<p>Up until the middle of senior year I basically got all A's except for two or three B's. I was a pretty good student.</p>
<p>I only feel comfortable saying this because I'm completely anonymous on this forum, but around November I went to a party, was stupid and left my drink unattended, and was drugged. I was raped and got pregnant from that.</p>
<p>My family is incredibly strict when it comes to sexuality (I was grounded when my dad saw me hugging a male friend - in SOPHOMORE year) and I was terrified of telling my mom or my dad for fear they'd kick me out. I still haven't told them. Being pregnant and keeping this hidden from my family and all but about three friends took a massive toll on me and my grades basically went to low 70's.</p>
<p>In February I miscarried. I guess this should have been a relief but it only made my emotional condition a lot worse until one of my friends forced me to get some help. Since March I've felt a lot better and my grades have been improving; so far I've made nothing less than a 90 in all my classes and am back to my usual nerd self. However my last semester grades were abysmal (all passing, but barely) and my current grades are still just as bad. I got accepted into UT McCombs and I'd love to go. But I'm pretty sure that when they see my final transcript I'll be rescinded.</p>
<p>My question is, what do I do? Do I write them a letter, and if so, to whom? I don't have a fallback option; UT was my safety school (my school never sent transcripts to my commonapp schools and never informed me, but by no means do I regret going; it was both a safety and a dream). I'm honestly scared. I've been on CC for three years (posting on a new username for anonymity) and love y'all and know there's great advice.</p>
<p>See if your still in the top 10% if your class, if so ( and considering your a residenet of Texas) it wouldn’t matter as the school has to admit/ unable to recind your admission. If your not in the top 10% anymore/ never was I don’t think they will care if you do better.</p>
<p>My school has roughly 1100 seniors this year; a few of my friends had the same problem as well. There are only 2 people that work in that office. I make my school sound really crappy…but the real depressing thing is that it’s ranked in the top 1 percent of schools in the nation. This makes me worried for other schools, to be honest…</p>
<p>My school might not have been perfect, but at least they knew fully well that if they screwed up my college apps I would have bombed the crap out of them.</p>
<p>The worst that can happen is that you’llbe CAPed and you go to UTSA or UTD for a year then transfer. I’m sorry about what happened, glad that you got help and I hope that things continue to improve for you.</p>
<p>Use your counselor to explain the situation COMPLETELY. Make sure the school knows all the details. I’m sure they will NOT rescind you based on these extenuating circumstances.</p>
<p>You have been through a horrible experience without, apparently, any support from family and only some support from friends; my heart goes out to you. Please, please, please take care of yourself and see if you could possibly find someone to talk to about this traumatic series of events. I’m sorry that it doesn’t seem possible for you to share this information with your parents. If you really can’t talk to them, a therapist would be ideal, but a school counselor, member of the clergy, etc. might also be possibilities. Our town has a Rape Crisis Center where victims can come or call in and get free advice, support, and counseling on an anonymous and confidential basis. If there’s a Planned Parenthood in your town, that might be a resource as well; they have peer sexuality counselors and other helpful programs. Even if you can’t get help now, once you do finally get to college you will be able to get counseling through Student Health and I strongly encourage you to do so.</p>
<p>As far as UT goes: first, as other posters have suggested, see if you’re still in the top 10% of your class, as you well might be. If you are, then you don’t need to do anything. If you aren’t: call UT Admissions and see if there’s a “cutoff” after which your precise class rank no longer matters. Many schools admit students based on their GPA at the time of application, and while they can revoke admissions, they only do so in really egregious cases. If you can bring your grades up this term, that should show that your problem was only temporary.</p>
<p>If your admission really is in jeopardy, then you will need to tell Admissions about it. I’m pretty sure, having been around universities all my adult life, that once the right people know your story they will be sympathetic to your plight. Your challenge is to convey the information so that it gets to the right person and at the same time remains confidential. Look on the website and find out the name and address of the Dean of Admissions (or whatever the head person is called.) If you can’t figure this out from the website, call Admissions and get the person’s name. Send your letter addressed by name to that person, not just to “Admissions Department.” Write “confidential” on outside of the envelop. That will keep your letter from getting lost in the shuffle or read by more people than absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>“Use your counselor to explain the situation COMPLETELY. Make sure the school knows all the details. I’m sure they will NOT rescind you based on these extenuating circumstances.”</p>
<p>I agree with the above. I also agree with the below.</p>
<p>Once you get to college, also use the college counseling center for support, something you may need since you’ll be coping with more than the usual stress college freshmen experience.</p>
<p>“If you really can’t talk to them, a therapist would be ideal, but a school counselor, member of the clergy, etc. might also be possibilities. Our town has a Rape Crisis Center where victims can come or call in and get free advice, support, and counseling on an anonymous and confidential basis. If there’s a Planned Parenthood in your town, that might be a resource as well; they have peer sexuality counselors and other helpful programs. Even if you can’t get help now, once you do finally get to college you will be able to get counseling through Student Health and I strongly encourage you to do so.”</p>
<p>While I suggest that you tell your GC the details of what happened, your GC will not have to reveal all of the details to UT for UT to understand that your grades’ drop is understandable because of the trauma that you experienced due to being a crime victim.</p>
I think it senses my panic lol.</p>