AHA!! I found this thread. I knew it had to exist somewhere!
My daughter is typically a high B student, but had an awful time sophomore year. She faced new struggles with anxiety, and she missed lots of days as we struggled to identify the cause of the stabbing stomach pains. They diagnosed ovarian cysts, but that only eliminated some of the pains. We tried everything -visits to urgent care which led to ER visits for non-existant appendicitis, a gluten free diet, you name it. Then she started therapy and the pains disappeared. Then, last spring, my husband was seriously ill and spent 11 days in the ICU… another huge hit to her grades as she worried that he might not make it. (He has since recovered.)
So she’s ending junior year with a GPA very close to a 3.0 … assuming she can get through the US History Regents. (Yeah, I know… US History??? But for some reason it’s her Achilles Heal.)
She wants to major in Fashion Merchandising, and we’ve seen 2 schools that she has a decent shot at. One she loved, one she hated. We have a list of schools to see this summer: 3 Must-Sees, and a bunch of I Hope We Sees. We’ve eliminated FIT and LIM and the rest of the Manhattan schools (even though FIT is a SUNY School and SUCH a bargain.) I just don’t see a competitive school in Manhattan as the best environment for an 18 year old with anxiety.
She’ll take the SAT next week; the May date coincided with her Junior prom. (Yes, honest. What idiot thought it would be a good idea to schedule the prom on the day of the May SAT???) And I have to be honest: she’s going in almost cold. We’ll see how she does.