J.A.R.V.I.S
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So I'm about to submit my AACOMAS application and just about done completing the secondaries. But I am confused about whether I should respond to this secondary question since it's optional, or wait for them to ask in an interview if it even does come up.
"Use this space if you'd like to address any identified deficiencies in your application."
Stats: 3.5 CGPA and SGPA / 501 MCAT
- (honors first two years) and down/up/down/up trend the last two years.
I have 4 W's, 1 D, and 1 C-.
- I have retaken all of those courses.
- 4 W's --> 2 B's, 2 A's (all in Community College and due to parents leaving the country to visit sick grandmother, leaving me to stay at home full time to take care of my younger siblings)
- D --> B (Uni)
- (C-) --> C (Uni)
Some backstory, The D was right after transferring, and the classes were significantly harder (especially that class, the other classes I took were a B and an A. I have no excuse for these poor grades. I simply underestimated the amount of studying I needed to do and was scared to ask for help since the class sizes were much larger and I was new. I realized immediately that was not the way to go, and when retaking it, made sure to attend office hours, get help when I was confused, and study as much as I could to ensure I didn't make that same mistake again.
Do I mention these circumstances in my essay and how I've learned from them or would it be better to not include it?
Thanks, and I appreciate any advice
"Use this space if you'd like to address any identified deficiencies in your application."
Stats: 3.5 CGPA and SGPA / 501 MCAT
- (honors first two years) and down/up/down/up trend the last two years.
I have 4 W's, 1 D, and 1 C-.
- I have retaken all of those courses.
- 4 W's --> 2 B's, 2 A's (all in Community College and due to parents leaving the country to visit sick grandmother, leaving me to stay at home full time to take care of my younger siblings)
- D --> B (Uni)
- (C-) --> C (Uni)
Some backstory, The D was right after transferring, and the classes were significantly harder (especially that class, the other classes I took were a B and an A. I have no excuse for these poor grades. I simply underestimated the amount of studying I needed to do and was scared to ask for help since the class sizes were much larger and I was new. I realized immediately that was not the way to go, and when retaking it, made sure to attend office hours, get help when I was confused, and study as much as I could to ensure I didn't make that same mistake again.
Do I mention these circumstances in my essay and how I've learned from them or would it be better to not include it?
Thanks, and I appreciate any advice
