On August 24, 2008, I began my first year of college at Tidewater Community College (TCC) pursuing a science associate degree and changed my major to applied associate of science with a concentration in Administrative of Justice. For the six semesters, I continually maintained a 3.0 or better GPA along with being apart of the Dean’s List twice. However, my last semester I had failed to uphold my academic commitment due to working full-time to support my myself financially through school. I was not able to effectively manage my time. Therefore, my overall GPA become out to be a 2.9 upon graduation. After graduating from TCC, I had enrolled in Old Dominion University (ODU). I was majoring in Criminal Justice. In my time at ODU, I was able
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The best way I saw myself doing that was going back to school. Although my past GPA, does not reflect a student who has a strong ethic, it should be taken into account that I first started school when I was eighteen-years-old. That being said, I had to pay my way through school working two jobs. Also, if I am being completely honest, I didn’t have the best attitude due to distractions along with obstacles that hampered me from putting all the effort that I had into my academics. This is what ultimately contributed to me not having the strong GPA that I so desire now to be apart of this university. I have grown tremendously in the past three years since I have graduated from ODU. I am looking to grow in my career and also make a difference. I hope the admissions office at Saint Joseph’s University can see that I am a changed individual who is constantly seeking to obtain knowledge in my own field. For example, I have received awards of recognition and appreciation from the Department of Juvenile Justice. Overall, the transformation from then until now is that I have been focused on improving my performance by utilizing my training and shadowing my superiors. It has revealed to me both my weaknesses along with sharpening my
The best way I saw myself doing that was going back to school. Although my past GPA, does not reflect a student who has a strong ethic, it should be taken into account that I first started school when I was eighteen-years-old. That being said, I had to pay my way through school working two jobs. Also, if I am being completely honest, I didn’t have the best attitude due to distractions along with obstacles that hampered me from putting all the effort that I had into my academics. This is what ultimately contributed to me not having the strong GPA that I so desire now to be apart of this university. I have grown tremendously in the past three years since I have graduated from ODU. I am looking to grow in my career and also make a difference. I hope the admissions office at Saint Joseph’s University can see that I am a changed individual who is constantly seeking to obtain knowledge in my own field. For example, I have received awards of recognition and appreciation from the Department of Juvenile Justice. Overall, the transformation from then until now is that I have been focused on improving my performance by utilizing my training and shadowing my superiors. It has revealed to me both my weaknesses along with sharpening my