Additional Info Essay: Extenuating Circumstances Help

OnMyWay2013
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 04:30:16 +0000

@roarx1 No problem! As for specifics, it depends on what details you’re referring to. There’s a kind of descriptiveness that happens when you want to tell a very dramatic story to evoke sympathy from your readers, like describing the depths of your grief or your family’s. I think you should avoid that.

But it would be fine, IMO, to say that your father was close to you, and then give details like if you missed X classes for Y days to be with your family, and then what specifically caused you to fall behind (not being able to concentrate, grief, the missed classes, etc.). Other details would be how long this lasted, what steps you took to get yourself back on track, and then some indicator that your assignment / exam grades now are more reflective of your academic ability (maybe your assignment grades went from Cs to As, or you got a B+ on your final despite everything).

IDK much about things like this, though. Good idea posting it on the transfer forum, and best of luck!