Following the Fall semester of 2014, I was placed on academic suspension. At the time, I was enrolled as a full time student in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences with political science as my major. Over the past year, I have made significant changes to better myself and I would like to be readmitted to the George Washington University for this coming semester.
When I first began attending GWU, I was under the impression that it would be much like community college, which I attended before transferring to GWU. I thought I could coast through any class regardless of the amount of work assigned by the instructor. I packed studying into a few short hours the night before the upcoming exam. I was never too serious about having the perfect schedule set up for myself, always picked and chose available classes that would eventually contribute to my overall degree. I never tried to create a schedule that utilized my time properly, and usually constructed schedules that added to my laziness. I was blinded from seeing my true priorities. I pushed school work aside and pursued comforts and fun.
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Upon being suspended from GWU, I realized what mistakes I had made and sought to remedy them. Wasting no time, I spoke to the advisor of HYCU and informed her of my situation. With her help, I was able to sought out a path that would resolve my situation and choose classes that I needed to take that would contribute to my degree as well as my own knowledge. One of the most important subjects we tackled was my own study habits. It was made clear that I must perform exceptionally from that day forward and continue to show my academic