<p>Hello, everyone!</p>
<p>Due to unavoidable illness, I suspended from school last year and returned this semester. Now I’m concerning will it hurt my chance for getting into Harvard? What specific should I pay attention to?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>“Suspended” implies that you were punished for having done something wrong. No one will hold an extended absence due to illness against you. Your recovery from the illness and how it shaped you might even make a good essay topic. But a “suspension” is something else entirely.</p>
<p>Maybe this is just an English as a second language issue, but what did the school call your being away. Did the school call it a “leave of absence,” or a “medical leave” or a “homebound period” or what? As Scipio has pointed out, usually “suspension” implies a school disciplinary action, which is a different kind of issue.</p>
<p>oh, yes…
I’m an international student…it was translated by a tool:) thanks </p>
<p>It’s a medical leave, so how should I describe it?</p>
<p>I got a nephritis and left school for one year. From 2011->2012</p>
<p>You describe it as a medical leave due to nephritis. Get your GC to include it in their recommendation.</p>
<p>In my country, any college can deny one’s admission who get such disease. They believe students with nephritis will be unable to pursue college career.</p>
<p>Do I need a medical certification from hospital? Do you mean I could improve this disadvantage, like tell the admission officer how did I overcome the physical problems in my essay or recommendation? Thanks a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooottttt!</p>
<p>In the U.S., your medical history is considered private. You do not need to send any doctor’s statements to colleges. You could write an essay about your experience with nephritis if you like, but it would be fine to have the GC write a few sentences about your situation in his/her recommendation. I don’t think that U.S. colleges will discriminate against anyone who has had a medical problem if the application shows they are qualified.</p>
<p>I got a nephritis and left school for one year. From 2011->2012</p>
<p>Huh???</p>
<p>I’m less concerned about your medical issues than your English. Especially if you want to get into Harvard (like zillions other students).</p>
<p>Grammar?? oh, I was a little rushed…
I mean that I left school one year due to nephritis
I should get into college in the year 2011 but currently it would be 2012
My SAT is in November, now I’m improving my grammar.:D</p>
<p>not get into…
It should be “graduate”</p>