Yet another paranoid midyear issue

Applying to College
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<p>Well, I'm a senior and one of my first semester grades was, shall we say, unspeakably lower than usual. </p>

<p>As in it starts with the same letter as Delaware. </p>

<p>And although it's AP Calc, I still don't think it reflects the kind of work I put into the class. So, I was thinking of writing a letter to some of the schools I've applied to, explaining some things (death in the family, increased work hours, etc.). I was wondering, what's the best way to physically go about doing this? An e-mail probably wouldn't work, so I was thinking a snail mail letter to the admissions office, I guess asking it to be included or considered along with the rest of my app?</p>

<p>Also, has anyone done the same thing in a similar situation?</p>

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<p>Oh, and just to be clear because I said it kind of awkwardly: I'm not suggesting writing a letter with made-up reasons. Both of things actually happened to me lol.</p>

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<p>hmm, I would get your counselor to write something, too, so it's more official. I know how hard that it is to have deaths in the family...and good luck with your issue</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/my-grades-are-awful-can-i-save-my-college-acceptance.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/my-grades-are-awful-can-i-save-my-college-acceptance.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Ah, thanks for the link.</p>