I Underwent Multiple Academic Hardships

In August of 2012, at Grand Rapids Community College, I was placed on Academic Probation due to my cumulative GPA dropping below the 2.0 threshold. Prior to this action, I was not driven to take the action to perform well in my classes. I was lost in the options for my future and unaware of where I would end up. It was this lack of focus and drive that reflected in my performance. This was a strong turning point in my life, and after being placed on academic probation I came to appreciate the repercussions I was facing by not prioritizing my education. It was in this year that I decided on where I wanted my college career to take me. Through the influential factors I discussed in my personal statement, I had both my mind and my future set on

Since moving to the United States, a land of opportunity, I followed the immigrant tradition of working hard to pursue my passion/ambition to study and get my degree. I started attending community college a year after I came to the United states. I spent three years at Northern Virginia Community College and transferred to the university of Virginia to earn a B.A degree. I have always kept a full-time job while attending community college to cover my living expenses and help my parents back home Throughout my journey of achieving a higher degree, I learned how to work hard and how to overcome challenges in my own personal and academic life. Now I am very confident in achieving my goals.

During my time here at CSN I’ve had a few extenuating circumstances arise while in school which took away from my performance in my classes causing me to either fail or withdraw out of courses and eventually be placed on SAP suspension. My mother was a single parent for a number of years and once I graduated from High School she asked of me to assist with bills in the home since I still resided with her, so I began working for Moneytree which to my surprise was very time demanding and at the time I was without reliable transportation and a manager who was not very flexible with my school schedule. Then in 2010 my family and I became homeless for some time due to the recession which caused my sister to lose her job in 2008, and then my mother in 2010. This left me as the sole provider for my family since I was the only one working full-time with the ability to work additional hours if needed due to the demand of my employer at the time, and my position within the company. Then in 2013 my father who resided in Illinois was diagnosed with Bladder cancer which led to me traveling to

In that time I was working a full and part time job to help my mother out while she was on disability. In those years I had no idea what I wanted to do and lacked the passion that now drives me. I knew I needed college to be successful but I also knew I was the only one bringing income in for my family. My academics took a backseat for extra shifts and taking care of mother when she was ill. As I left my exam, I remembered that mother from the accident and how I couldn’t of taken care of her if I hadn't taken of myself and emotions. I had failed to do that with my own mother and academics when I started college. I still work a full and part time job as an EMT while pursuing my prereqs for PA school but my passion to become a PA has transformed my lackluster grades into making the dean's

Before I began my program here at University of Phoenix my learning and personal growth was not a major factor. In May 2002, I was faced with a life or death situation. I was attending a private college in New Jersey. I went in for an annually check-up and was informed that I was pregnant. That day changed my life drastically. I was working two jobs and going to school part-time, so I always have been hard-working and a dedicated individual. Learning that I was about to have a child immediately made me become unfocused. In December 2002, I was about to give birth when I broke my lower left

I grew up on a farm about 3 hours north of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. I grew up as the oldest of 9 children, making our house a very busy place. It is there that I attended school at Menahga Public Schools, about 15 miles from our home. I graduated with about 45 students in 2014. I attended Minnesota State Community and Technical College as a Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO) student for my Junior and Senior Year, attaining an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts, also in May of 2014. In the Fall of 2014, I attended the University of North Dakota (UND), looking to attain my Bachelors of Science. I attended UND for three years, graduating this spring with my Bachelors of Science. During my life I have held a variety of jobs, ranging from farmhand to

I faced academic adversity when I moved to the United States in July 2010. I failed to enroll at the University of Colorado in the fall of 2010 because of lack of sufficient funds. I tried to process loans but could not process any loans because I didn’t have a Permanent Resident status at that time. I had no family or close friends that I could borrow money from since I had just moved to the United States. My desire to accomplish my goal led me to start looking for ways to pay for college. I had the drive, determination, patience and a positive attitude so; I started collecting enough funds by working several jobs. A year later, I enrolled into the university and could only afford to register for a three credit hour class. I was persistent

Coming back to school after being away for 17 years has been one of the most emotionally taxing endeavors I've experienced. My career experience was working in the quality control field. Being apart of the industry was very satisfying until the point in which the 2008 recession hit. Having to go through the uncertainty of being laid off and the frustration of trying to reenter the work force with only a high school diploma brought into focus that I needed to finish the bachelor degree I had started. While attempting to find gainful employment I took the opportunity to begin the process of transferring to a school here in California. I had originally started my degree in Lincoln, Nebraska, but moved out to California with my significant other.

