Hello! I am generally a quiet BPDer which often causes me to completely shut down and in the past stay in a state of barely functioning for months without admitting how badly I am suffering. In college I really suffered with this and didn’t know what was wrong with me. I tried to get help but there were delays with insurance and being referred to see a psychiatrist so I kind of just quietly suffered for years feeling like no one could help me. This was apparent in my grades my freshman and sophomore year and I graduated with only a 2.9. I have been working for the last two years in environmental education and also been accepted to the peace corps (but not given med clearance bc of mental Illness) 

I have an interview with teach for America next week and know they will ask me about my sub par GPA. I definitely don’t plan on mentioning i have bpd but was thinking about saying I was struggling with depression and anxiety which affected my grades. Do you think this appropriate? I don’t want to use it as an excuse or have it work against me because of the stigma but also my even though my gpa sucks I feel like just the fact that I finished with a science degree while supporting myself financially and struggling with a terrible mental illness is a huge feat. It’s sucks that employers generally don’t see it that way. 

What do you guys think? Anyone else had to explain a bad gpa?