<p>Okay so I'm going to give all the information so you guys know how to advise me correctly.</p>
<p>I'm from Canada. Suffice it to say I'm in a bit of a mess, but i still want to try to apply this year. I want to move to London, and I want to study there. I won't have to worry living expenses if i were to get in, for the most part, just about tuition. I want to attend somewhere affordable, but i also want to ensure I get in.</p>
<p>I'm currently attending uni in Canada and i'm in my first year.</p>
<p>in my final year of highschool my grades were fine, until I got accepted into uni, and then I let them go a bit. My final grades in High school weren't that great(I'm trying to find my old report card--need the exact marks for the application), but also I will be able to share the actual grades with you. I didn't have any marks lower than 60% though and there were 80%'s and 90%'s in there as well I think. I'll post these as soon as I have them. I only have my marks from the 2nd, not 3rd and final report card at this point.</p>
<p>My first semester at Uni was going fine, but I crashed a bit. I don't want to go into too many details, but i had some health issues I ignored, and i have a rather dysfunctional life. I scraped through first semester with B-, B, c+, and D. I am not proud of these grades at all. But i scraped passes I suppose (rather embarrassing).</p>
<p>Second semester has so far been a mess. I didn't go to class or do anything really. Stupid, I know, but again...I'm dealing with it. I'm now getting counselling for my trauma and various experiences, and trying to get academic help. I've gotten in touch with one professor, who's told me that while he sympathizes he thinks my best option is to withdraw from his course and take it again in the summer or next year. I expect the rest of the professors to follow along these lines. So my second semester is going to be a complete waste. No refund either... :P</p>
<p>I want to study biology in the UK, specifically London. I've done my personal statement. I'm getting my highschool grades soon hopefully. I want to discuss my situation in my personal statement, but I don't know if any of the university officials would be sympathetic to my situation or if they would see me as a failure. I could get a medical note or something to explain the situation.</p>
<p>I don't know if i should just avoid mentioning the whole mess entirely, and just state that for health reasons, I had to withdraw from my courses in the second semester and my first semester grades also suffered, but that I have the experience necessary to do well in the course now that I am getting medical help. I don't even want to mention any of this but apparently I <em>have</em> to state I'm currently at uni, which means that for my own interests I'd have to elaborate.</p>
<p>I want to apply anyway this year even if my chances are low, so what's the best way of going about this? Am I completely screwed? Are there any universities that are easier to get into in London where I can guarantee an acceptance considering my situation?</p>
<p>sorry for going all longwinded...</p>