<p>Okay, so here’s my problem:
My grades are decent (GPA is about 3.4) but my SAT scores are low (in the 1400s/2400). I took them twice and the second time the writing went up but the reading and math stayed about the same.</p>
<p>I think I have a pretty good reason for the pretty low score. I have hypoglycemia which is a little like diabetes, but basically too much insulin is produced so my blood sugar goes low. This can happen anywhere between 1 and 4 hours after eating, depending on what I eat, how stressed I am, and a lot of other factors.
When I get really stressed my blood sugar drops fast. So when taking the SAT my blood sugar would drop, and since I can’t eat during the actual test, I can’t raise it until the break. Even if I could somehow eat during the test it would totally distract me from the test itself if I had to keep checking my blood sugar.
When my blood sugar is low I can’t think that well. That’s a medical fact. So it’s really hard to concentrate on the SAT and because of that my test scores are really low. I’m not saying I would have gotten a 2400 but I really think if not for my low blood sugar I’d do better.
Is there some way I can explain to the colleges I want to apply to that my hypoglycemia severely affected my SAT-taking?</p>