As college decisions are rolling out, and I have yet to receive the rest of them in this coming week or two, I have been getting increasingly worried about getting rescinded from the colleges I will be accepted to. I’ll try to explain below as detailed as I can without giving away too much personal and possibly-identifiable information. I apologize if the details are unorganized.
I experienced an event in the middle of my junior year that caused me to fall into deep depression and anxiety. Due to my circumstances, I have been unable to seek treatment from psychologists or therapists, so I do not have records of my mental conditions on file if I do need to report them to the college I will attend. My mental illnesses, combined with high school burnout, have really affected me.
Unfortunately, my conditions affected my performance in school, even though I tried very hard to do as much as I could while I was healing. I received my first non-A grade in high school in my second semester of junior year, with all As in my other classes. As a senior, I ended my first semester with As, one high-B, and one D in AP Calculus. This semester, I am on track to receive all As, but my grade in Calculus is still in question and will most likely stay at a D.
I have tried to communicate with my school counselor and administrators about my struggles and have asked them about what they can do to help me, but they have turned a blind eye and it is clear that I will not receive much assistance or support from them.
My teachers, on the most part, have been understanding as I’ve explained my circumstances. I’ve always been a hardworking student, and am currently at the top of my class. I am glad that my teachers understand that I am, in fact, going through hard times and am not attempting to cover up my “laziness” by using an untrue excuse (I hope that made sense).
I am happy to say that I am now in a much better place than I was a year ago, but the damage has been done and I am worried that colleges will not be sympathetic or forgiving with my circumstances, and will rescind my acceptances. I was wondering if anyone could give any advice on what I should do in my circumstances. I would be very thankful if you could.
One thing that I want to try to avoid is to talk to my future college about my mental condition. I don’t know how well colleges/universities react to mental illnesses, and I’d rather not test them on this. I would appreciate any alternatives, if possible.
Thank you.
(**Note: I wasn’t sure if I should post this in the “High School Life” or “College Admissions” discussion, so please feel free to move this into the appropriate area. Thank you!)
