<p>I missed almost a month of school this year because of my depression and anxiety issues.. I did my best to catch up, but my grades suffered (went from an A to a C in pre-calc, B+ to a C in ap chem, etc).</p>
<p>When I apply to college this fall, what do I do to explain the drop in my grades? Can I attach something to my application? Is there standard protocol for something like this? </p>
<p>thanks in advance, guys!</p>
<p>Get your guidance counselor to mention it a LOT in his/her rec letter. And if the college has like a box for any other info, you could mention it.</p>
<p>I'm in a similar situation, except it was forty+ days in my sophomore year. I went to straight Bs and two Cs that year. My guidance counselor is going to mention it in her recommendation letter and I plan to attach something to my application if there is no additional information box for me to fill out.</p>
<p>My only concern is, and maybe someone else can answer this question for the both of us, how much will the illness be considered when a college looks at grades? Will a 3.5/3.6 GPA unweighted with the illness be considered to an otherwise 3.8-4 GPA school (Columbia, specifically, is my top choice)? Are we going to be at a huge disadvantage due to our unfortunate year, which also caused a junior course list that was a mix of honors/regular/one AP instead of all honors and two AP?</p>
<p>Get your guidance counselor to mention it a LOT in his/her rec letter. And if the college has like a box for any other info, you could mention it. lol, my counselor is a little bit of a douche and I don't think he fully understands what went on? I almost did homebound but pulled myself out of the depression before it got to that point.. idk</p>
<p>and yeah, I'm worried about what Terribly Worried (lol, nice username) said. I want to go to UoM and I'm worried about my GPA.. I think it's down to a 3.6 for this year (loww 3.8 overall i THINK, maybe high 3.7) and I'm so worried that this is going to hurt my chances of getting in!</p>
<p>Terribly. columbia??? that's a 4.4-5.0 school haha, make sure to apply to a safety.</p>
<p>Umm, we meant out of a 4 scale man. Unweighted GPA is out of 4.</p>
<p>still with c's columbia is a longshot</p>
<p>Are you saying that considering my situation or is that a general statement? I know, in general, that would be true, but the answer we're looking for is if special consideration will be taken to our disadvantaged circumstances, not only at Columbia but at top schools in general (UoM for pseudovirus).</p>
<p>honestly terribly, they have so many people applying who are as qualified or more than you that i don't think that will be a major consideration, especially next year when competition is even tougher than it is now. I'd work over the summer doing something that will strengthen your application, because on academics alone it is a reach.</p>