<p>so i suffered from depression and things like sleep disorder and what not for a couple of years at college, and that affected my school work. </p>
<p>i am wondering how kind grad schools would be to consider special circumstances like depression/sleep disorder etc?</p>
<p>bump?
please?</p>
<p>NO NO NO NO. never talk about your own depression. no buts.</p>
<p>so... so they will look down upon my mental illness instead of being considerate?
so should i just say "illness"?</p>
<p>unfortunately there is a great amount of stigma on mental illness. i would be vague and say 'illness' or 'medical issues,' something to that effect. that is the number one piece of advice i have received about applying to grad schools.</p>
<p>this is so sad </p>
<p>mentla illness is as genuine like any other illness .... and it doesnt necessarily mean i'm a bad student or anything just b'coz i suffered from mental illness</p>
<p>btw can i mention my epilepsy?</p>
<p>Epilepsy's fine...</p>
<p>But yeah, you really shouldn't talk about depression. I know it totally sucks, but that's the way it is (even though some people like to claim that admissions officers are compassionate and understanding...the truth is that they don't want someone at their school who could be a risk). Just say that you medical issues or motivational issues. You could always lie...say someone close to you died...but that wouldn't really be very moral, I guess.</p>
<p>i think motivational issues might sound worse than mental illness issue... but i dunno.... you never know .. </p>
<p>and yeah lying about death of someone close is scary, not just immoral. what if something does happen to someone close after i lie? i'll never forgive myself for that</p>
<p>hey superweirdo, PM me if you want to discuss this in more detail, i have a lot of experience in this subject.</p>