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So I've been working on my personal statement, and then I start thinking about my FIRST personal statement when I applied (in 2000)...
After my sophomore year in college, before I transferred, I took a semester off because I was headed down the wrong track, etc and also because by the time I realized I wanted to leave, it was too late to transfer somewhere else...(I ended up visiting family in australia for awhile, then came back and worked full time then transferred for the spring semester).
It didn't affect my graduation date (because of summer classes and college credit from high school)...so I'm wondering, do I need to explain that time in my personal statement, or can I write about my original topic?
I'm worried that if I stick to my original topic, they'll be wondering where the explanation is for the semester off... 😕
After my sophomore year in college, before I transferred, I took a semester off because I was headed down the wrong track, etc and also because by the time I realized I wanted to leave, it was too late to transfer somewhere else...(I ended up visiting family in australia for awhile, then came back and worked full time then transferred for the spring semester).
It didn't affect my graduation date (because of summer classes and college credit from high school)...so I'm wondering, do I need to explain that time in my personal statement, or can I write about my original topic?
I'm worried that if I stick to my original topic, they'll be wondering where the explanation is for the semester off... 😕