<p>Non-traditional community college student. 3 years removed from graduating hs 06. I did nothing for 3 years- HEAVY depression/obesity. Rarely ever left my room. I completely shut myself from the rest of the world. At one point I didn't go outside for a stretch of 5 months- Crazy but true. Majority of my time was spent home on the internet, watching tv, overthinking my past mistakes, wasted potential etc, etc.. Anyway I ended up gettin my ish together. This past new year I decided I didn't want to live like this anymore. Since then, i've dropped 185 pounds in 6 months and have developed a new lease on life. I don't have the most spectacular story ever. Just a hard worker. Do you guys think I should lie about what I've done the past 3 years or just stick to the truth? I'm afraid colleges won't look to kindly on me not doing anything for 3 years. Should I write about my weightloss/depression and how much it has impacted me or does it seem too bland/mundane/cliche?</p>
<p>Anyway here are some stats( the good and the bad!)
2.8 hs gpa 1440/2400 SAT :(</p>
<p>14 credits this past summer achieved 4.0 GPA. I'll be taking 18 credits in the fall- 6 credits winter -18 credits in the spring- 56 credits overall. I'm VERY confident in my abilty to keep my 4.0. I'll probably have 38 credits completed by the time I apply. </p>
<p>I''ve been invited to join the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. I'll take full advantage of being apart of the honor society. I'm shooting to become President/Vice-pesident of my cc's chapter. I plan on joining the pyschology club(my future major) and tutoring underpriveleged students(peer mentoring club). I also plan on joining my local cc's theatre group/stage crew. I've always been interested in theatre. Maybe I'll minor or double major in theatre, we'll see. :)</p>
<p>PS- I'm a URM.... if that helps</p>
<p>Here are some schools I'm looking at. Be honest if you think if I'm in over my head with some of these choices. I don't want to waste a couple hundred dollars in application fees on schools I have no shot in hell at. Also recommend me other schools you think I should look at.</p>
<p>NYU
USC
Pepperdine
Emory
Vanderbilt
Johns Hopkins
UPitt
Stanford
Yale (yes... yes I know!)
U Chicago
Brown
Cornell
Columbia GS
Syracuse
SUNY Binghamton, Geneseo- instate so it'll be easier to be accepted.
GWU
UMiami
Swarthmore
Boston College
UVA
UNC
Notre Dame
Ithaca</p>