<p>Hi, let me introduce myself first. I am an international student who is currently attending community college, and I almost about to get my AA(72credits).</p>
<p>I'd say my performance in community college is pretty decent, I have almost straight 4.0 with impressive ECs. I have also received a number of awards(scholarship, honor program...etc). But here is the thing, my grade in high school was extremely terrible(about 2.0-2.5GPA). I was recruited by my high school as a basketball player; my high school was one of the top ranked school in terms of both academic or basketball, and athletes in my school attended fewer class compare to the other students because we often compete with several other best teams in the country so we had to use regular class time to practice. After the first year I had a serious injury in my knees so I decided to come to the U.S. as an exchange student. Still, I couldn't adjust to the class in the first year, then I skipped my senior year(not because I didn't do well, but because of the military service issue in my country) and come to my current college.</p>
<p>I know those weren't excuses for my bad grades and universities probably don't care. But I want to know, should I mention about my improvement over time in my personal statement? In the other term, should I talk about how horrible I was and how I have changed? or simply omit the facts and only talk about my achievement in college(this is what my advisor suggested me)?</p>
<p>Which one would universities like to see?</p>