GPA drops require a letter?

koolaznpygmy
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:30:32 +0000

My first semester senior year i didn’t do that well. I got my first below 3.0 gpa, and no, it wasn’t because I was slacking. I made the mistake of thinking that I could handle 5 APs, but with the added stress and pressure of college apps, last minute testing, and family situations I cracked and ended up with 3 Cs…I have heard that you should write a letter to the colleges explain your drastic drop in GPA, but I don’t want to come off as being whiny. I just want to explain a family situation which took up a lot of my time that I don’t feel comfortable discussing online. So should I write that letter or not?