"Unusual" case - Chance me for Boston University, Wisco, Rutgers, Villanova.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<li>GPA 2.5</li>
<li>First SAT was a 1720 (2nd semester jr year), although I re-took it after tutoring (early Oct this year) and am hoping for something around 1800-2000.</li>
<li>Honors/AP student</li>
<li>Studied abroad for a semester as a sophomore in France</li>
<li>Went to Georgetown University for a month during the summer between junior and senior year to study IR and row</li>
<li>Equestrian all four years of high school (even in France), made possible by a trainer who was nice enough to not charge me the full amount plus volunteering at the barn</li>
<li>Varsity rower (although I am a novice)</li>
<li>Went on unofficial recruiting trip for BU rowing and the coach is interested even knowing my GPA</li>
<li>Talked to my state's admissions officer so she knows a bit about my history</li>
<li>Have a letter of rec from AP Lang/AP Lit teacher</li>
<li>Letter of rec from a family friend who is an admissions officer at OSU</li>
<li>Have a letter from my therapist confirming I was in therapy (to reinforce that my depression/home life were a legitimate problem)</li>
<li>Applying ED to CGS (BU)</li>
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<p>My GPA is so awful because of my family life and depression. Without giving away too much info, I lived with divorced parents who immigrated from Africa and was living below the poverty line. I endured a lot of physical/verbal abuse from my father and missed a lot of school in the beginning of high school because of that. I saved money for my entire freshman year and sent myself to France with the support of family friends and am now fluent in the language. When I came back, things only got worse at home and I became horribly depressed. Enough that I would cry in class and I got a lot of attention from the school psychologist and my counselor at school as well as my teachers. I finally got to my breaking point (second semester of junior year... I know, perfect timing) and went to therapy and moved out of my dad's home (haven't talked to him since) to my family friend's home and things have been better. My grades have been exponentially better, too. I've detailed the circumstances and what I did to get over them in my application.</p>

<p>I'm trying to stay hopeful as I'm not one of the cases of "I didn't care in HS and now I regret it" but I'm still really scared...</p>

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<p>BU: Reach (rowing is your best bet)
UWI: Reach
Rutgers: High match
Villanova: Reach</p>

<p>Even if you were capable of doing college-level work, adcoms would see you as being a student at risk of getting a depression again. Not sure to what extent schools are willing to admit students that are hard-working, yet have a troubling history of mental illness.</p>

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<p>I’m not mentally ill, I was never medicated or anything. I just had an enormously terrible home life. It goes way further than a lot of people. There were a lot of days I missed of school because I’d have black eyes and bruises… I doubt anyone wouldn’t be depressed in that situation.</p>

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<p>Well this sucks… I got my Oct SAT scores and I only got a 1770 despite private tutoring and studying. :(</p>

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<p>hello sorry if i am not answering you. I am also applying to Rutgers. My father passed away my freshman year and had to live on and move on. Some of my grades may have been effected on my father’s death but I don’t want to put the blame on my father or God. Besides that you have a better SAT score than me (1400) but by gpa is 3.39. I am a varsity athlete. Just wondering my chance as well please respond
Thank you</p>