Hey guys. Following is supposed to be a 200 word essay for UC application. It is not a part of the regular essays that are 1000 words in total. This essay is an optional essay to discuss about any academic issue there is I would like to discuss with the admissions. Feel free to correct any errors. Thanks for taking your time into reading this! This essay is definitely over the word limit, so if you could kindly help me make it under the required limit.
Emigrating from India, my parents insisted that I work, to provide income and send money to India. My first quarter taking calculus was an arduous experience during the summer of 2008. With the speed of courses taught during the summer and the pressure of working full time during the summer I ran into difficulties with time management. My obligations to my family began to interfere with my studies and caused my academics to suffer.
As the summer of 2008 ended, I knew working full time was a distraction to my academics. However as school ended my troubles continued. My parents decided to take some time apart due to unreconcible differences which made my mother leave for India. I dedicated time to my family and mentored my sister while working 3 days a week and attending school. This limited the time available towards school. I faltered once again and tried to improve my grades. I salvaged chemistry and art; however calculus once again was the blemish in my academics.
Winter quarter approached and I knew I had to control my academics and pass math. I informed my father that I had to take time off from work and dedicate my time to my studies. He was against my decision, however it was necessary, in order to advance. It was tough going against my father, since I was a second income in the family, but it was the most important decision I have made, a decision that played the biggest impact on my future.
Emigrating from India, my parents insisted that I work, to provide income and send money to India. My first quarter taking calculus was an arduous experience during the summer of 2008. With the speed of courses taught during the summer and the pressure of working full time during the summer I ran into difficulties with time management. My obligations to my family began to interfere with my studies and caused my academics to suffer.
As the summer of 2008 ended, I knew working full time was a distraction to my academics. However as school ended my troubles continued. My parents decided to take some time apart due to unreconcible differences which made my mother leave for India. I dedicated time to my family and mentored my sister while working 3 days a week and attending school. This limited the time available towards school. I faltered once again and tried to improve my grades. I salvaged chemistry and art; however calculus once again was the blemish in my academics.
Winter quarter approached and I knew I had to control my academics and pass math. I informed my father that I had to take time off from work and dedicate my time to my studies. He was against my decision, however it was necessary, in order to advance. It was tough going against my father, since I was a second income in the family, but it was the most important decision I have made, a decision that played the biggest impact on my future.
