<p>I don't want to come off pompous, but I do feel I'm a very intellegent person. However, due to unforntunate circumstances, my intellect hasn't really shone through during highschool, toward its true potential atleast. </p>
<p>First off, I am a Senior and homeschooled. The homeschooling is a result of medical complications, which I will later on address. My GPA is 3.875 (unweighted, no weighted calculations available). This year, I withdrew from my Public Highschool. The counselor did provide me with a transcript, based upon my performance their. I was ranked in the top 10% of the class, being 33rd out of 400 students. Our school is pretty successful. </p>
<p>I ran Varsity Cross Country and Track, and also participated in Debate Team, Choir, Television Productions, Latin Club, and Key Club. Outside of school, I read for the Blind, act as a Receptionist at the Butler of Art Mueseum, and am an Elite, Competitive Irish Dancer. My community service hours are easily over 100, from all of the shows that we perform in for Dance at Nursing Homes (non-profit). </p>
<p>My ACT is pretty pathetic... a 24. I did not take the SAT, because my Grandmother and Uncle both passed away the weekend of the test. </p>
<p>For the past three years, I have been homeschooled through an online program, off and on. I nearly lost my life due to Anorexia Nervosa at the age of 13, though I did recover after 3 months of hospitalization. My Freshmen year of Highschool was a great success... I was quite the standout, and the school was expecting great things from me. By the middle of the year, however, I had grown ill with Pnuemonia. The anitibiotics I was perscribed intereacted with the phsychiatric medications I take. Thus, I grew severly depressed. I won't go into gorey details, though I will say I was placed in a Psychiatric Ward under a 72 hour suicide watch. Inspite of all of this, I continued on with school, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. It wasn't until my depression grew really severe that I got a B. At this time, I was so bad, we had to withdraw me from school. </p>
<p>I tried to go back for my Junior Year, and was able to run a few races for the Cross Country team, earning Honors at each one. Once school started back up, I began relapsing into my Eating Disorder. My weight plummeted, just not as bad as it had previosuly been (at age 13, I reached 70 lbs., at a height of 5'5"). In September, I withdrew from school again, entering treatment. I kept up with my school work, earning all A's that year. Once my health was stabalized, I resumed dancing and running. I've been running on my own, since I can't run for the Public Highschool while homeschooled. Though when I was a member of my school's team, I was very successful. </p>
<p>So that brings us to my Senior year... where again, I tried going back to school. I ran for the school, as usual, and was performing better than ever... my times were regional bound, if not state material. But then my I began to expirience complications with Hypoglycemia, causing me to withdraw, AGAIN. My non-fasting Glucose was dropping into the 30's, without any explanation (I'm not diabetic). That has, since, been resolved. Although, I'm still currently homeschooled. Earning straight A's, nonetheless, but homeschooled. </p>
<p>Being homeschooled, I'm unable to participate in school clubs and activities. I can still dance, since my Irish Dance school is outside of the school, but that's about it. I've taken the liberty to seek out volunteer organizations to stay busy. In January, I will begin volunteering with Hospice, and am currently doing the receptionish position at the Museum, as well as Reading for the Blind. </p>
<p>Other than that, I haven't been acive since my Sophomore year, consistently. I feel very ashsamed of my lack of accomplishments. All I have now is Dance and Volunteering. I run on my own, but colleges won't care about that... there's no title to go along with it. I'm recovered from my Eating Disorder, but the scars it's left behind are really starting to impeded on my chances at college, because I've missed so, SO much. I have no friends now, no school activities, ect., BECAUSE I HAVE NO SCHOOL! </p>
<p>It's really frustrating, beacuse I didn't even get a chance to partake in NHS, although I'm more than qualified. I fear that I will not get into a good college, due to my circumstances. I've battled alot, I know, but I don't have the awards and titles that good schools are in search of. Here is a list of schools that I would like to apply for. If you could PLEASE tell me my chances, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so very much. </p>
<p>John Carroll University
Case Western Reserve University
Miami University
Ohio Northern
Cornell College
University of Illinois</p>
<p>Again, thank you all very much.</p>
