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Hi, I am just about ready to submit my applications, but my personal statement still needs a bit of review. In particular I would like some advice regarding a situation I am in.
I started college education at a community college and transfered to a university 4 years ago with a 3.5 GPA. When I transfered, my major was not biological sciences and I petitioned to have it changed. I began taking all biological science courses, but during the winter quarter at my university I ended up failing two of my classes and the school of my original major dismissed me for not following their curriculum. I thought the change had finalized, but I was apparently in a midway double major situation. Anyhow I was dropped from all the courses about 2 weeks into the quarter and stopped attending class. It took a week before I was able to get in touch with the dean of the school I was dismissed from regarding what could be done. I was offered one of two choices which was either to take a withdrawal for the quarter and lose approximately 50% of my registration fees or go through with the dismissal and get a 100% refund for the quarter. In hindsight I should have taken the withdrawal, but I could not afford to pile on an additional $1600 in debt. I was subsequently readmitted for the fall quarter again by the school of biological sciences.
I'm having trouble working this into my PS. I want to talk about the choice I was given and how I ultimately took the dismissal over the withdrawal because I could not afford to pay $1600 for not attending school but I have no written proof to document this. As much as I want to be honest, I'm afraid it just sounds "fake" and it doesn't help I have no documentation of this happening. So should I stick with a saying I was dismissed for failing two classes (even though I passed 3 others with B's and A's)
I started college education at a community college and transfered to a university 4 years ago with a 3.5 GPA. When I transfered, my major was not biological sciences and I petitioned to have it changed. I began taking all biological science courses, but during the winter quarter at my university I ended up failing two of my classes and the school of my original major dismissed me for not following their curriculum. I thought the change had finalized, but I was apparently in a midway double major situation. Anyhow I was dropped from all the courses about 2 weeks into the quarter and stopped attending class. It took a week before I was able to get in touch with the dean of the school I was dismissed from regarding what could be done. I was offered one of two choices which was either to take a withdrawal for the quarter and lose approximately 50% of my registration fees or go through with the dismissal and get a 100% refund for the quarter. In hindsight I should have taken the withdrawal, but I could not afford to pile on an additional $1600 in debt. I was subsequently readmitted for the fall quarter again by the school of biological sciences.
I'm having trouble working this into my PS. I want to talk about the choice I was given and how I ultimately took the dismissal over the withdrawal because I could not afford to pay $1600 for not attending school but I have no written proof to document this. As much as I want to be honest, I'm afraid it just sounds "fake" and it doesn't help I have no documentation of this happening. So should I stick with a saying I was dismissed for failing two classes (even though I passed 3 others with B's and A's)
