Personal Narrative: My Withdrawal From College

While I did withdraw from four courses in college, all of these withdrawals were considered “withdrawn without prejudice”; had I withdrawn because of a low grade, this would be noted on my transcript as a WF for withdraw / fail. Any class I withdrew from was not essential to my major or to my graduation requirements. I feel that these withdrawals are in no way indicative of my academic potential or work ethic. To demonstrate this point, I will detail my reasons for withdrawing from each course. In regards to Beginning French II in Spring 2012, I originally placed into Intermediate French through a placement exam, but I wasn’t fully confident in my two years of French from high school; the course I enrolled in, Beginning French II, turned out to be a review of what I’d already learned, so taking it would not have challenged me. In Fall 2012, I withdrew from Rape Aggression Defense; I had thought this class would be empowering, but it wound up being triggering. I was taking this class purely out of interest, but decided instead to focus on my core academic classes. Further, I withdrew from The Arts for Social Change (a studio art class) in Spring 2013, because I was already taking 21 other credits and again wanted to focus on my core academic courses over an elective. That semester I was taking two advanced …show more content…
As I indicated in my interview, under absolutely no circumstances would I quit the corps. Currently, I work at least 50 hour weeks with City Year, often with no break in the day; I work through lunch every single day to ensure I am meeting my students' needs, and I know that my hours at TFA will be even longer and more demanding. I am prepared to make this commitment, because I am deeply committed to working as an