In the Spring semester of my Junior year I was suspended from Johns Hopkins because I violated student code. There is no excuse or correct explanation, but I hope that this is read with good understanding.
My mother is a single mother who was not been able to raise me until I moved to the US for university. Leading up to this time, I lived with my grandmother back home in Trinidad until she passed. Being a first generation university student, there was a lot of pressure on me to do exceptional well in school. My mother taught me how necessary it was to always search for opportunities to be a well-rounded student and I did without hesitance. I got the opportunity my Junior year summer to do a study abroad program in South Africa, Cape Town. …show more content…
Without thoroughly thinking about the repercussions, I resorted to adding extra time on my timesheets to try to come up with the money. My mother had no knowledge and I kept it to myself until my supervisor brought it to the attention of the student employment office.
I was extremely embarrassed. All I could think about was how disappointed my family was going to be. I did not tell any of my friends and even while being suspended, I stayed in my apartment so that none of my classmates would notice any changes.
To this day, I am still disappointed in myself and the pain I caused my family as well as the worst that could have come from the situation. Thankfully, through that period I learned the true definition of responsibility, good ethics and self-importance. I worked honorably for the remainder of the semester to solidify an off campus job because I was not allowed to work until the following semester. I also used that time to think about where I wanted to be in the future and how I intend to get there rightfully after this pivotal life lesson. At first, I was hopeless. Fell into depression, but the Dean of Student Life granted me access to the counselling office as a resource. My mother and the rest of my family back home were beyond disappointed in me, and I was also disappointed in myself. Over months of counselling, I slowly grew to not be ashamed of myself and my family’s status. I became
My mother is a single mother who was not been able to raise me until I moved to the US for university. Leading up to this time, I lived with my grandmother back home in Trinidad until she passed. Being a first generation university student, there was a lot of pressure on me to do exceptional well in school. My mother taught me how necessary it was to always search for opportunities to be a well-rounded student and I did without hesitance. I got the opportunity my Junior year summer to do a study abroad program in South Africa, Cape Town. …show more content…
Without thoroughly thinking about the repercussions, I resorted to adding extra time on my timesheets to try to come up with the money. My mother had no knowledge and I kept it to myself until my supervisor brought it to the attention of the student employment office.
I was extremely embarrassed. All I could think about was how disappointed my family was going to be. I did not tell any of my friends and even while being suspended, I stayed in my apartment so that none of my classmates would notice any changes.
To this day, I am still disappointed in myself and the pain I caused my family as well as the worst that could have come from the situation. Thankfully, through that period I learned the true definition of responsibility, good ethics and self-importance. I worked honorably for the remainder of the semester to solidify an off campus job because I was not allowed to work until the following semester. I also used that time to think about where I wanted to be in the future and how I intend to get there rightfully after this pivotal life lesson. At first, I was hopeless. Fell into depression, but the Dean of Student Life granted me access to the counselling office as a resource. My mother and the rest of my family back home were beyond disappointed in me, and I was also disappointed in myself. Over months of counselling, I slowly grew to not be ashamed of myself and my family’s status. I became