<p>hi all! i graduated high school in '12 and attended university soon thereafter. however, i ended up withdrawing before the end of first semester and took the year off. i am now reapplying as a freshman. do lend your ears as my situation is quite unusual. here are the basic facts:</p>
<p>-attended very difficult high school
-diagnosed with autoimmune disease my 10th year: huge setback
-HS grades suffered
-good SAT score, great teacher recs, great essays (wrote about diagnosis and dealing with it)
-attended SMU (in tx) in fall '12
-was assaulted two months into school (living in TX and being a dark-skinned minority didn't help my mental state either haha not an accusation, simply relating my feelings)
-was offered medical withdrawal due to ptsd/depression/anxiety issues - left school
-received zero college credits (withdrew before semester was completed)
-took time off, went to therapy, worked on myself a lot, did a few small jobs
-reapplying to colleges for fall '13 (only had time to apply RD, unfortunately)
-kept personal statement about autoimmune diagnosis, discussed assault briefly in "add'l information" (i was in no position to talk about it in length...)</p>
<p>-top choices: Loyola Marymount University, Westmont College, Cal Lutheran</p>
<p>-when i applied to colleges for fall '12, i got deferred/rejected from LMU, didn't apply to Westment, and got a full ride to CLU.</p>
<p>what are my chances this year? please help! thank you so much.</p>
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<p>p.s. please no rude, hurtful, or mocking comments about the assault. what happened, happened. and honestly i'm so grateful to God for what did happen because it could have prevented something much worse. furthermore, it's an experience i'm thoroughly thankful for because i was given the opportunity to work on myself and truly grow as a person. once again, if you have something rude to say, please keep it to yourself. if you urgently must say it, by all means you may let it out. just do so while considering how someone in my situation might feel.</p>