This is (kind of, sort of) a sob story

Pre-College Topics High School Cafe
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<p>Let’s see if you still disagree when you and several of your acquaintances* get kicked out of school for being suicidal. College administrators are very concerned with their bottom line and it is extremely risky to suppose admissions officers will take on someone who may be a liability to their school. There are so many qualified applicants - why accept someone who may set fire to herself in her dorm?</p>

<p>We had three suicides in 2009. When the first guy killed himself, they gave everyone extensions on their problem sets for a week. The media got involved, a lot of people were sad, and the administration had to send out a lot of politely worded letters. Do you really think they will want to deal with that if they don’t have to? It’s a lot of work for them. And it makes people not want to come to their school.</p>

<p>It’s quite an ugly truth because you’d hope schools would be fair and judge you on your academic merit. Once you get in you’d hope the school’s counseling center would be supportive and try to preserve your mental health. But the truth is … they have other interests to protect.</p>

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<li>not all from the same school</li>
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<p>@fizix2
I have actually been thinking about what I was going to put down for college applications, whether or not I should bring up the depression, because I’ve read many conflicting reports as whether you should tell them about it or not. It’s a high risk thing to talk about, as many schools will see it as a liability, and I am prepared to deal with that. If I do choose to use it as an explanation, I’m going to talk about how I have overcome my condition, what I have learned from it, what I have learned about myself, etc etc. I’ve spoken to my academic counselor who said she would find a way to explain freshman year for me. If I choose not to disclose the main reason for my poor performance, I’ll write about something along the lines of “I’ve found my joie de vivre, learning is my newfound passion”</p>

<p>Anyone else want to weigh in about whether or not I should disclose the issue?</p>

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<p>Try the Parents Forum. When I was going through tough times I got a lot of good advice there from a lot of experienced people.</p>

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<p>Bump? Bump.</p>