<p>So I’m a junior, going to be a senior in HS in the fall.</p>
<p>SAT Scores: 780 math, 660 reading, 730 writing, 10 essay (I’m taking SAT class over the summer to try to get the reading and essay up).</p>
<p>I took 6 AP classes this year (Euro, Calc AB, Spanish Lang, English Lang, Physics C Mech, Comp Sci A), and one last year (US History-got an A).</p>
<p>I’m expecting good AP Exam scores (mostly 5’s), and I got a 5 on my US History Test last year.</p>
<p>I played Tennis, and am president of a few clubs (though more like clubs that I joined because of serious interest, eg. Physics Club, Scholars Bowl…).</p>
<p>I can get good recommendations.</p>
<p>For my first semester, I got grades that I was happy with (A in Physics C, A in Euro History, and A- in English Lang).</p>
<p>The thing is that, in my second semester, I had AP Calc AB, AP Spanish Language, and AP Comp Sci A.</p>
<p>I’m getting an A in AP Calc (and I’m applying for engineering/economics), but I will be getting an A- in Spanish Language, and probably a B+ or A- in Comp Sci A.</p>
<p>However, in the beginning of May, during my AP Exams, I had a seizure, which caused me to miss significant time due to medical tests, hospital stay, being sick, and overall stress. I also wasn’t entirely focused on school the entire time-before the seizure (AP Exam stress), and after the seizure because of dealing with all the medical issues- thus my grades for the second half took a slight drop.</p>
<p>While I’m not bawling my eyes out over a B+ and an A-, I am interested in applying to MIT, Northwestern, Cal Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Rice, Stanford, Cornell, etc.</p>
<p>So my questions are:</p>
<p>A. Do those two grades significantly alter my chances?</p>
<p>B. I’ve seen on some applications a place to write in special circumstances. Would my circumstance change the outlook of the admissions officers on my consideration?</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice!</p>