Basically, freshman and sophomore year were pretty rough.
Basically, Freshman year I kept getting sick, (flu and bronchitis), along with depression (bc kids at school + genes), and then someone very close to me almost died. I ended up with around 20-25 days absent. I ended the year with an 88 average (3.3)
Sophomore year, I had foot surgery on both feet, due to my school not having an elevator for one of the buildings my grade dropped from 90 to 79 because I couldn’t physically get to the class and had to take tests on unlearned material. Then, not long after that I ended up sick and we could not figure out why. Now after months of lots of tests, my doctors and I found out what was wrong, and its a rare reaction/condition due to me having a milk allergy (just found out). Due to surgery and testing, and being physically sick I was going home early a lot during sophomore year and had a lot of days absent. I ended up with a 87 average (3.3 again?)
I also have asthma and a condition with my hormones that affects me daily.
My guidance counsler said that when they send out college applications they will explain that I wasn’t my at my best during the first two years bc of medical issues.
My main question is
Will colleges actually care?
Obviously now i will get my gpa higher but will colleges actually consider my medical issues when looking at me to come to the school, noticing how it improved, or will they just say no and move along?
Some schools will, but others will not. If you show great improvement, that will show you are capable of the work. Unfortunately, if a merit award is based on gpa, it is what it is and you might get less because your gpa is lower.
First of all, there are colleges for people with B averages. Secondly, if I was a college I would look how you did Junior year. Have you gotten your health issues under control? have you advocated for the support you need? Because it shouldn’t be on you to be able to get to a classroom you cannot physically access…it should be up to the school. But are you telling your GC that you needed that help? Have you gotten your health issues so that they are under control?
Have you dropped ECs and spent your energy on academics?
So let us say you are taking harder classes, maybe an AP Junior year and are doing better. Colleges will see that you are able to step it up and start doing college level work.