<p>I transferred from terrible high school (near the city- sent only one student to Ivy-Harvard) to an excellent school (more academically rigorous, much more competitive, has a great history of students going to top colleges). Without taking any honors or AP courses before, I academically challenged myself by filling up my schedule with most rigorous courses. My grades dropped dramatically to many Bs and some As, nothing below B. However, I still persevered throughout the year and learned to become a better student; I even got exceptional scores on AP exams, though they aren't weighed in admission. Unfortunately, my transcript still shows mostly Bs in my junior year. As a senior, my schedule is more rigorous than last year's. I am improving dramatically in classes; as a matter of fact, I got a report card recently with straight As, and I am thinking of sending it to college to prove that I am still improving academically. Is it worth it to write a personal letter and send my report card to college? Btw, I am applying early action to Yale if you are wondering. And I am going to send a supplementary recommendation and a supplementary essay about something they should know about me. I don't want to overwhelm the admission officer with too many forms and papers and essays. What do you think?</p>
<p>if the explanation is there on the other part of the application ( preferably the recommendation letters or counselor report ) u shud not send it twice as a personal request. </p>
<p>However the best i wud say is to mention all u want in the additonal information column with terse wordings without using any letters and personal comments. </p>
<p>That way it remains very short and the admission officer doesnt have to look at multiple sheets of paper and get distracted......</p>
<p>your GC or a tecaher could mention about that. :)</p>