<p>I was considering mentioning my medical complications in the "additional info" section, but I'm not sure if I'll come off as a slacker looking for an excuse.</p>
<p>I had a gallbladder infection which spread to my liver and I was just released from the hospital about two weeks ago. I'm taking 5 APs, and I missed way too much material. I got a 40/100 on a Calc test, failed two economics quizzes, an English test, etc.</p>
<p>All this will obviously affect my grades, should I bother explaining or will it do more harm than good?</p>
<p>Being in hospital for 2 weeks is substantial. Why is your school not having you retake the quiz/test? I would have your counselor put something down about your illness and absence from school.</p>
<p>How many days of school did you miss? You need to sit down with your counselor and teachers and talk about a reasonable plan to catch up.</p>
<p>Hi, thanks for the replies. </p>
<p>I was in the hospital for 7 days, but I missed a total of 15 days due to bedrest, doctor appointments, ultrasounds, etc. </p>
<p>I went back to school last week, and I was expected to make up the tests/quizzes because the material was mailed to my house. There obviously wasn’t enough time to review the material, but I still had to take the tests. My counselor said the grades I received are staying and I can make up the rest of the work when I get a chance.</p>
<p>Either way, the situation didn’t seem fair at all, and I was just wondering if it’s appropriate to include a little blurb about what happened. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Sending out an application this week…final thoughts on including additional info?</p>