...12th. I have an excuse? I was born with an illness on the back called scoliosis. scoliosis is an abnormal growth on the back that creates your spine to grow to a period of time where it reaches your heart and make you collapse and die. I was using a back brace in 8th, 9th, 10th grade and the back brace was not helping me. The doctor told me that my curve was on 64 degrees that I will have to do surgery. I had back surgery where the doctor stuck metal inside my back to stop the growth. I was not able to bend for a period of time. I spent sometimes at home instead of school. I was not able to get a tutor because I went to a private school and the school only allows public schools. Is this a good excuse. Do I still have hope to get into college. I want to go to frostburg state.