Hi All. So my D has less volunteer hours than most kids. Mainly this is because our younger child is on the autism spectrum and has other disabilities. My D is a part time caretaker/companion. She takes joy in spending time with sibling and misses events and gatherings with friends at times. She never complains. I think this speaks highly of her character. As you can imagine as parents we have had less time to spend nurturing older D. If you are familiar with this situation than you understand how this works sometimes. It is what it is. My question is how do you tell a college this? Honestly through the years I do know how we would have managed without my older D stepping in. I did mention it to guidance counselor who had no idea of family situation.
If your D has filled out a brag sheet for the counselor, she should definitely include it on the brag sheet, even having a face to face conversation to answer any additional questions.
With our special family situation, our GC asked us to write a note that he would include with the transcript and his own note. I kept it short and sweet. You pretty much wrote it in your post! I really like the way you wrote about how she takes joy in it too, and how she never complains. You could probably include some of that too, but keep it mainly straightforward.
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Podunk High has asked Susie’s family to write a brief note about a special situation. Susie is a part-time caretaker/companion for a younger sibling on the autism spectrum who has other disabilities as well. She takes joy in spending time with this sibling and misses events and gatherings with friends at times, without complaint. As a result of her caretaking responsibilities, she has not participated in volunteering or extracurriculars as much as she would have otherwise.