The largest problem that has contributed to my academic difficulties over the past four years here at the University of Maryland, College Park were the majors that I had chosen. Over the years I’ve switched from biochemistry, to physiology/neurobiology, cell and molecular biology, and nutrition majors. I did this all in the hopes of finding interest in that one particular subject area and choosing a major that would prepare me for medical school. However at the end of my seventh semester I had come to grips with the fact that I really did not want to be a medical doctor down the future. That I had been studying courses to get into medical school just because my parents wanted me to. Becoming a doctor was something my parents wanted more than I did. Even after I had switched majors I still took pre-medical courses just to see if I wasn’t making such a drastic switch. I wanted to see if I could still do biology because I still didn’t want to disappoint my parents. However I had absolutely no interest in the material and thus failed one course and dropped another course beforehand. This just reinforced my decision to stop taking biology related courses altogether.
Another difficulty that has hindered my performance is time m
Despite all these problems I would like the faculty petition board to note that my performance in the classes that were required of my major was not so bad. Considering that I had taken three major courses all at the 300 level and considering the difficulty level of the courses, receiving two “B’s” and an incomplete I believe shows that I have definite potential to succeed as a philosophy major. The incomplete was due to all the problems that I had mentioned above. My professor told me that once I had completed my coursework and handed it in he would give me a “C” in the class.
As for the problems regarding my time management my parents have cut back on work I need to do around the house so I have more time to study next semester. Although I’ve been working at CVS pharmacy for the past year I’ve been looking for a higher paying job for the summer so financial burdens are less on me during the school year and I’ll have more time to study. Finally I hope that taking the summer retention program will help me somewhat in learning how to better manage my time, regardless of whatever obligations I will ever have during the remainder of my academic career.
However once I made my case about my new found interest and they saw how poorly I had been doing they started to see my point. They are still not so hap
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