<p>I'm a rising senior and have faced a lot of traumatic outstanding situations and emotional difficulties through the past three years. I have great SAT scores, above average for my top choice (BU) but my GPA is awful. I don't feel that I have had the stability, support, or opportunities a lot of other applicants have had. I don't want to go into it too much, but I'm scared that my GPA will force me to go to a community college. I'm a bright student, and have a lot of potential, but I haven't been able to achieve it because of outstanding circumstances. How do I express that to the school? And, what are the chances of my getting accepted anyway? I know this might not be the right thread but it is the closest to what I am trying to achieve here, so please bear with me!</p>
<p>Also, if it means anything, I'm one of the highest editors on my school paper (3 years of work on it now), I'm a Rugby player (3 years), I did ski team my freshman year, I'm a member of several clubs, I am joining the Yearbook, this Summer I have an internship in a cancer genomics lab (cutting edge one too), I have stellar marks in the subject I want to go into, and I'm an activist (marched on washington and lobbied congress several times) and I will be doing a lot of volunteer work this Summer as well.</p>