<p>I have been told that disclosing ADHD diagnosis should only be done if it shows how you have improved since diagnosis- I was diagnosed freshman year and my GPA has remained same 4.27 GPA (weighted )3.85(unweighted) but my testing is hit and miss - though I have good ACT score 30 and ok SAT score 1900 I did not focus and do well on my AP tests (on 3 of my AP tests I got score 2 and my 4th AP test is only score 3) . AP tests at UC colleges are not mandatory but I was informed that they prefer you to report low scores if you took the class rather than not report at all. I also took 3 SAT II tests but those scores are not good at all (480-550) so I am not reporting those at all. I have very good EC's, very good volunteer/community service, and played 2 varsity sports for 4 years.
So my question is would it be any help/benefit to my UC application to disclose my ADHD diagnosis( possibly shed some light on the low AP scores etc) or is it best to not disclose my ADHD diagnosis since it wouldn't be much of a benefit and might be more of a liability(not worth the risk of disclosing )?
Please respond as I am very confused on this and I don't know whether to disclose my ADHD diagnosis or not.
Thank you very much</p>
<p>Your GC is a better person to ask than any of us - they have undoubtedly dealt with this more than once. My gut instinct is there’s nothing to be gained here by reporting it, so don’t. But your GC may know better, so I will defer to their expertise.</p>
<p>I asked my GC before even posting this, and my GC said she cannot advise me on this area. I appreciate any and all responses to this question.
Thank you</p>
<p>I would also recommend not mentioning it. The fact your ADHD is being managed and you still got those scores isn’t going to help. Let them make their own conclusions.</p>
<p>Sorry to say that your GC is then worthless. They’re supposed to help you make the tough calls. Wimp!</p>
<p>Not a UC expert, but as I understand it, it’s pretty numbers driven, so unless you know of a backdoor where they would take it into positive consideration, I’d leave it off. If applying to a holistic admissions process, I might have a different answer - if handled properly.</p>
<p>UC applies a holistic process (at least some of the campuses- Berkeley, LA, SD for example). It is a bit touchy since it needs to be described correctly (learning to manage during high school?). I know you have a week to decide. I personally see more upside than downside.</p>