Chance me please...special case!

<p>Hello Guys,</p>

<p>I am a Jewish male from Boca Raton, FL. Also, tell me my chances for the other colleges I mention towards the bottom. </p>

<p>First, let me fill in as to why I am a special case. We'll unfortunately, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma one week prior to the beginning of junior year, which meant I had to drop my 3 APs( AP Human Geography, AP European History, AP Literature). From August 2005-February 2006, I was on chemotherapy and had to attend school via telephone which only offered regular courses. Secondly, I had no time to prepare for my collegeboards so my scores definitely do not reflect my IQ. During middle school, I was enrolled in the Gifted Program at my middle and achieved a 3.75 unweighted GPA. My stats are below, but my question for you is, what do you think my chances are for UF with my type of conditions. I have been in remission for one year, ..knock on wood. But, I was rushed in the SAT subject and SAT Reasoning Test process while students got months and months of study, I was stuck in a bed with an IV hooked up to my arm pumping strong chemicals into my body. Also, my attendance record for this year is sort of on the high side, but I still achieved a 4.8 weighted GPA and 3.8 unweighted GPA for the 1st semester of senior year.</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA UW(9th-11th):3.685
GPA W(9th-11th): 3.954
Rank: 18th Percentile
GPA UW(10th-11th;For UCLA and UCSD): 3.85
GPA W(10th-11th):4.13
SAT:rather not say, above AVG, but not a 1300.</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars
-Member of Jewish Forum
-Member of Key Club
-Member of Vocal Ensemble
-Member of Drama
-Member of Push For Peace
-Presiden/Founder of Raise the Cure
-Volunteer at Veranda Club Senior Citizen Home
-Volunteer at Center For Group Counseling
-Volunteer at my temple
-Played many years of recreational leagues;soccer and basketball;(9th and 10th)
-Member of NHS
-Internship at stock brokerage firm in CT</p>

<p>Let me fill in about Raise The Cure. Raise the Cure is a club that I started this year. Our goal is to help raise money through fundraisers and send that money to Curesearch to help fund in the research for cures of childhood ailments. As we speak, I am in the process of getting together a golf tournament and am trying to get some local celebrities to help host it. I plan on converting this small club into an organization within the next couple of years.</p>

<p>I am also applying to the following schools:
-University of Maryland, College Park
-University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
-University of Virginia, Charlottesville
-University of California, Los Angeles
-University of California, San Diego</p>

<p>Been Accepted:
-Florida State University, Tallahassee(backup)
-University of Central Florida, Orlando(backup)
-University of Washington, Seattle
-University of Massachusetts, Amherst(Out of state backup)</p>

<p>Please guys be real with me, I can handle the truth.</p>

<p>Thanks Again!</p>

<p>I think it will, in your case, depend upon your essay. I am sure your guidance counselor in her report/recommendation will have told them all about your special circumstances. If your essay is very well written and relates in your own words how you rose above your circumstances and what you learned from it and how this has made you a better person and what you now can contribute to the UF community etc....this may sway the adcoms in your situation. If your tone comes across as a "woe is me" instead of "why this makes me a better candidate for admission" then all bets are off. UF does do holistic evaluations on admissions (especially in special cases).</p>

<p>i think your getting in fa sho...</p>