<p>I applied early action for Emerson in November; it's by far my first choice. I've applied for Writing, Literature and Publishing, but I also want to minor in Spanish.
GPA: 89.5
SAT: 1650 (I know it's low)
EC: Dance classes since I was three
Amnesty international yrs 1&2
Guitar and piano lessons from 12-15 (I then taught myself)
Vocal lessons for three years
Chamber Choir yrs 1&2
Tennis all four years
Special achievements: I was published in a volume of poetry of all ages at age sixteen and am currently being published in another for teens. I was a runner up in a national essay contest that won me 500$ and was in the running for a chapbook submission contest open to ages 16+ until the last round.
Reason for less than stellar grades: I was diagnosed with depression and BPD when I was a junior, and spent time that year in a psych hospital learning to deal with that, and as a result my grades suffered because I missed the week of finals and then had to make up all of the work that I missed on top of my other classes. I wrote about this in my essay and my guidance counselor backed it up in my recommendation.
Recommendations: VERY good recommendations.
Essay: My essay was by far one of the best that I have ever written, it was very powerful. I wrote it about being in the hospital and how that changed me as a person and how writing helped me recover.
Do I have a chance?</p>
<p>Anyone please??</p>