Do I stand a change of getting in to purdue?

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<p>Just a little bit of background here. I have epilepsy, so in high school i cant reach my full potential and missed a lot of classed. I managed to graduate. That made my GPA low 2.7.
But recently i have been getting better and better. My SAT scores are 1900, toefl 590 and i have many extracurricular activities like: captain of the volleyball club, Judo club, Work experience : Honda company(computer technician), designed website interface for few websites, a developer in iOS system and sells in appstore which receives many awards. Community service of 150+ hrs</p>

<p>Thx for reading :)</p>

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<p>Your chance to be accepted by Purdue is more than 90% based on your scores of 1900 of SAT I.</p>

<p>[What</a> are my chances?](<a href=“http://www.satscores.us/MyChances/My_Chances.asp?MyChances_Profile_ID=140926&College_ID=243780]What”>http://www.satscores.us/MyChances/My_Chances.asp?MyChances_Profile_ID=140926&College_ID=243780)</p>

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<p>^ Except that this website is crap and his class rank is not in the top 1%.</p>

<p>skyzzz, nobody in the International Student section of this forum has the experience necessary to answer your question. </p>

<p>Your main challenge will be to convince admission officers that your epilepsy is no longer a barrier to your academic success.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply B@rium!, now i’m completely cured of epilepsy, can i use my extracurricular activities and decent SAT scores to prove that??</p>

<p>If that is so what are my chances of getting in</p>

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<p>I also want to apply to Washington University–Seattle campus, what are my chances</p>

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<p>skyzzz, do you have any record of grades from a time when you did not struggle with epilepsy? Even a single semester of strong grades might make a big difference. Otherwise colleges have no idea how strong of a student you are when you are not struggling with health issues. They may or may not be willing to take that risk.</p>

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<p>i suffered since 4th grade though it severely attacks me during grade 10-12, at grade 9, i got a 3.2 gpa</p>

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<p>Hello @Skyzzz. As with any institution that enrolls a significant number of international students, there are a variety of factors that go into who gets admitted. Trend of grades is as important if not more so than test scores. If you went from 3.2 to a 2.7 gpa over the course of your high school career, that will not help. Your outside of class activities will help, but @B@r!um is right in that you’ll need to demonstrate it’s under control now, and that your recent trend is in a more positive direction. In ALL cases, it is wise to contact the admissions offices directly to get a better sense of what your chances are.</p>