Short Explanation of Low GPA

Hello,

I was asked in an email to provide a short explanation to why my GPA is low...

Can someone please review my response and provide me with any feedback? I want to submit this ASAP, so any help anyone can provide would be extremely appreciated!!!

THANKS!

While many consider passion to be a virtue while pursuing high education, irony saw my situation as a little different. As a walk on distance runner to the cross country and track teams, I dedicated most of my free time to training in hopes of receiving a scholarship. As an athlete, you only needed a 2.0 GPA to compete and I didn't focus too much time on exceeding that standard.

Looking back on that time, I realized that although it is beneficial to have passion in life; it is even more important to have balance. Since graduating from SHSU, I have been able to prove through my work history and professional training that I can balance a full time work load while pursuing education in subjects I'm more passionate about including: CapM project management certification, Google Analytics Certification, Microsoft Project 2010 Certification, and I participated in an 8-week Artificial Intelligence class held by Stanford University.

It is because of the reason above that I do not think my undergraduate GPA is a good indicator of my intellectual ability. I would respectfully ask that the admission committee consider this when reviewing my application.

While many consider passion to be a virtue while pursuing higher education, irony saw my situation --I'm sure if this is "irony" per sayas a little differently.(You might want to scrap that part ) As a walk-on distance runner to the cross country and track teams, I dedicated most of my free time to training in hopes of receiving a scholarship. As an athlete, you only needed a 2.0 GPA to compete and I didn't focus too much time on exceeding that standard.

Looking back on that time, I realized that although it is beneficial to have passion in life; it is even more important to have balance. Since graduating from SHSU, I have been able to prove through my work history and professional training that I can balance a full time work load while pursuing education in subjects I'm more passionate about including: CapM project management certification, Google Analytics Certification, Microsoft Project 2010 Certification, and I participated in an 8-week Artificial Intelligence class held by Stanford University.

It is because of the reason above that I do not think my -- For this reason, my undergraduate GPA is a not good indicator of my intellectual ability. I would respectfully ask that the admission committee consider this when reviewing my application.

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