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College Essays
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<p>As you can tell, my freshman and sophomore year grades sucked and my junior year grades were just ok. I really want to go to UT, and they have a special circumstance essay to explain any downhill trend in your grades. I had an eating disorder for the first two years of high school, and was still recovering in junior year. the thing is, i wasn’t officially diagnosed, i just talked to my school guidance counselor a lot and got by with a little [a LOT] help from my friends. should i bother?</p>

<p>freshman:
english (pre ap)- 86
algebra- 83
biology (honors)- 74
history (pre ap)- 86
spanish- 91</p>

<p>sophomore:
english- 85
geometry- 82
chemistry- 75
euro history (ap)- 79
spanish 2- 93</p>

<p>junior:
english (ap)- 94
math models- 89
ipc- 85
government- 90
economics- 88
us history (ap)- 87
spanish 3 honors- 91</p>

<p>and bonus points to whoever can name the movie that the subject line is from!</p>

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<p>wow… no comment</p>

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<p>isn’t that the name of a panic! @ the disco song? btw, i’m recovering from an eating disorder too, and i wouldn’t mention it. you never know who is looking at your application and how they view mental illnesses.</p>

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<p>The movie is Closer, with Natalie Portman and Jude Law.
It is possible to write a good college essay about mental illness- it’s how you approach the topic, (read: without asking for sympathy).</p>

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<p>I agree that it is really on how you approach the topic. It is very risky in that a lot of things are fickle(the reader’s opinion, time read, etc.). Nevertheless, the risky essays also have the abilities to do wonders.</p>

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<p>I think any essay on mental or physical disorders asks for the sympathy of readers and I’m not sure how admissions officers would look upon this. I agree with skp that they can be great essays, but they can also be potentially harmful.</p>