<p>I understand what you all are saying. I’m writing my own appeal letter and I was just wondering if along with my letter these additional letters would help. But yeah you all are right. I’ll not include letters from pastors and others. I’ll limit it to an adviser and a professor.But here’s the thing. My adviser IS also my Biology professor and I’m a Bio major. I didn’t do too hot in the course. I didn’t pass a single test (final test grades aren’t in yet though so you never know). I’m not sure if she would write something for me. I did send her an e-mail last week and all of last week and this week she has been talking to me and helping me work things out. I basically told her what I’m also planning to tell the committee. This semester, I didn’t fool around or anything. I did my work. Stayed in on Friday nights typing essays, reading and more. But here’s the thing, my grades didn’t reflect that. Why? I took way too many credits than I could handle. Everyone is different when it comes to learning so please don’t tell me how some kids have double majors and work jobs and are taking 21 credits and are still getting 4.0’s. It’s stories like that stopped me from dropping a course early on and sticking with 15 credits which I would have been able to handle and done well with. I’m not one of those kids who get things that easily. I have to constantly work and work and work at it. I also declared a music minor and music takes time to practice. Point blank, my studying skills and time management was really awful. But I did try my best. I used to be one of the last people out the library. For those saying I should be studying with this energy, I haven’t sleep more than 3 hours a day since Sunday. I’ve been studying like an animal for finals which I’m not even sure I’m going to do so hot. </p>
<p>Have I learned my lesson? Yes. I now know what study methods work for me. I know to go get help. I know not to take an 18 course load until maybe junior year when I’m used to the system. I’ve discussed with my adviser if I was cut out for the Bio major since I struggled with my science courses. My lowest grades are in the sciences. I told her I want to be a doc and go on to med school but sometimes you have to face reality. If I’m not cut out for the sciences then I need to look elsewhere. I told her with such a poor freshman year, my chances didn’t look too good for med school. She said if I dropped my music minor and focused strictly on the sciences I will be okay. Turns out all this while, I was pursuing a B.A. degree and she pointed me towards the direction of a B.Sc which has more science courses so I would be able to raise my science GPA. And she advised I go easy on the credits because it seems I was overwhelmed this semester. </p>
<p>What have I learned and how will I change? During the summer, I’ve cancelled my plans for getting a job. I’m going to self study basic concepts in Chem and Bio and re-take any failed courses and do better. I’ve laid out a plan for the next 6 semester which will get my GPA good enough for Podiatry school or a post-bac program to help boost me to be able to apply for med school after senior year and graduate on time. </p>
<p>On a side note: (other things)
During mid-terms my grades were:
Chem - E (or an F depending on the school scale)
Bio - D
English - B+
Music - B+</p>
<h2>History - D+</h2>
<p>1.7 GPA which would put my cumulative at 2.06 or something around there. </p>
<p>I was fine during mid-terms. During the mid-terms, I had taken just about one test in each class so the mid-terms offered more than hope for me those B+'s could have gone up to A’s and the D+ a possible C+ or better and the Chem could have gone to a C at best. But I just got discouraged that with all the work I was putting in, the 1.7 didn’t reflect it. Also, the classes got harder. Chapter 1 / first exams are always decent and not too bad but the difficulty increased and my studying skills weren’t cutting it anymore. I just didn’t know what to do. I overdid myself with the credits. It was too late to withdraw. I fell behind and couldn’t keep up. Here I am now asking for a second chance</p>