Originally posted by Misty504
These may not be the best reasons, but they're honest...
Bio: It was the first semester of my freshman year, and I had not exactly come from a strong HS background. I didn't know what to expect from college, and I RARELY studied in HS so I didn't know what study method worked best for me. I didn't know how to take good notes either, so I spent the class time scribbling down every word I heard the professor speak. I ended up getting lost during the lectures, (which is where the entire tests came from) and I ended up making D's on both tests. So really that first semester of freshman year was spent getting used to school since I never really tried before, but I learned pretty quick and thankfully I ended that year with a 3.6.
Physics: (This will probably be a really tough one to explain)
This was taken the first semester of my junior year along with chem w/lab and an upperlevel bio with lab. From the start I decided the bio and chem classes and labs were going to be easier for me to handle, so I spent the majority of my time concentrating on physics. Unfortunately, my time spent with physics wasn't enough because I did horrible on the 2 tests I took so I ended up dropping the course. This then left me somewhat behind in bio and chem, so I spent the rest of the semester making up for lost time (I ended up doing well that semester anyway). I got REALLY stressed out because of physics, and I started fighting a lot with my mom, and eventually I moved in w/my boyfriend during the middle of that semester. It was really tough on me but I definitely think I learned a lot from that situation. I came back this past semester and earned my highest semester GPA so far, so I hope this will show adcoms I'm capable of better...
Should I even bother going into all of this unless asked? I don't want to come off as being whiney...I know both situations were entirely my fault and I will readily admit that to anyone that asks.
