“Outline circumstances that have led to your academic difficulty and what you plan to do differently during the upco-ming academic year.”
These are the circumstances that contributed to me not doing well that I would like to put in my statement:
1) I had caught covid the weekend before the semester started.
– Semester started Feb 1, 2021. I caught covid about 4 days prior and my symptoms were very didnt fully recover till Feb 6th-7th.
– Me being sick also prohibited me from enrolling in all my classes on time, therefore I started the semester already behind.
2) My cousin caught covid and was staying over at my house with my family.
– My cousin and I are very close and he goes to school not too far from where I live. He doesn’t have any other family members in the state of NY other than me and my parents, so when he caught covid my mother insisted on him staying with us because she was extremely worried about him since he suffers from underlying health issues (asthma) He stayed with us from the middle of March till the end of March.
3) My aunt is suffering from cancer.
– My Aunt Maggie, is my only aunt on my father’s side that I have a close relationship with. She’s not only been a support system for me but she’s also my best friend.
– In Februray, not only did I find out that her breast cancer had returned, but I also found out that she has ovarian cancer as well. Seeing her suffer like this had a major effect on my mental space. I wasn’t taking it well whatsoever.
– I was responsible of taking her to her weekly appointments and chemotherapy treatments in Manhattan. These trips lasted anywhere from 3 hours to 6 hours and sometimes I had to take her two or even three times a week depending on if she was dealing with a lot of pain and the doctors insisted on seeing her immediately.
How I plan to do differently this upcoming semester:
1) I plan to return back on campus.
– Not being on campus played a major factor to my grades. I wasn’t capable of learning properly due to all the issues my family faced the past couple of months. I was distracted and wasn’t able to focus. Being back on campus will keep focused and capable to not let the problems at home get in the way of me learning while I’m back up at school.
2) I plan on enrolling myself in the school turoring services so I can receive the extra help I need to achieve and maintain the GPA that my school requires.
3) I also plan on changing my major from Biological Sciences to Public Health.
– Biological sciences wasn’t for me, the major itself was overwhelming and I personally don’t see myself wanting to continue in the major, but public health has been a major I’ve become really fond of.
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