<p>^^agree with smurray^^ look at grossmont cc.<br>
See if you can add that you “sought their advice early and complied with their advice” and now you are “trusting in them to continue to see you as a future Triton”. </p>
<p>Whatever you do, try to make it positive about your FUTURE and not a whiny sob story (although in some instances that might work). </p>
<p>“As a Triton, I will continue to work at McD’s and help support my family feeling confident that I will be successful at Muir using the tutoring services. Later, I expect to pay it forward and do the same for incoming classmates. Muir has a phenomenal motto: “Celebrating the independent spirit” and I feel that I will add to that program/description/motto by becoming involved in __________________”. Don’t know if that sounds too cheesy, but it’s not mopey.</p>
<p>Use their website’s description of the college and how you will add to that. But definitely go through Muir first.</p>