now in my senior year (after doing some stuff to help over the summer) I am on track to hit a 4.0 unweighted GPA. I was wondering if on the section of the common app where it said to add any additional details, that I should mention this so they are aware of the reason for my low grades?</p>

<p>Yes! Also ask your guidance counselor to include the info in their recommendation.</p>

<p>Oh my gosh! Absolutely! You should make this fact blazingly apparent on almost anything you put in your application for college. Wow! What a great job! Doing that much better once getting your diagnosis and some help is an amazing thing, and you should really write about that in your college essay. Usually students’ grades go in the reverse trajectory… the fact that your grades went UP as you went through high school is a big accomplishment!</p>