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Academic Dismissal Letter

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I will start this letter off by explaining my past actions to fully understand where I came from, where I have gone, and what I have accomplished; since I left the university on an academic dismissal. First, my success has always and will always be dependent on me. The world is tough place and being able to be successful in this world is extremely difficult. When I first went to Colorado State University I had no direction, goals or ideas of what I wanted for myself. I was working a lot as a minor professional Ice hockey referee to pay for something that I was not truly ready to commit to. I learned from a young age no one will support you and success is only dependent on you. As I had no direction and no real understanding of myself to pursue …show more content…

During this period I learned to improve my work ethic, communication and critical thinking skills. It expanded my ability to pay attention to detail and think critically in intense and stressful situations. I officiated at every level even up to the National Hockey League. It was a promising career, however, during this time I came to the realization I wanted more. It was great to get paid to be in a new city every single night and only have to work five hours a day four times a week. This did not satisfy my desire to truly understand the world and to truly make a difference in the world. Hockey was not intellectually stimulating enough to be able to make a career I would be happy with. Ultimately, you are doing the same thing day in and day out just with different faces and different names. During that time period I learned that I like to help people and I like a challenge. During an offseason I spent a summer down in Peru doing some medical volunteer work. I thought I might want to be a doctor. What I learned from that experience is I can be thrown into situations outside my expertise; where I adapt, fight, and

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