chrisps1992

My first few semesters of college were full of WFs, Fs, Ds, and Cs. Thereafter, all semesters since have been A's with a few B's. All of those classes from the first few semester, save a few, have been retaken with a grade of A. I know I need to explain what happened these first few semesters in my statement, but it's complicated. During those semesters (and for a while before) my mother was a severe alcoholic and abused prescription medication. There were multiple hospital visits for overdose and alcohol poisoning. Obviously I didn't take it well and that's what happened with my grades. My only hesitation is that it sounds a little "put-offish" to me if I were an admissions member and I saw someone had home with substance abuse in it, but I don't know. Obviously my mother is fully recovered and sober ever since. I just don't know how descriptive I should be about this. Should I say "medical issues" or should I put it all out in the open?