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Hey Guys:

I'm reposting the below (in italics) with a little caveat. Towards the end of my first year ( i am part-time) I started having disruptive sleep apnea ( nose broken a few times when i was younger). In times of high stress and anxiety the sleeplessness got exponentially worse, so my first year grades suffered but I still maintained top 5%. I had a open rhino/septoplasty surgery this year to fix my breathing. I already applied to all the below schools. Would it be too late or even smart to call back and disclose the condition. My second year GPA was considerably higher once I could get a good nights sleep. I was immediately accepted into Hastings. UR review 6/24, accepted 6/26, but I really want UCLA, Berkeley, or USC. I have medical records to prove the condition.

Recently applied to Boalt, UCLA, USC, UCI, Davis and Hastings. I would appreciate any feed back on my chances. I am a second-year part-time student and just completed my 2L year. I have completed 38 units and understand I may have to give up some of those units depending on the school ( everyone except UCLA). Im in a TTT CA school. Traditionally, the school ranked in 90-100 range, but in the last two years it has moved to the 140+, but it is still ranked.

My Cumulative GPA is 3.69 ranked 3rd out of 56 members. Strong improvement second year.
-First year GPA 3.51 ranked 3/64... top 5%
-2nd year 3.84 still ranked 3rd but class size fell to 56 members so now I am top 6%
- Witkin in Legal writing first year
- Strong performance in inter-school mock trial and moot court competitions
- worked full time my 1L year, second year worked part-time as a research assistant.
- 10 + years full-time work experience.
- Current scholarship is 70% of sticker price.
- landed a position as a summer associate through a diversity fellowship at current school for this summer.

Thanks in advance.

I can't see any possible situation where this could help...

Na

Sounds like an excuse. No one likes excuses.

I had this too... kinda just went away on its own. There were behaviors I had that also weren't conductive to it. It obviously didn't impact you that much, but you didn't bring your A-game. It sounds impressive, but personally my grades didn't improve once I started getting >4 hours of sleep per night. I became much more lazy. The same anxiety that leads to sleep disorders may also make you do well.

CounselorNebby wrote:

Chrstgtr wrote:Sounds like an excuse. No one likes excuses.

That's what my gut was telling me. Thanks for the input.