<p>Sounds pretty good. However, beware of addressing “extenuating circumstances” in your college essay. If it fits in to something that’s important to you, go for it, but don’t make it a central aspect of your essay… admissions people get those essays a lot (I imagine) and they must get annoyed with everyone trying to justify why they didn’t do as good as they could.</p>
<p>If it was medical or perhaps psychological, I’d address it I guess… but I don’t know where. I wish they made that easier on the CommonApp… a “regrets” short-answer. Haha.</p>
<p>Just be careful you don’t come across badly to an admissions person, because honestly they probably don’t care why your GPA isn’t as high as it could be, as sad as that is, simply because they’ve seen it all before. Good luck!</p>