<p>Hey. I am a Female senior at a small private school in Los Angeles that does not rank. I really messed up in my freshman year, but got over it and started doing really well afterward. My weighted GPA 10-12 is 4.11, my weighted GPA 9-12 is 3.7, my unweighted GPA 10-12 is 3.7 and my unweighted GPA 9-12 is 3.3. My SAT score was 2320, with an 800 on writing, 770 on CR and 750 on Math. My SAT 2's were 730 on math2, 680 on Spanish and 690 on lit. I am co-president of student council, have traveled to mexico to build houses, do walks for aids and diabetes and such, tutor kids at my school, and have been on varsity tennis for 4 years. Have a job at the grocery store, and am doing an independent study class on education. Writing a 40 page paper for it. I am an interesting case, as I went to drug rehab and am being open about that in my apps. I am making it more about my parents' divorce though, and am using that to explain my poor grades and trip to rehab. Im not making excuses though, it's just true. I am sober and everything now, taking ALL honors classes, really pulling myself up. was wondering if you could give me any insight as to how my chances are. thanks.</p>
<p>You already posted the exact message here...</p>
<p>i know... but you are the only one who replied and one more so i put it under a more interesting title. sorry if i bugged you but i really just want feedback.</p>
<p>Why on earth would you tell them you went to rehab? Tell them your grandmother died and that you were coping, that your dad was an alcoholic or something, but for god sakes don't tell them you were in rehab, lol.</p>
<p>Something very unappealing about a potential future student having once been laying in a gutter somewhere in South Central Los Angeles, coked out and drunk out of their mind. That image doesn't play too much at NE liberal arts colleges.</p>
<p>"I am an interesting case, as I went to drug rehab and am being open about that in my apps."</p>
<p>First, let me say you should be very proud of all you’ve accomplished.
Having said that, colleges are /not/ inclined to accept or be forgiving of past drug problems; if for no other reason than b/c of future litigation issues. A woman died last weekend at one of the top LAC’s in the east b/c of a drug/alcohol overdose. College administrators will do everything in their power to pre-screen students that have a propensity for drug/alcohol use so the aforementioned tragedy doesn’t transpire at their institution</p>