<p>I have a unique situation… I went to freshman, sophomore, and junior year at a top rated public school in NJ. I had trouble at school, and was bullied pretty badly (I wrote my essay about that), and my grades suffered. I only took one AP class in junior year, and had a B average. Senior year, I decided to declare Florida residency and take all of my classes online through flvs. We’ve had a house down here for like eight years, so everything was legit. I’m currently taking Ap English lit and comp, ap microeconomics, hon geometry, ap environmental science, ap us gov and politics, and have all As and Bs. I have two great letters of Rec from my vice principal and my favorite teacher from the public school. Three volunteering awards, and over 400 or 500 hrs of service. I wrote my essay a year in advance, and had it read over by a published author in my area, who said it was really great. It shows how I turned a bad situation into something good… I initiated and led an anti bullying group at my towns middle school and spoke of my experience. My essay isn’t a big sob story, although it is pretty deep in the beginning. What are my chances for FAU, FIU, UF, USF, and UNF? I’m a homeschooler, have a ton of extra curriculars, did three years in a NJ public school, have been a florida resident since August 14, highest ACT score was 26 (31 reading, 21 math, 20 science, 10 writing, 28 English), Steep upward trend in grades, I’m certain that I’ll end my classes with A or high B averages, two awesome letters of rec, and a really unique and meaningful essay. Thanks!!</p>
<p>Your situation is unique, for sure. Universities often have certain limits, however I’ve seen cases such as this happen before.</p>
<p>My friend from high school caught the Pauluka, a serious disease that affects one’s hearing. Because of this, she had difficulties and began doing poorly. She tried really hard though, and wrote a really fantastic essay about this (I’ve read it, myself). Despite her credentials being lower than the university she applied to (UT Austin), AND she was accepted.</p>
<p>Moral: Even with difficulties, the way you handle them and effort is what sometimes makes the decision.</p>
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