<p>I'm a high school junior, and before the start of my sophomore year my father was diagnosed with a deadly illness. In addition, my brother suffers from ADHD which causes him to be overly violent, and in the spring of 2010 had to be sent to a specialized boarding school. Furthermore, my parents and I were separated for 6 months of my junior year as my father was receiving medical treatment out of state.</p>
<p>Typically, I am an A student. However, given the circumstances, my grades have drastically fallen in Math and Science (C+ sophomore year, B- Junior year in algebra 2 and pre-calc respectively; C- Chem AP Junior year). I have no natural talent at math or science and have worked extremely hard at both to achieve top marks (A) in normal circumstances. Since my parents' return, I have had an A in Pre-calc, and an A in Chemistry (dropped AP to salvage my GPA).</p>
<p>I am getting increasingly worried about college admissions due to my poor GPA (3.717), and was wondering how adcoms would view my grades given the circumstances.</p>
<p>I got a 29 on the ACT the night after I broke my wrist (in the ER till 3:30 w/ 15mg of morphine in my system).</p>