<p>hi all! i graduated high school in '12 and attended university soon thereafter. (age 18) however, i ended up withdrawing before the end of first semester and took the year off. i am now reapplying as a freshman. do lend your ears as my situation is quite unusual. here are the basic facts:</p>
<p>-attended very difficult high school
-diagnosed with autoimmune disease my 10th year: huge setback
-HS grades suffered
-good SAT score, great teacher recs, great essays (wrote about diagnosis and dealing with it)
-attended SMU (in tx) in fall '12
-was assaulted two months into school (living in TX and being a dark-skinned minority didn't help my mental state either haha not an accusation, simply relating my feelings)
-was offered medical withdrawal due to ptsd/depression/anxiety issues - left school
-received zero college credits (withdrew before semester was completed)
-took time off, went to therapy, worked on myself a lot, did a few small jobs
-reapplying to colleges for fall '13 (only had time to apply RD, unfortunately)
-kept personal statement about autoimmune diagnosis, discussed assault briefly in "add'l information" (i was in no position to talk about it in length...)</p>
<p>-top choices: Loyola Marymount University, Westmont College, Cal Lutheran</p>
<p>-when i applied to colleges for fall '12, i got deferred/rejected from LMU, didn't apply to Westment, and got a full ride to CLU.</p>
<p>what are my chances this year? please help! thank you so much.</p>