Should I mention my parents' divorce in the "additional details" section for the UCs?

Applying to College
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<p>In junior year my parents got divorced and later got back together. I think this definitely interfered with my grades, since it was emotional, intertwined with financial issues, and I had to comfort my mom a lot. And then when they got back together it was even more troublesome and emotionally difficult, since I didn't think it was right, and I still don't.</p>

<p>Anyway, I'm guessing the answer is no, but it definitely did have an effect on my ability to cope with, well, AP Calculus. I guess maybe I don't want the admissions counselors to know that it affected me that much?</p>

<p>I wrote about financial hardship in one of my essays and mentioned "familial tensions" in passing, but I didn't go too much into detail because it was more about how I overcame and what I learned and all that.</p>

<p>So, anyway, should I include a little blurb in the Additional Details section - like, "In Sept. of my junior year my parents got divorced, causing financial and familial stress."??</p>

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<p>This would be someone your guidance counselor should mention, not you.</p>

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<p>But there is no counselor recommendation for the UC application!!!</p>

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<p>First off, sorry things have been rough at home. As to the question, this is sort of tough. Divorce is pretty common these days. That doesn’t make it easier but you’ll be competing lots of kids in the same boat. It’s not an “unusual” circumstance unfortunately. Does that make sense?</p>

<p>I hate to advise on this as really, I’m hardly an expert. If it were my kid I’d say put it in an essay of overcoming a difficulty if it’s relevant to you but I don’t put it under “additional information.”</p>

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<p>Im sorry to hear that. However I think you should definitely tell colleges about it and what better way to do it than to write about it in your essay</p>