<p>With all due respect and kindness, they are not going to pity you b/c your father is disabled. My advice to you is to send a letter to the colleges you are looking to appeal and try to show that you’re enthusiastic about going to that colllege. In your appeal, also, emphasize that your level of curriculum in China was remarkably hard and try to find some sort of statistic about the calibur of the school you went to.</p>