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So I am in the process of writing a "tell us about a challenge you have overcome" essay, and I am wondering if I should mention that I was rejected from my SMP three times (while taking postbacc/grad courses) before I was eventually accepted. I met with the admissions advisor each time after I was rejected to go over what I could do to improve, but was not really taken seriously because my undergrad GPA was very low and this was a program that boasted that almost all of its graduates were accepted into a medical school, so I was seen as too big of a risk. I eventually just started taking courses from their program(as a postbacc there were basically no restrictions on what courses I could take), while enrolled in 15 hours a semester and maintaining a GPA of about 3.9. As I earned A's in all of their courses, I was retroactively given credit towards the SMP after being accepted, so I earned my degree in half the time of most students in the program.
My question is, do you all think this story shows determination, or does it seem like I don't know when to quit? I know it eventually worked out for me, but in hindsight I probably should have just found a different SMP that would take me. Is this a good story, or should I leave it all out and just say " I overcame my low grades with years of grade repair and ultimately received my Master's degree"
My question is, do you all think this story shows determination, or does it seem like I don't know when to quit? I know it eventually worked out for me, but in hindsight I probably should have just found a different SMP that would take me. Is this a good story, or should I leave it all out and just say " I overcame my low grades with years of grade repair and ultimately received my Master's degree"