Colon High School

Hello all, my mom recently finished her chemo therapy and had a tumor removed from her colon after being diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer about 4 months ago. The ordeal is slowly going to get better and will stop affecting everyday life soon but my grades from sub-par to awful FAST. I had a 3.2 weighted GPA going into Junior year, which isn't ever that great to begin with. But the thing is I'm really intelligent! I take pretty high level classes, Honors, one AP last year. Granted I used to super lazy, but I'm willing to step now and work, but I feel it's to late. :( So, if anyone knows how colleges consider events like these in an applicants life, please give me some advice!

As far as my other criteria, I've been in 3 plays. Student of the term. I'm rigorously involved in my school television program, where I received student of the term. I will get plenty of good recommendations from several teachers, including my mentor. Not to bashful, but I do have a good personality and social skills. I will be getting a job this summer, unclear as to where. I received "Advanced" on my MCAS which is Massachusetts equivalent to a required assessment test, on every single one. I plan on taking the SAT's twice, and will most likely receive in at least the top 60 percentile for each part, top 85 and above on math.

Now, those are my strong points, but that's just to give you all an of what I'm dealing with. I believe State school will be very possible for me, but my dream school is Emerson in Boston.

Please somebody give me some optimism.

Thanks in advance.

Your circumstances will be noted but don't use it as an excuse. You have to know how to play on words effectively to convince people.

They may let you through though. So good luck.

2009-04-14 18:23:06 by cFLYNNN

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And i don't need information from wikipedia and other sites like that. I used wikipedia while i was in high school, now that i'm in college i need accurate information.

Merk Manual online. That's where I go for all my answers!

2007-09-24 09:54:26 by venus

I must say, there are only handfuls of fifteen year olds out there that would prioritize their academic career over their own personal well being: and I did just that.

And...

Long story short, it’s about regret: and regret was exactly what I felt when I went on board Singapore Flight 28 on May of 2006, leaving behind my unfinished high school life and the country I grew up in.

What should I use? A semicolon or a colon?
Help is much appreciated!

**My re-write** I must say, there are only a few handsful of fifteen year olds out there who would prioritize their academic career over their own personal well being; I did just that.

**My re-write** To make a long story short, it’s about regret: that was exactly what I felt when I boarded Singapore Flight 28 in May of 2006, leaving behind my unfinished high school life and the country I grew up in.

2008-03-05 15:22:29 by Whack whack whack

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"Although grades should not be disregarded, studying is not the only important part of high school; extracurricular activities can lead to some of the best experiences of their lives."

My use of the semi-colon is grammatically correct, but I think putting a colon in its place would connect the sentences better and convey the meaning more clearly. I've checked a few websites with rules about using colons correctly, but none of them actually cover a sentence like this one.

I would use the colon... but by the rules it is correct. But...

Studying is not the only important part of high school, although grades should not be disregarded, extracurricular activities can lead to some of the best experiences of their lives.

2008-01-17 14:35:00 by Fanatic

is it comma,colon,semicolon or ellipses?

In High School i enjoyed the following subjects: shop, art classes, lunch, and study hall. A colon is always used before a list! :)

2006-11-27 19:47:29 by carmen r