This fall semester I was taking Genetics, Thermodynamics, Moral Ethics, Introduction to Public Health, and Psychology of Race, Class, and Gender. Due to illness, my second semester put me in academic probation and after talking to Dean Rome I was recommended to drop Genetics and concentrate on my other four classes. I performed very well in all my classes but Thermodynamics, which I had trouble with. I believed I would receive at least a C but unfortunately received an NC. I took CHEM 330 with Professor Stratt, which I later discovered has very difficult exams, and to make matters more difficult, my class, was majorly freshmen that had taken AP Chemistry and scored the highest scores on exams than any other class. I did problems every night, studied with a study group and believed I was prepared for the class but the type of problems he would put in the exams and worksheets where not like the ones in the textbook. I would take the exams from spring semester CHEM 330 to prepare for the exams and though I scored very well on them, on the exams for Prof. Stratt, I would not perform as well as the other students. While I had a very strong background in biology in high school and understand the organic aspect of chemistry, I find thermodynamics to be challenging.
However, what has affected my academic standing was my performance second semester. Spring semester was a complete disaster, from the classes I was taking to my health. Starting with my classes, I was taking Physiology, Thermodynamics, Calculus, Fetal Medicine, and Mande Contemporary Dance. I was also working at BUDS seven hours on Saturdays and four hours on Sundays. At first everything was going very well, I was going to class, studying/doing problems everyday, and working;...
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... so poor my second semester and I was not able to perform. This fall semester I did, though I had difficulties with CHEM 330. During the spring semester, the reason why I did not contact any school officials was because I honestly did not know that they offered help with health issues. Instead I sought help from Health Services, though I did not receive much help, because I believed that once the health issues were improved, I would be able to improve my academics. This fall semester, I kept in touch with my advisors about my academics, but did not receive counsel on who to contact about the impact my health had on my studies, which I now know was the Office of Student Life. I feel prepared to perform and really do not want to be penalized over something I did not have control over. I do not see myself doing anything other than studying. I believe I belong at Brown.
In order to be accepted into these classes, three different parts are required: good grades the past year in that particular course, an essay describing why you wished to be in that honors course, and a teacher recommendation. I knew I had the grades in order to meet the requirements, and I spend a long time writing out each other the essays. I assumed that all the teachers would think of being as hardworking because of my grades; however, I was not. After completing the application process, I was called out of class into the hallway by my science
I was taking AP World History, my first AP class. Keeping up my grades in the class was one of my biggest concerns, but surprisingly, it turned out to be a relatively laid-back class without much homework. Throughout the year, the class was mainly notes and document analysis. The only difficult part of the class was the tests. They were long and arduous with several vague questions based on specific parts of the curriculum that we had only gone over lightly. The course became more vigorous as the exam date drew closer; we began writing more essays, the tests we took grew longer, there were after school study sessions, and even a mock
I was not ready, focused, or dedicated and as a result it reflected in my poor grades. This left me feeling like a failure, and my confidence was low in my abilities. It would take years before I would I feel confident enough in my abilities to return to college. As years passed I became focused, goal oriented, confident, and realized the path I wanted to pursue. It was a constant gnawing feeling to return to college. Once I felt confident in my abilities to succeed in college, I enrolled. As a result my grades improved to a 3.27 GPA. My academic strengths are my ability to focus, endure, prioritize and study. My deficiencies would be time management. I have set aside a time frame for study time this is what helped me to succeed in my undergrad program.
In high school, I have enrolled in AP, Pre-AP, and Dual Credit classes to prepare for the exceptionally challenging classes that lie ahead, especially in the subject of science. Taking Pre-AP/AP and dual credit classes has enabled me to persevere and has further improved my work ethic. When I was a junior, I had a lot on my plate. I was on a very demanding dance team, in National Honor Society, Service Cord, and had academics to worry about. I struggled for a long time with the course load, and contemplated on dropping some classes, but I didn’t. I began working harder than ever before, after practice ended at about 5:30pm, I would go to George Memorial Library every day to do homework until the library closed at 9:00pm. Then I would go home and continue doing my homework until it was complete. That year I learned how dedicated I was to my academics. The same drive that I had that year will be the same drive that will get me thorough
My transition to college was successful, but it was nonetheless one of the most stressful times in my life. Unlike many of my peers at Saint Louis University, my rural high school experience did not truly prepare me for the academic rigors of college. Despite extensive preparation, I performed rather poorly on the first round of exams. While I didn’t fail any particular exam, my performance was seriously lacking. I knew that getting C’s on exams would not serve me well in the pursuit of my dream of becoming a physician. I remember feeling, for the first time in my life, that I was unintelligent and incompetent. I was also heavily fatigued from the excessive hours of studying, which I felt were necessary to reconcile the problem. I managed to
