Academic Excellence Scholarship Essay

I am aware that I no longer meet the grade point average of a 3.0 to be eligible for the Academic Excellence Scholarship and I take full responsibility for that. I am grateful for the opportunity to have been awarded such a scholarship. I know that I have fallen below my own academic standards and the standard expected of me by the Scholarship Committee, and without a doubt I have learned several things than can prevent me from falling below those standards.

My grade point average fell as a result of me holding more positions than my academic curriculum demanded for me to maintain a certain level of academic excellence. Being a Resident Advisor and an active mentor of a leadership organization, a chunk of my time was devoted towards helping other students become more successful in their academics and in the University of Houston community. This left me with insufficient time to achieve academic excellence in which I pride myself on.

To ensure that I maintain a grade point average well above the requirement, I have prioritized what truly matters to me. As much as I enjoyed developing

freshman students to be campus leaders, I chose to no longer be a mentor for the upcoming semester in the Ignite leadership program. This creates more time for me to focus on my academics and will help me achieve a grade point average favorably above a 3.0; which would meet the scholarship requirement and help me stay competitive in my in my career field as an electrical engineer. As an engineering student, my academic curriculum can be quite challenging. With the advice of professors and academic advisors I know I need an average of three hours of studying for every hour of class I am taking. I plan to keep my engagements between my academics and outside position(s) to the weekly threshold of sixty hours as recommend by a professor. This means that the difference between sixty hours and my allotted time for studying is the safe amount of time I can spend involved in any other organization.

Also, I will be proposing a strategy for my Residence Life Coordinator to track my academic progress during our bi-weekly meetings to ensure that I am on track towards success.

This will also serve as a check needed to ensure I do not fall below the requirement.

My sub-par academic performance is unacceptable; I accept responsibility knowing fully well that I am capable of achieving a grade point average above a 3.0 for the upcoming semesters. I worked diligently to earn the academic scholarship, and I value its contribution to my academic finances. It deeply hurts me to know that I can potentially lose the fruit of several years of labor. Regardless of the decision reached, I am thankful for the privilege to have attained this scholarship, it means a substantial deal to my academic accomplishments. I look forward to another opportunity to demonstrate my academic

abilities.