Chances at Muhlenberg?

pearlsky12
Sat, 08 Apr 2017 03:16:46 +0000

Hello! I am currently a junior in high school and I have completely fallen in love with Muhlenberg! Here is a rundown of my high school career thus far:

Freshman year: All regular classes except honors English, GPA was 2.7

Sophomore year: GPA 3.0, all regular classes except for English honors again

First semester junior year: 3.8, no honors classes

ACT score is a 24, but I have plans to retake it and I’m sure I could get a 25 or higher!

My parents and I decided it would be best to not take honors classes this year to give me a chance to develop a good work ethic after a rough first half of high school. The story of the first half of my high school career is a long and complicated story, but I summarized it as short as I could make it for this. I was diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type very late, late in my sophomore year. Struggled a lot until then without realizing why, but I’ve been receiving a lot of help and have made huge strides since my diagnosis! A friend committed suicide sophomore year which drove me to a low point and I felt like I was never going to be able to come back from it, but I’ve worked really hard to bring myself out of that and am happy to say that I am a completely different person now than I was a year ago. Also struggle with anxiety and have a 504 plan at my school.

I really, really like Muhlenberg and could definitely see myself doing well there! I know my grades aren’t the best and my ACT score is on the lower side of their range, but is there still a chance I could get in? Or is there anything I could do to increase my chances?

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you