I contemplated taking a semester off to have my child and reprioritize my life. However, after speaking my faculty mentor, I received the encouragement I needed to pushed forward and complete my degree. Sadly, I made the ultimate decision to postpone my journey to medical school to care for my family. After graduation, I decided to join the workforce to support my family. As a recent college graduate, I experienced difficulties obtaining employment and this was very discouraging, especially since I was caring for two young individuals. Eventually, I obtained a full-time position at a local community college and have been there for about six years educating minds to achieve their educational

After graduating high school, I did not have the opportunity to go to college right away. The reason being, I received my high school degree in Vietnam and automatically started working as a teacher. I taught at an elementary school as a kindergarten teacher for eight years consecutively. Then, I got married, and my husband sponsored me and brought me over to the United States. I have been living in California since. It has been difficult for me to finish my college degree because I lacked financial support. In addition, English is my second language. Twelve years have elapsed between high school and community college, and community college and a university. Three years after arriving in America, I attended Golden West College. I studied there for two years and after obtaining a certificate of computer office application, I began working at Northrup Gruman for the next seven years. I worked as a data entry clerk. Then I was laid off for five

During high school my mother suffered from two minor strokes, a benign brain tumor; she still has slight paralysis. When this occurred during my junior year of high school my grades didn't turn out as well as I wanted them to. I made my mother's well-being my main focus. I knew that my half-brother wouldn't be able to help take care of my mother since he worked and lived in Texas. I took on the responsibility to take care of her and the two flat income property that we live in. I still take care of her presently and that is why I chose to attend Oakton Community College, until her health stabilized. I have been able to stay focused at Oakton with the help of the staff at Oakton and my mother’s health improvements. I have learned from the faculty

When I think of the struggles that I have endured, am enduring, and will endure throughout the rest of high school, one problem that comes to my mind first are my applications to college. It has been and will continue to be very difficult to apply to five different Florida state colleges by the deadline that they want me to submit them by. In addition to all of the college applications, I have must balance all of my school work and keep my grades at a level that is above par during my entire senior year.

When I was in my freshmen year I lost my mother to long battle with cancer. After the loss of my: carer, mentor, cheerleader, and friend I was left devastated. I loss focus for the year and ultimately was defeated. After healing I challenged school once more at full force and took every honors, AP, and college in high school I could. Now at the end of my high school career I finish on the honors roll and have several college credits already under my belt. I am aiming to Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a field I love, in Slippery Rock university.

I am currently an international student at Cumberland County College, and due to my F1 status, I am only allowed to work at the college. Working at the college as a tutor is one of the best things that has ever happened to me because it gives me the opportunity to impact the lives of others positively. However, the number of hours I can work at the college is limited due to my F1 status. As a result, I am solely dependent on scholarships and support from my family. In the summer of 2015, I graduated with an Associate degree in Biomedical Science, and I was optimistic about transferring to a four-year college to start a new phase of my life. Conversely, my hopes of transferring to a four-year college were crushed due to my financial situation,

I attended Arkansas State University for my undergraduate studies. I received a Bachelor of Social Work degree. For most of my undergraduate studies I would take classes that were offered online for my degree and I actually did significantly well in those classes than when I had to attend class on campus. My GPA isn’t as high as I would like it to be and I’m not going to lie, I did party in college. However, I also found out that my mom had colon cancer and a person I was close to committed suicide, so I had a rough couple of years. Through determination and hard work I was able to get off of academic probation and bring my GPA up to a 2.8 before graduated.