<p>I graduated high school with a 1.8 GPA, and got a 17 on the ACT - I applied to Fordham for the Fall semester, but of course I was rejected.</p>
<p>Some of the main reasons my grades were so low are because 1.) I moved a lot and was in and out of homeless shelters, 2.) My father died during my freshman year, 3.) My mother remarried my sophomore year, 4.) I've had ADD and Dyslexia all of my life, and I just found out about a month ago (I know that sounds crazy, but my family and I basically never went to the doctor for stuff until this past year because my mother is psychotic, and distrustful of doctors. Plus with our moving a lot and such, my teachers never got familiar enough with me to spot it.) 5.) I was in a deep depression for all of my Jr. and Senior year, 6.) blah blah blah.. The list goes on and on about my sad, pathetic life. Of course I'm not making excuses, but I really do believe it's a shame that only rich kids get fair shots at life in our society.</p>
<p>Right now I'm at a community college and I want to transfer to Fordham for the Spring semester. Currently I have all A's in my classes with a 3.9 GPA (Adderall is amazing), which I'm pretty excited about. I'm also involved in some campus activities, and I volunteer at the soup kitchen every Saturday.</p>
<p>If I maintain my GPA throughout the rest of the semester, write a good essay and get good "letters of good standing" do you think I'll have a shot at being accepted to Fordham?
Also, will I have to take the ACT again?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and if this helps or matters:
Ethio-American Female
Mid-West</p>