Academic dismissal explanation?

[Fuzzball500]

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so i was academically dismissed from my undergrad for a semester and had to go to community college and bring my gpa back up to get re-admitted into the previous undergrad. since then, ive had >3.5 gpa semesters and am applying DO. Whats the best way i can explain myself?

I basically was doing a major that I did not like my freshman year and was not taking college seriously because I did not know exactly what I wanted to do in my future. I was also working a full time job and I took college lightly. In the last few years I realized that I wanted to do medicine and have reinvented myself through academics and community enrichment while also keeping a part time job. Is there a better way to explain all of this? im not really a good writer

 

[DokterMom]

so i was academically dismissed from my undergrad for a semester and had to go to community college and bring my gpa back up to get re-admitted into the previous undergrad. since then, ive had >3.5 gpa semesters and am applying DO. Whats the best way i can explain myself?

I basically was doing a major that I did not like my freshman year and was not taking college seriously because I did not know exactly what I wanted to do in my future. I was also working a full time job and I took college lightly. In the last few years I realized that I wanted to do medicine and have reinvented myself through academics and community enrichment while also keeping a part time job. Is there a better way to explain all of this? im not really a good writer

Your explanation as it is is a good one that makes sense and rings true.

 

[Fuzzball500]

Your explanation as it is is a good one that makes sense and rings true.

could i message you exactly what i wrote in my application ? it's slightly different from this and just want to check with someone if it looks good.

 

[Goro]

so i was academically dismissed from my undergrad for a semester and had to go to community college and bring my gpa back up to get re-admitted into the previous undergrad. since then, ive had >3.5 gpa semesters and am applying DO. Whats the best way i can explain myself?

I basically was doing a major that I did not like my freshman year and was not taking college seriously because I did not know exactly what I wanted to do in my future. I was also working a full time job and I took college lightly. In the last few years I realized that I wanted to do medicine and have reinvented myself through academics and community enrichment while also keeping a part time job. Is there a better way to explain all of this? im not really a good writer

Nope. What you explained here is fine. It's a very common scenario.