<p>Hey all, I used to post here since 8th grade..</p>
<p>Anyways, I reregistered, my Junior year is OVER...and I think I blew it...</p>
<p>I had a 3.94 GPA all throughout, and my Junior year GPA might be like...3. Anyhow, I missed like 60 days my entire second semester, I took 4 AP classes, first semester and had a 3.75. Second semester I only had 2 AP's, easy...but I blew it. I think I got a C and a B, and that is IF i got credit for my numerous unexcused absences. Not getting credit = 0 GPA. :(</p>
<p>However, I have most of my absences excused..except like 10-15. I might be in hot water, especially if the school system doesn't evaluate me as a whole, and see me as a damn slacker/skipper..but the thing is, I had family problems, my mom left with my brother and sister, so it was just me and my dad...I just couldn't concentrate on studying..</p>
<p>Anyway, what's the worse that could happen in the college admission process? Am I dead? </p>
<p>Has anyone been in a similar situation? I'm very disappointed that I let myself get affected by stupid drama.</p>
<p>Well you definitely didn't help your chances.</p>
<p>What could have possibly caused you to miss 60 days in your second semester?</p>
<p>I understand family problems, but missing 60 days in a 90 day semester (or at least that's the length of the semester around here) probably nearly unexplainable.</p>
<p>I suppose what you could do is have an amazing first semester senior year, and then you would have a bulletproof essay topic about conquering family issues and things along that vein.</p>
<p>Did you go through a major, undiagnosed depression or something? There seems to be something you're not telling us like this. To go from being a 3.94 student that obviously prioritizes studying to just missing that much school seems unbelievable. Did you have to take care of your father? Were you in a hospital? Did your parents just not care? Of course, that kind of situation is really destabilizing -- and who wouldn't feel for you -- but usually it doesn't take someone out of school for more than 2 months.</p>
<p>If you want realistic advice, I would disclose more of your story.</p>
<p>I would suggest you talk to your school guidance counselor about the high number of missed days. He or she can probably give you some advice about how to deal with the grades and absences.</p>
<p>Well, Incognito17, that was cryptic, but I'll take it as a yes. Maybe it was also a "duh, of course, you idiot" to me because it seems obvious you were really weighted down by a really sad situation.</p>
<p>People on these fora are always recommending that you work with your Guidance Counselor to get the truth out to colleges about this kind of thing. I guess they write letters explaining the situation to the colleges.</p>
<p>I think it's one thing to have wavered in your classes and grades because of a big life event such as was happening to you. It may be quite another in the eyes of a college to miss so many days. That may require some really pointed explanation, if the school reports this turn of events to the college. I think you are going to have to rely on your confidential privilege that I believe all GCs have to operate under and come completely clean about what happened to you with him/her. Then he/she'll have to explain to the college if the college learns a lot of detail.</p>
<p>Good luck. It sounds like this was a really tough time. Sorry to hear that.</p>
<p>In concluding, I think you are going to have to be realistic about the schools you apply to. I think, on balance, this event is going to be a potentially big mark against you.</p>
<p>My parents divorced when I was in school; it caused some major turbulence in my life, but I don't think I missed one day because of it. And I think there are a lot of people who don't miss days after something like, so explain to your GC if there was anything unusual about what happened that caused such an absence.</p>
<p>If you really learned from the experience and grew as a person, you might work something about the experience into an essay. But make sure it doesn't look like you are whining or making excuses; and be really careful if you try to do this, by having someone read your essay.</p>
<p>There's usually a section on most applications where you can explain a situation, like yours, that causes a fall in your grades. You should definitely take advantage of that box. I would probably call your admissions rep when you apply too, just to explain what happened directly to them.</p>
<p>No kidding 60 absences is a hecka lot... And even if you have only 10-15 of those absences unexcused, that would still be too many if you were in my school. You can only have so many abscenses until you don't get a credit for that class.</p>