<p>I've always been a primarily honors student. I maintained a 3.5 in 9th/10th when I was sick, and I dropped to a 3.3 this year while putting all of my energy into staying healthy after a 4-month hospitalization. I wrote in my college essay about my PTSD and hospitalizations in 9th-10th. This past year (junior year), I focused on recuperation, and it was very difficult. My schoolwork took a backseat to my health; I found that it was more difficult to maintain grades when trying to be healthy than when I was succumbing to illness. Mind-dulling medication didn't help either. In my admissions essay about my hospitalizations, I said, "After a precarious freshman year, a lost sophomore year, and a junior year of difficult recuperation, I now proudly call myself fully recovered." </p>
<p>Will this be enough to explain my GPA drop; will they infer enough from my essay? Will colleges that I would have otherwise been a match for feel wary about admitting me? I'm incredibly confident that I will be able to maintain a 3.7 next year, even with 3 APs and a college-level course. Is it worth mentioning in "Additional Info" that medication and trying to maintain stability caused the drop in grades in junior year? Any other advice? Thank you!</p>