<p>buy Harry Bauld’s little college essay book and do the opening exercises before you write you essays.<br>
Tell your story well. Each essay shows a new facet of you. Don’t make them guess what you would be doing on campus. Tell them. Make some of your predictions very accurate based on each specific college. Show you understand College X and its ethos.</p>
<p>Demonstrate your emotional mental health and your powers of observation. Your ADHD can be compensated for…emotional openness and cheer and the ability to contribute on campus from day one is a sought after as a class of rugged individuals is put together.</p>
<p>Impress your references by putting together a list with good reach colleges, good match colleges on it. Think big but don’t count on anything. You won’t win admission anywhere selective without putting across that you know you can do the work and you are qualified however. So don’t be shy. State what you will gain from College X and why you want to be there for four years. They can see your test scores. They know you have talent. So answer their questions for them re your GPA. Keep it simple and always convey veracity. Don’t ever let an admissions officer make up the answers because you didn’t provide them.</p>
<p>Reference letters can be tipping points.</p>
<p>You won’t have any prob getting into your state honors programs hopefully although that GPA would be an issue at UVA or UGA honors due to high numbers of fully qualified students. </p>
<p>Apply for merit scholarships even if you aren’t selected. Why? Extra essays to get to know you better. Plus your side job as a seasoned writer makes you interesting! </p>
<p>Apply to colleges with good financial aide. Know your real FAFSA bottom line with your parents and apply with your eyes open. My son was admitted to his top choice college and we had to admit to him too late in the game that we were not going to be able to swing his estimated cost of attendance.</p>