Yes, I was considered a Florida resident and sent in the paperwork to prove it. I appreciate the offer of help, I won’t be releasing the essay, but to sum it up, I addressed the topic. 1. How I came to be the person I am 2. How I will benefit from the university 3. How the university will benefit from me. I detailed why my grade came out to be a 2.0 in college, I explained family life circumstances that were very hard on me earlier in life, I explained my interest in their Criminology major and what I wanted to do with that degree, I showed I knew certain information about the school. In my biased eyes, I wrote a very concise narrative on who I was, what I wanted, and wanted to contribute. If that’s not good enough then I’m at a loss.
My high school offered the AICE diploma (don’t know if you’re familiar with that) which I earned. There is no grade inflation of which I am aware, even when we graduated. Just weighted and unweighted GPAs.
I appreciate the feedback, nobody else seems to have any answers. Have a good evening.