<p>Hi, I'm Stefanie and I started originally at SUNY New Paltz in Fall 2007, and during my second year I went through a terrible family/personal crisis that lead me to have to come home more often and miss classes. My family wouldn't let me take a leave of absence and thinking about it now I really should have before I committed GPA suicide. In the end I basically failed out because I failed out of my last semesters classes and the semester before was good but not great. My overall GPA didn't save me and I was dismissed. </p>
<p>In High School I did great, I was a B+/A- student, volunteered, did lots of extra curriculars, got a 1470 overall SAT score and that last year does not reflect who I am but I know its going to be setting me back from my goal to get back ontop.</p>
<p>My family situation is still as bad as it was before but I've reached a point where I just cannot stay at home any longer and I need to put all of myself into my education. I tried to spend some time working to save money to get my own place and go to school at a community college but I was only hired for part time seasonal employment and could hardly get any hours and was laid off as soon as christmas was over. Loans and credit card bills took over all of my paycheck so I could hardly afford my college applications.</p>
<p>My only bet to save my sanity, get out of this house, and get my education is to be dorming again but I can't go so far away. My best bet is in the city and long island but most schools aren't taking my last semesters 2.7 and overall 1.92 gpa. </p>
<p>For the past few months I had my heart set on getting into Stony Brook because of what it offers, its location, and its ease to get there. I want to be optimistic and have done everything I could short of scheduling an interview (in the process of getting one scheduled right now) but the pessimistic side of me just thinks theres no point in trying. </p>
<p>I'm tired of being told i'm a failure when I know i'm not and I know i'm capable of rising from this. I just wish those schools could see that. Is there any advice anyone could give me?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>