<p>hi everyone, </p>
<p>im in a bit of dilemma wondering if anyone can help me out. </p>
<p>I had skin cancer freshman year but I am totally fine now I kept an incredibly positive attitude during the process (my grades were kinda low though but not awful) and my parents wanted to keep the matter to ourselves to avoid gossip or drama. thus only my parents know about it, not even my close friends since it was resolved.
anyways I wrote about it a bit in my common app like an anecdote since I want to dedicate my life to cancer research.
*in my essay i alluded to the fact that only my parents know </p>
<p>would schools call my gc to ask her about this? ugh the thing is she is so gossipy and I do not want attention drawn to me since it happened so long ago I never wanted to be seen as the sick kid. I have moved on. </p>
<p>from what I've heard schools most likely won't call my gc, do you agree?</p>
<p>I’d tell them what you wrote here. Let them know that you’ve moved on from your cancer, only your parents know, and you don’t want to be treated differently by your peers if they were to find out.</p>
<p>That sounds really good on your application too. It makes it seem like you aren’t trying to get accepted by sympathy.</p>
<p>Congrats on beating cancer!</p>
<p>thanks!!
I wrote it a lot like you said! 
still think the schools im applying to (cornell notre dame u chicago) will call my guidance counselor?
I really don’t want her to know because I can just imagine her saying “oh __ she only got in bc of her sob story with cancer” and it makes me cringe</p>
<p>seriously when we were talking about schools I want to apply to she said about one boy “his parents donated a million dollars so yea he got in” and another girl “she was black that’s why she got in”</p>
<p>so I DONT want to be the “she had cancer so she got in” kid. that’s so rude and Ik it would happen. praying schools don’t call her :(</p>
<p>No problem! I can’t really think of any way you can change that, unfortunately. Sounds like you have a bad guidance counselor?</p>
<p>If I was a college admissions person and I heard you wanted to “dedicate your life to cancer research” and you told me that you had cancer, I wouldn’t question you having the disease. Why else would someone want to dedicate their life to cancer, unless they or someone they knew had the disease? I’d take your word for it, and they probably will too. Of course, there’s that 1% chance that an admissions person will be REALLY thorough inspecting each student.</p>
<p>If you become desperate, maybe you could talk to your gc? You could tell her about your cancer and then ask that she doesn’t tell anyone? That might be a last resort…</p>
<p>I totally understand. I can understand you not wanting your cancer to dictate your life. I think if you wrote that in your essays it will be great! It will show that you’re a strong independent person who doesn’t let cancer beat them or effect their life.</p>
<p>she’s funny but takes her jokes too far and crosses the line…I think she means well though? haha.
okay thanks for your advice! I really don’t think a school would question my statement especially because I signed an agreement saying “I DIDNT LIE”</p>
<p>furthermore they have so many apps to read too they just don’t have time to be checking in every applicant. and in my opinion (or I hope) me having cancer would not be the determining factor in my admission </p>
<p>anyone correct me if you disagree though!</p>
<p>Yep, I doubt they will question it. Good luck!</p>
<p>This is unrelated. Are any of the schools you’re applying to on the common app? If so, do you think you could help me with my question here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/1572812-question-about-assigning-recommendation.html#post16538644[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/1572812-question-about-assigning-recommendation.html#post16538644</a></p>
<p>No one seems to be reading it, and I could really use some help. Maybe you’d have some idea?</p>
<p>I’ll try! </p>
<p>anyone else have any thoughts on my post???</p>
<p>anyone else, please?</p>
<p>the only reason that they might is since your GC and teachers also send in LOR if none of them mention you overcoming the cancer it might seem odd to them and they may wonder about that, but on the other hand I can’t imagine someone doubting you.</p>
<p>I see where youre coming from. my LOR are from junior year teachers (2 years after getting better) so I don’t see how they could have known about my illness (even if my parents did want to tell people) since I was healthy and got an A+ in both of classes, they never had to wonder “I wonder what’s wrong with __ she seems off”</p>