To whom it may concern: I received a letter of academic dismissal from California State University-Fullerton. I am writing to appeal my dismissal from the university. I am writing to explain the cause of my bad academic performance and would like to ask you to reinstate me for next semester. I take full responsibility of my poor academic performance and the grades I received in the last semester. I am not someone who likes to make excuses for the shortcomings in my academic performance, but I would like to take this opportunity to explain the reasons behind my poor performance. I have performed fine in my classes until recently, and I strongly believe that I still could have, except that my grandmother fell sick with pneumonia twice. She…
disease that is affecting the whole world. Sleep deprivation in adults refers to sleep that is shorter than the average of 7 to 8 hours per night. Sleep deprivation increases as adults grow older, nearly a third of Americans suffer from sleep deprivation, however college students are one of the populations that suffers the most from it. Sleep deprivation are increasingly prevalent among college students, with the most commonly reported complaints being difficulty falling asleep, difficulty…
Becoming sexually active might cause a decline in academic performance because sex may psychologically distress or emotionally distract students, causing them to pay less attention to coursework. However, the direction of causality may run in the opposite direction. Poor academic performance may cause PMMS marine engineering graduating to become sexually active. College students may become disillusioned or depressed due to receiving low grades and may psychologically compensate for their…
According to signing of reports on campus, students are dropping out of community colleges due to low academic performances. The students are failing in their classes because they didn’t have time to study for their academics, understand the criteria or requirements there is to graduate, and didn’t possess a college level education. But most of them doesn’t had a higher level education after they went to high school,which becomes a problem when they go into colleges. The students who doesn’t…
Marijuana is the most commonly used drug in the US, most reported users are between the age of 18-25, and the college students are no exception. This study was designed to find out if there are any correlation between marijuana usage and poor academic performance of college students. To better understand the correlation between marijuana usage and poor academic performance among college students, Phillips, Phillips, Lalonde, and Tormohlen (2015) used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) method…
major factor that affects home-school connection negatively. The rich prefer to take their children to schools where other rich people take their children. The poor on the other hand take their children to schools with students from poor backgrounds. Rich parents have positive attitudes to education, unlike the poor parents. This influences the school-home connections; hence, educational outcomes. Poverty has also promoted racial segregation in schools. Poverty has various negative impacts on…
offered an opportunity to learn. The main factors that contribute to poor performance are poverty and everything that encompasses poverty in learning environments. Poverty has been determined to be the major factor towards poor performance of learners who hail from poverty stricken backgrounds. This and more are reasons that will be explained below to determine the effect of…
1 In this new age, students’ performing at proficient or above on standardized test predicts the likelihood of success in school. Standardized tests are academically appropriately for a student’s grade level but not necessary within the means of the student capability (e.g., ESL, special services, autism). With “No Child Left Behind” being the blueprint of teaching all children equally, the disadvantaged and disabled students struggle with understanding the challenging curricula. The…
it can cause difficulties in learning. In addition, children with ADHD have a higher incidence rate of learning disabilities and can have problems with math and reading. Some studies have indicated that as many as 50% of children with ADHD may also have a learning disability” (Bailey, 2016). Many children fail each year because of problems with ADHD affecting their schooling, but many different methods can be used to help a child excel in their classes. Giving the student special homework and…
have decreased motivation and may experience poor academic achievement (Mishna, 2003). The results of the study indicate that victimized children reported feeling afraid in school, reacting negatively toward school and consequently avoiding school more often than their peers. At the end of the day, bullying victims lack the ability to learn because of safety issues. Fear and anxiety may become an everyday part of lives of the students who are being bullied, as they go to great effort to avoid…