<p>Generally speaking, does it bode well for your admissions chances if the adcoms feel sorry for you or that you had a tough time in life.</p>
<p>If your dad, mom, and sister got in a car accident and they all died(this would suck I know), would that make you a strong candidate speaking only in terms of getting into your dream college?</p>
<p>How much exactly do you think an admissions decision can be impacted by this type of stuff?</p>
<p>I've always been told that it's better to be positive than negative. Keep the negativity to a minimum and be sure to spin whatever happened to you in the best light possible.</p>
<p>I think overcoming hardship is definitely a plus in college admissions, but to a certain extent. I don't think an overtly "WOE IS ME, MY LIFE SUCKS, AND NONE OF MY BAD GRADES/SCORES ARE MY FAULT" message will be taken very well.</p>
<p>ivanadoeslimbo, don't you mean that you do think such a message won't be taken very well?</p>
<p>Just trying to help avoid double-negative confusion.</p>
<p>edited! haha I guess I forgot I had already put "don't" at the beginning of that sentence</p>
<p>I really should start reading over my posts, since I tend to make these types of typos fairly often.</p>