<p>To get straight to the point, my freshman year in high school was terrible. It was terrible however, because of a motorcycle accident that left me in such a state that i was only able to complete the first semester of that year.</p>
<p>As a result, i was left with a semester of A's and B's and another, much less impressive semester, of all F's.</p>
<p>I'm a junior who just recently turned senior and yes, i have remedied some of those F's but it just doesn't seem likely that my gpa will rise above a 3.2 by mid senior year.</p>
<p>Mind you, the rest of my high school career is most definitely blemished with all the ec's and AP courses nameable in any immediacy (I won't name them here due to impertinence) but my GPA, along with those F's do nothing more than to weigh those down.</p>
<p>Any who, i just wanted to know if a letter from my doctor could, in any way possible, mitigate what negative effects those F's might have on my getting accepted into a good university.</p>
<p>This is the kind of situation that would typically be described in the letter from your high school guidance counselor. Do you have a good relationship with him/her?</p>
<p>I had health problems during my freshman year of high school that, like you, caused me to miss the second semester of that year. I was able to finish two classes from home, though, so I only ended up with two F’s. My guidance counselor at school suggested that I use it as an essay topic. The admissions office should be able to put it together when they see that you had a rough freshman year and that you were in a motorcycle accident during that same time period.</p>
<p>I believe I’ve established a good relationship with my guidance counselor; in fact, i think i’m one of his favorite students in the school (at least the ones he gives counseling to).</p>
<p>In any case, yea, I just don’t wanna fall in a position where i can’t grasp the true university experience and education until after 2 years of cc, which in my opinion, is pretty much useless and to a certain degree, a waste of time, not to mention, the reasons for which a cc is even on the horizon are not entirely my fault.</p>
<p>You have a compelling subject for an essay and your current GPA will get you into many four year schools. You will not need a note but your GC can offer to verify your situation if appropriate. CC’s are definitely not a waste of time- if they offered the “four year experience,” they would likely be flooded with applicants due to their affordability and accessibility. Good luck to you. Explain your situation but be sure to let them know who you are beyond the crisis you survived. And best wishes for a better start to college than you had in high school.</p>