<p>Hey there! First of all, thanks everyone for posting helpful questions, especially to the Harvard students for answering them. </p>
<p>As in international student currently attending one of the most selective country’s English private boarding schools, I certainly want to give studying at an US college a try in a couple of years. Not only do I maintain good academic results, I also love the ECs I am doing and want to continue with the work I began a few years ago to the very end of high school.</p>
<p>But, as I am a rising sophomore only, there is no point really in stressing over GPA, exams etc. I am about to start with a little bit of prep for the SATs this year when there is time. Nevertheless, I am fully aware that everything could pretty much change in the years to come and, as a result, I might not be attending any of the Ivies or the kind. Before I get to the question itself, let me tell you something about my background and why I think I might be interesting for some of the schools I dream about (sorry if it sounds little too confident):</p>
<p>I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy right after my birth - luckily the kind that effects the lower limbs and movement “only”. As a result, my childhood was almost purely devoted to seeing a huge variety of doctors, undergoing many surgeries etc. In hindsight, I am more than gretaful that my parents actually decided to embark on this difficult way of life that helped me to get where I am now. To put a long story short, while about ten years ago I would not even have dreamed about going to a school farther than a mile from my house, usually being accompanied by somebody else taking caring nothing would happen to me while en route, now I am more or less fully independent and commuting to my present school twice a week (it is about a half of the country, even though for Europe that’s nothing compared to the States :))… </p>
<p>And the reason why I decided to give it a try and to achieve something regardless of what the doctors say was that I was literally ousted out of the school I went to before this one. It was just then that the last surgery, a fairly complicated one, was ahead of me. I had two choices - either do it later (it would have meant not spending so much time in the new class), or do it over the summer. I went for the latter. Despite the fact I was on crutches (I neglected the suggested convalescence in favor of the new school) I started the semester on a regular date… But the staff did not like the idea of them helping me out from time to time… They eventually pushed me to make a great leap ahead to independence and even better education, which I am grateful for, not taking the psychological pressure put on me by the teachers into account…</p>
<p>Now, I am about to do another leap as I progress with my high school education. The question is - thanks if you’ve read to this point, by the way 
- whether to write something like this - my story - as part of the application, maybe the essay? The thing is whether or not to write it fow I feel it or to make a better story out of it? I do not want to come across as someone who begs the AC for mercy and hopes to get it based on a seemingly sad story, I would love them to know this part of my life on the other hand…</p>
<p>Any suggestions?
PS: I am really sorry for the messy stream-of-consciousness-like style. I needed to share it with someone.</p>