Personal Statement: Diverse Field Of Study

The major I would like to pursue is supply chain and logistics technology.
It is a diverse field of study that I see myself succeeding in. Throughout my life, I have been helping my mom with similar job descriptions that fall into this field of study. Seeing my mother at work and owning several businesses made me interested in the supply chain aspects of the business function. Being able to make sales by lowering the cost of an initial product in order to maximize gains in a final product is something that interests me as well.
My past academic issues were ultimately self-inflicted during my freshman year of college due to lack of discipline. My grades were subpar because I missed class lectures due to sleeping in after long nights of staying up. …show more content…
One morning my mother received a call with information that my aunt passed away. During this time when I was emotionally distraught, my mother found out about my lack of attendance in class lectures and my previous semesters academic results and she kicked me out of the house. I now had to increase my work hours to full time in order to afford whatever living arrangement I could find. I knew that working two jobs and attending college at the same time would be too difficult for me to balance, so I decided to put my education on halt, which led to my status of academic suspension.
Now that I am living back at home with my mother, my financial situation is a little bit more stable. I plan to limit the amount of hours I spend at work, so that I can focus on getting back to school and finishing my education. I also plan to take the time I was away from furthering my education as a learning lesson, and use this experience as a motivation to do well for the rest of my educational