<p>I believe this person could have possibly gotten accepted at these schools because of his/her hardships, but I don't think they should go. Getting accepted is one thing, passing your courses once you get to college is another story. If you couldn't even score average on the SAT, how do you expect to pass a class full of competative pre-meds at UCLA that's graded on a curve? After seeing your stats, i'm not sure that you should even listen to my recommendation on the other post about going to Irvine. You are really gonna have to step it up to do well. I suppose it's possible since you got accepted, but you should really think about what you are risking before you send in an SIR to these schools.</p>