Illness affected GPA Chances

soup14
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:05:13 +0000

I’ve had some medical problems since the second half of freshman year that’s caused me to miss school, but I’ve kept my UW GPA at a 2.96.

Would explaining my medical condition help with my low GPA at all when applying to colleges?

** Test Scores **
ACT Composite: 29 (retaking it this summer to get it into the 30’s)
Math:** 21** Reading:36 English:31 Science:29
SAT: Not taken yet

EC’s-
Speech Team-Discussion, Varsity
English Team
Girl Scouting for 10 years, Bronze Service Award
Mother Teresa Service Award

Colleges:
Purdue U.
Ball State U.
Valparaiso
Colleges/Universities with good english or pre-law programs.