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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my son had some complications from mono freshman year and had grades more than a full point below his usual.

Granted, it is freshman year, not junior year, but the rest of my advice still holds.

There is a place on the common ap for describing special circumstances.  One paragraph is the minimum and the maximum he should write to describe the health issues and their impact.  If there is ever a time to help a kid with the application, this is it.

Also, make sure the counselor has the paragraph, or a similar one that is tailored for her so she can speak of it in the reference letter.

I'm sorry your kid had such a rough year.

As far as the main essay goes, I think he should talk about who he is more generally (and write a nice essay that doesn't hide the issue but doesn't focus on it either).  Save the gpa defense for the spot where it belongs.  He is more than his bad year.

If your kid is a 3.5 student for 2.5 out of 3.5 years (no one has the last semester), there will be room for some accomodation.  [/quote]

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