Hey guys! I need some advice. I had a 4.0 gpa throughout my whole life at my school. I grew up in a low income family and the only colleges I ever visited were those that were free (Haverford MSE, and Tufts Multicultural Overnight Program). I've played football at my state-championship high school as a varsity member 3 out of the 4 years. I've been a state-championship runner at track, and I'm in a plethora of EC's, and I've done over 500 hours of community service. My ACT is horrible though. Like I stated before though, I grew up low income, but this past year a tragic event happened occurred, causing me to miss several days of school, and spends hours upon hours at the hospital with my fellow family members for over 39 days. My grades suffered horrendously because of this. I got a C+ and two B's in first semester grades (they were in AP classes). I was just wondering if Harvard (and other ivy-type schools) will understand my drop in grades? And will I still have a good chance of being accepted (I applied to 19 other schools besides Harvard through the common app fee waiver.
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