<p>@BrownParent: No, I do not think my school counselors have a strong relationship with adcoms, especially the schools I am applying to. I don’t think anyone has applied to Cornell from my school in the last 4 years, for example. Not a lot of reps visit us either. </p>
<p>Dear goodness, I had no idea that that is what Mother Dearest meant…definitely did not mean to imply my mother as such, thanks for the heads up on that one.</p>
<p>Lol… generation gap. 
The parents all remember when that book came out…</p>
<p>Though “Mommie Dearest” was a book, it’s an older expression, originally a gentle one; the author used it mockingly.</p>
<p>Imo, it’s not that adcoms would automatically question your honesty and call to confirm. It’s more about letting the GC know enough to write a balanced letter, offering context, in her words, for the freshman grades- and the improvement since. We don’t know if your GC writes well, in the first place. But this is a time when the end goal may be helped by being open with her.</p>
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<p>Unnecessary and highly inappropriate - admissions officers do not want to be privy to your medical records!</p>
<p>Best of luck with your GC, dream1111 . . . I hope she proves to be more discrete than what you’re anticipating. And my apologies for all the grief certain posters on this thread have given you. It’s entirely up to you whom you do, or do not tell, about your own health. It’s a private matter, and it’s your decision.</p>
<p>Just a thought . . . might it perhaps be easier if your mother contacted your GC on your behalf, and told her about your condition and that you prefer not to discuss it or have anyone else at your school know about it? Just thinking that the request for privacy might be more effective coming from your mother.</p>
<p>And my apologies for all the grief certain posters on this thread have given you. It’s entirely up to you whom you do, or do not tell, about your own health. It’s a private matter, and it’s your decision.</p>
<p>Well, I guess that would be me to whom you are referring. So allow me to respond.</p>
<p>“All the grief”? Come on. Of course it’s entirely up to OP to decide to tell, or not, anyone about a medical condition. I never suggested otherwise. What I did address was what seems, in my opinion, to be an irrational fear of what others will do if the health history becomes known. OP admitted to being a drama queen about the matter.</p>
<p>OP started two threads looking for input on how to address a perceived problem. I took the tack of pointing out that perhaps there really wasn’t as much of a problem as OP thought there was. And to be clear: OP solicited input from forum members.</p>