During my freshman year my parents decided to have a divorce. Not too uncommon, and I was a little upset but nothing too major. However, once my mother got into contact with this man, and later married him, things got difficult. He was an abuser, giving me constant emotional and sometimes violent physical pain. Not only that, but he has sexually harassed my mother in front of me. He tore up my book bag and all its contents one day and threw it on the patio. I was miserable, and to make matters worse, I received a 2.63 uw gpa freshman year . I decided that the man will not be the deciding factor of my academic success. Early sophomore year I worked hard, still under the influence of my stepfather. Later I went to court and the judge was very kind to me, she let me live with my dad so I may prosper. At the end of sophomore year I received a 3.62 uw gpa, and thus totaling my overall gpa up to a 3.2. This demonstrates that I have the capability to excel academically because of the upward trend. I am now in junior year and I am maintaining a 4.0. Now here is the important part: If I am able to express increased maturity and motivation through an upward trend, whilst notifying the admissions office about my family issue, will they accept that? Also if you could recommend me some good schools that don’t check freshman year, or excludes it if given an appropriate reason, that would be great!
As you may have already known, my current gpa (Starting Junior year) is a 3.2uw and a 3.9375 W however, this will improve dramatically after this semester. My current courseload:
[]GPA:
Freshman: 2.62 (Major blow from divorce and abuse)
Sophomore: 3.62 (After first semester I moved out, and rejuvenated my future)
Junior (4.0 So far)
All Unweighted
[]AP’s:
AP German Language and Culture (German 5)
AP English Language and Composition
AP Computer Science
AP Psychology
[]Honors:
1st Semester:
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors US History
2nd Semester:
Honors PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science
Honors Chemistry 1
[]EC’s:
- Civil Air Patrol
- HOSA
Possible in the near future:
- South Meck Pride
- Key Club
- National Social Studies Honor Society (NSSHS)
- National Honors Society
- South Mecklenburg TV Club
- National Science Honors Society
- Possibly JV or V Golf
- FIA President (Future Investors of America)
Volunteer Work:
Worked on an organic farm all summer (Over 100 hours)
Might be attending a prestigious volunteer program over the summer at my local hospital.
College Choices:
- Duke University (Trinity) ED
- UNC: Chapel Hill
- Wake Forest
- Davidson
- NC State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Vanderbilt
Any Suggestions? Name a mix of reach + mid-range colleges (I know enough safeties)
Thank you so much! 