Why low GPA

Running head : REASONS FOR MY LOW GPA

Reasons for why I scored low marks in my GPA

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Abstract

GPA is most important tool in deciding the performance level of any student who is ambitious of taking admission in a respectable university . With similar ambitions I am applying for Master 's Degree program with a GPA of 2 .8 . The following essay explains reasons for my low GPA in undergraduate studies

I am a good academic student alongside I am active in a wide range of co-curricular activities

. Here is a list of extra activities in concise which I carried out during my undergraduate studies

Sunday school -- Taking care of toddles at church

School track -- 100 meter dash , 200 meter dash and long jump

School Choir - Singing

SBU club -- on campus

Love works - Program where students are sent to poor countries to give aid , feed and help the needy , and to spread good news of the gospel

Did two part time jobs

WHY MY GPA IS LOW

GPA 's are no doubt a performance yardstick for any student who exists in this cut throat competition . But GPA 's do not decide the career success of any candidate who wants to study further . Similar is my case as I have applied for master 's degree program with a GPA of 2 .8 . Even though my GPA is below 3 .3 , I can say that I am a keen student with strong concepts

I entered the undergraduate University with a GPA of 3 .3 from junior college but with time my GPA dropped down due to hectic schedule of school and extracurricular activities . I have been an active participant in activities apart from my regular studies from my junior college days which indicate my multitasking ability . I started my studies as a premed student at university but later on I switched my major from science to Journalism in the middle of my first semester . This spontaneous decision of mine affected my GPA substantially . Around the same time I joined the school track and field team , I participated in the 100 meter dash , 200 meter dash and long jump . As an athlete I practiced everyday for 2-3 hours . In addition to the above stated activity I worked in two part time jobs to support my single mother who was taking care of my elder sister 's 6 months old baby . My sister had been deployed to Iraq . The baby was so young that my mother couldn 't work her usual 2 jobs , thus I had to work to help her financially . Despite of my busy schedule I was active member in 2 of the school clubs on campus and also the school choir . Through the school club I travelled to Rwanda and East Africa to spread the good news of the gospel to help AIDS victims and their families , also to feed the poor . I also helped in building some churches there

Later , I also went to China...