As we always believe that everything is easy and nothing is impossible for us, until, we realize that we are doomed. In fact, this is a big problem among students, since, many end up failing their courses for this cause. Honestly, I don’t know what I was thinking at the time I chose this and my other mini-term class, all I can say is that this was a very hard six-week journey for me. Although, the professors made it very clear on what to expect, I like many others, accepted the challenge without thinking about the consequences this could bring. Don’t panic, it was not as bad as it seems either, because I had the chance to learn a lot of new things that will definitely help me forge my future. I don’t regret taking this class at all, despite all the setbacks, I had the pleasure of meeting a wonderful professor who patiently made our journey more bearable, and my classmates that somehow always contribute to my
Exam number one. The test to start off the semester. Bombed it. What seemed to be so easy, all of a sudden, got extremely difficult. I went blank. Scientifically speaking, I had test anxiety. Next thing I know, I’m sitting with a F in the class. A pretty low F at that. But how? All of this “low grade clerical work” was such a breeze. It was like I forgot everything I did for the past two weeks. So of course I panic. I can’t go into college next fall with an unacceptable grade like that on my transcript! I make it a point to study hard for the next
Every day I remember a phrase my mother tells me, “Academics come first.” I have taken this advice to heart by not only putting them first, but also by choosing to pursue an extremely rigorous academic program. Entering high school was a very drastic change for me, I knew that I chose very rigorous courses by participating in the pre-IB program. However, I was able to adapt to the workload very well. I quickly learned time-management skills that I had not needed in middle school. Due to my excellent time-management skills, I am able to participate in extracurricular activities that I enjoy being a part of while being able to handle the demands of my challenging academic schedule. Another key to my success is my organizational skills. Having these two strong aspects together, I always turn my assignments in on time, and I am very well prepared for tests and quizzes. Also crucial to my success is my drive to regularly opt for the most challenging classes. For example, in ninth grade, I took macroeconomics for a quarter as
There were a few major issues that impacted my ability to be successful here at the university. First, the death of my family, I lost my mother, Asselef, on November 28, 2014 in a car accident back home in Ethiopia. My entire family and I quite literally fell apart, and I was unable to pull myself together enough to attend class, attend labs, study or even eat. Due to financial difficulties I wasn’t able to go back to Ethiopia to bury my beloved mom, but I went to Seattle to stay with my older brother. In that span of time
The exams dates were as follows for semester 1, 2015 BULAW1502-Friday 16th October 1:50PM, BUHRM2601-Wednesday 21st October 9:20AM and BUMGT2601-Friday 23rd October 1:50PM. Semester 2, 2015 BUMGT2614-Wednesday 17st October 9:20AM, BUHRM2602-Wednesday 19st October 9:20AM and BUHRM3730-Wednesday 19st October 9:20AM. It was big challenge for me and I accept that I have the capacity to regain my academic track. I called on sickness on 16 /October 2015, I got medical report from the doctor which covered 3 days from 16/11/2015 to 18/11/2015.
Greetings my future self if you do happen to stumble upon this letter, say hello to your 8th grade being. Let me explain to you how my 8th grade year has been if you have forgot after all of the high school work you most likely have done. The 8th grade year was a great experience to have been in from all of the moments I have encountered. The most enjoyable was having fun with friends in school and outside of school in different states. Hopefully you still remember those friends that were out of my state and in New Jersey. The experience that was not pleasant was me having to go overseas and missing a month of school. You probably still remember that experience, as it was a learning moment I will not forget in a long time. That is mostly it for the 8th grade experience, nothing too much but nothing to low.
My ACT score wasn’t even high enough to take this class but I still decided it would be in my best interest to take the class and expand my knowledge. With English being one of my worst subjects, I knew that taking it would challenge me to work harder than I ever have before. I knew if I didn’t make things harder on myself I wouldn’t go anywhere in
As a college student, who looking for building a career through higher education, decisions that I have made have had a lot of effect on my path. Decisions that mostly benefited me and sometimes had led me to tough situations and made me feel that I got burned out. This semester is going to be an example of bad decisions that I made in my entire college experience. I thought I can handle multiple courses and labs along with my working schedule. however I tried, but my plans did go as well as I expected. Although, dropping some of them, helped not to feel such a burden but it was too late. So I got behind but never gave up. Without a good spirit, I started back on. I did my best not to look back and just focused to move
I am writing to strongly recommend Tiffany Richards, who is a Graduate Student in the Program of Neuroscience at Stony Brook University, for the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Spouses Education Scholarship. Tiffany has worked in my lab since Summer 2016 and she is undoubtedly one of the most intelligent and hardworking Master students I have witnessed at our University. My laboratory studies the behavioral, electrophysiological and neuroanatomical aspects of spinal cord injury – with the overall objective to recover motor and sensory function after paralysis in rodents.
Starting college at night in 1965, I decided to take all the "required courses" to get them out of the way. I don't recall having an advisor back then, nor do I remember asking for one who might have suggested there was no rush in taking the "required co urses" immediately, but rather to take some courses that I might enjoy. So I enrolled in night school and took classes in Western Civilization and Economics. The Western Civ class (as it was called back then) was ok, but the only thing I learned from Econ omics was that the professor cleared his throat 26 times in the course of a minute. Feeling nothing was to be gained in a class where I was counting the clearing of a professor's throat, I dropped out, never bothering to withdraw from the class, but that' s another story.