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For starters, my gpa is pretty low (3.1 UW, 3.7 W). Well, I didn't in fact go to a high school in my local area. Instead, I decided to go to a magnet school in a close by city because it was the "better school."
So, while I went to this school I started to have a hard time handling the rigor of my classes since I took all honors freshman year, and continued to load myself with APs until this year, my senior year. I had trouble with my sleeping pattern during these years, like freshman year, I went to sleep at around 2 (if I was lucky) every night. But, I gradually found it harder to be functioning with a lack of sleep during the day to the point of where I noticed that I was slurring my speech at school and sleeping during class. I remember becoming very emotional during school and rather depressed.
Ha. It probably does not sound so special yet, but there's more.
My parents were starting to have problems with each other. I'd come home to them arguing, and sometimes bringing me into it; even though I tried so hard to stay away. During the fall of my sophomore year, my dad would come home drunk and yelling at me if my mom was not there. (yes, it seems like i was target #2) So, my mom often decided to work late. I had what I called a type of crisis, since I was never had this type of experience before. What really got to me was that I could not figure out why I was being yelled at and what he was saying to me. Thinking about it too much, I stressed myself over the details of what he said even during school, aware that he would probably forget everything the next day. The logic he made in his argument did not make sense; it was hell. Furthermore, I sometimes found myself believing him since he is, after all, my parent. My parents have been getting along in a much more family-type way since then : ) My grades, though, have shown a downward trend into my junior year, but my grades have improved this year. I fear that it is too late, since I know that colleges like to focus on sophomore and junior year grades.
Now, I face a dilemma. My dad has decided that he wants to head my college apps since he believes that I will have no time; my school is that demanding. As you can see, this leaves me no way of talking about my circumstances.
My question is: Are these circumstances substantial enough for colleges to consider them an interference with my academic performance?
This happened about 2 years ago.
So, while I went to this school I started to have a hard time handling the rigor of my classes since I took all honors freshman year, and continued to load myself with APs until this year, my senior year. I had trouble with my sleeping pattern during these years, like freshman year, I went to sleep at around 2 (if I was lucky) every night. But, I gradually found it harder to be functioning with a lack of sleep during the day to the point of where I noticed that I was slurring my speech at school and sleeping during class. I remember becoming very emotional during school and rather depressed.
Ha. It probably does not sound so special yet, but there's more.
My parents were starting to have problems with each other. I'd come home to them arguing, and sometimes bringing me into it; even though I tried so hard to stay away. During the fall of my sophomore year, my dad would come home drunk and yelling at me if my mom was not there. (yes, it seems like i was target #2) So, my mom often decided to work late. I had what I called a type of crisis, since I was never had this type of experience before. What really got to me was that I could not figure out why I was being yelled at and what he was saying to me. Thinking about it too much, I stressed myself over the details of what he said even during school, aware that he would probably forget everything the next day. The logic he made in his argument did not make sense; it was hell. Furthermore, I sometimes found myself believing him since he is, after all, my parent. My parents have been getting along in a much more family-type way since then : ) My grades, though, have shown a downward trend into my junior year, but my grades have improved this year. I fear that it is too late, since I know that colleges like to focus on sophomore and junior year grades.
Now, I face a dilemma. My dad has decided that he wants to head my college apps since he believes that I will have no time; my school is that demanding. As you can see, this leaves me no way of talking about my circumstances.
My question is: Are these circumstances substantial enough for colleges to consider them an interference with my academic performance?
This happened about 2 years ago.