Try writing about how you overcame obstacles in your college essay. Its worth a try. I wrote in my essay how I'd gotten bad grades my freshman & sophomore years because of a learning disability, improved my grades, and then decided I wanted to help special needs kids for a career and that got me...
A lot of it depends on what it is a good fit for you. What do you want out of college? Big, small, greek life, sports, religion, study abroad? Do some research and find where you want to be.