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[quote=Anonymous]1. Are you reasonably sure your health issues will be under control during your college years? You might want to focus your search on colleges with a great hospital on site, that includes the specialty you need. Campus health centers are usually TERRIBLE, and tend to not take legitimate conditions seriously. You might also want something that's easily accessible by car or plane, and not in the middle of nowhere.

2. Stop obsessing over the top tier, silly OP. It doesn't that much in the long run. If you're a brilliant kid, you will have a brilliant career. The brand on the diploma will not hold you back. Truly. I know you don't believe me right now, but when you're older, you will.

3. Don't dismiss teachers and counselors so easily. Your parents need to communicate with the two teachers and your counselor who need to write LORs, and ask them to include that you had serious health issues. You will then write one sentence to indicate you were dealing with a health issue all year, in the Additional Information portion of the Common App. Don't describe it at length: it should just be a bald statement of fact. DO NOT write about it in your essays.

4. You might want to consider getting a LOR from an adult who knows you personally, from an extra-curricular activity you did while in high school, but not necessarily this year, or an employer or a supervisor (from your place of worship, if you have one, for example). Someone not related to you who can speak to who you are as a person. It will complement your academic LORs nicely.

5. Don't stress too much about this, it's not good for your health.

- parent of teen with a chronic disease.

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