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<p>@agalkenya1997, unfortunately, your guidance counselor is misleading you. Perhaps he or she is not familiar with the admission process of these schools.</p>
<p>These are, foremost, academic institutions that are seeking out kids who they believe have a good chance of succeeding in a rigorous classroom environment. Even if you were a highly desirable athlete, they would not be able to admit you.</p>
<p>Here are the minimum standards for athletes. <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/sports/before-athletic-recruiting-in-the-ivy-league-some-math.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1415969954-oJQW9WtvDdhbg6qNcslh5w”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/sports/before-athletic-recruiting-in-the-ivy-league-some-math.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1415969954-oJQW9WtvDdhbg6qNcslh5w</a></p>
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<p>The physical challenges you faced, are inspiring, but not unique. My daughter has a friend at Brown who was born with one leg shorter than the other because his left leg didn’t have a femur. His foot was where his knee should have been. He endured many, many harrowing limb-lengthening and reconstruction operations. Because these operations did not work out, he had his leg amputated while he was in high school.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, he was his class valedictorian and maintained a 96.5 average while taking the most rigorous schedule his high school offered. He also wrote a 20,000 word prize-winning play that was professionally produced while recovering and rehabilitating from the amputation.</p>
<p>I really don’t mean to discourage you, but I just wanted to give you a reality check. You owe it to yourself to challenge your guidance counselor, before you invest your valuable time and money in applying to these schools.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>