godlyatheist
Jun 23, 2009
Undergraduate / Re-admission appeal statement (Reasons for Unsatisfactory Performance) [10]
Reasons for Unsatisfactory Performance:
Upon entering the university I found the freedom of living on my own and unfortunately, I used it to distract myself from my study at UCSD. I became deeply attached to computer gaming that consumed time needed for studying and as a result my grades suffered over the two years I attended the university. During the second year I isolated myself completely from my roommates as I delved into the online game World of Warcraft. My addiction with computer games made me lose interest and focus in my classes. When the problem started it my roommates attempted to help but I ignored their advice because I thought I can solve it on my own. After receiving the first academic probation at the end of first academic year, I improved my grades for one semester and then completely disregarded studying. When it was obvious that I couldn't fight my addiction I should have sought counseling but I didn't. The result of all this is that I drove myself further and further from excelling in education and eventually resulting in my dismissal.
Solution and changes:
To combat my addiction with video games my family and I worked together to first distance me from my games. I threw away all my games and my family kept my computer use to school work only. I also worked at a retail store during spare times to keep myself from digressing back to playing games. While attending the nearby community college, I realized just how foolish I was to waste my education opportunity. Courses such as chemistry have only one professor with a single class which made enrollment extremely difficult. Both semesters I petition for organic chemistry only to lose the lottery the professors use to decide who can enter. This experience made me determined to excel in my other classes because I now know that opportunity is something to be seized. I wish to prove myself as a capable and focused student and my grades reflect that. I passed linear algebra, a class I failed two times before, with an A and a renewed thirst for knowledge. I feel confident about my return to UCSD because I now fully understand the mistakes I made and I have the determination to succeed. Even though returning to the university means my family can no longer watch me, I am more disciplined now and will not make the same mistake again. My newly proposed Electrical Engineering major contains many difficult courses that require more study time, which is why I decided to forge summer classes and work full time so I have to work less during the school year.
Reasons for Unsatisfactory Performance:
Upon entering the university I found the freedom of living on my own and unfortunately, I used it to distract myself from my study at UCSD. I became deeply attached to computer gaming that consumed time needed for studying and as a result my grades suffered over the two years I attended the university. During the second year I isolated myself completely from my roommates as I delved into the online game World of Warcraft. My addiction with computer games made me lose interest and focus in my classes. When the problem started it my roommates attempted to help but I ignored their advice because I thought I can solve it on my own. After receiving the first academic probation at the end of first academic year, I improved my grades for one semester and then completely disregarded studying. When it was obvious that I couldn't fight my addiction I should have sought counseling but I didn't. The result of all this is that I drove myself further and further from excelling in education and eventually resulting in my dismissal.
Solution and changes:
To combat my addiction with video games my family and I worked together to first distance me from my games. I threw away all my games and my family kept my computer use to school work only. I also worked at a retail store during spare times to keep myself from digressing back to playing games. While attending the nearby community college, I realized just how foolish I was to waste my education opportunity. Courses such as chemistry have only one professor with a single class which made enrollment extremely difficult. Both semesters I petition for organic chemistry only to lose the lottery the professors use to decide who can enter. This experience made me determined to excel in my other classes because I now know that opportunity is something to be seized. I wish to prove myself as a capable and focused student and my grades reflect that. I passed linear algebra, a class I failed two times before, with an A and a renewed thirst for knowledge. I feel confident about my return to UCSD because I now fully understand the mistakes I made and I have the determination to succeed. Even though returning to the university means my family can no longer watch me, I am more disciplined now and will not make the same mistake again. My newly proposed Electrical Engineering major contains many difficult courses that require more study time, which is why I decided to forge summer classes and work full time so I have to work less during the school year.