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When applying to higher education, how to explain past academic mishaps? Honestly, I've spent many years in philosophical depression and didn't care diddlysquat for life for many of the formative years of academic life (in college). How to explain this without making it sound like I am "justifying" or "making excuses"? Please, only sensitive replies, as this is a regetful topic for me. I understand that I can improve my standing by choice courses that "show my stuff", but I just don't know how to explain the blunders. My profile isn't bad--it's a B average, not stellar... I need remediation, I understand and I am confident now that I am ... (Asked by summation)
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Must you have to explain the mishaps from you past? Why not focus on your strenghts rather than your weaknesses. MERRY XMAS...(Answered by trykindness)

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How do i deal with a professor who wont work with me? my english professor wont work with me and im shaken up about a failing grade. would i be able to make it up next semester if i do? i my english books due to a mishap with one of my friends and im in the process of getting them back..if i work hard enough do you think i can pull off at least a D? i LOST my books the papers are arguing a concept, explaing three genres, and an autobiography ... (Asked by mizz meeks)
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Depends on your work. If you think that you are truly being discriminated against and have some kinda of proof or logical explanation I would take it up with the dean (if you're in college) or the principle (if you're not in college). I had an issue like this my last semester in college...and I gathered a petition for other class members to sign because the teacher was making it very obvious he was discriminating against me. I also wrote a formal complaint letter and went through an appeal process. The academic board came in and ...(Answered by jasonstroble)

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Gramatically correct? Brain says yes, but this professor grades according to what he would like to see even when more than one correction is correct. Can you check and see if the following is grammatically correct? (pronoun and antecendent agreement) France gets 80 percent of its electrical needs from nuclear power. The have not had a serious mishap to date, but will their luck continue? It seems ok to me! France being a country is an it. They refering back to the French. Apparently I don't know how to type! It SHOULD have read............... France receives nearly 80 percent of ... (Asked by Teresa)
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The problem with "The(y)" in the second sentence is that you have not mentioned "The French." You have mentioned only "France." Two ways to re-write: France gets 80 percent of its electrical needs from nuclear power. It has not had a serious mishap to date, but will its luck continue? or The French get 80 percent of their electrical needs from nuclear power. They have not had a serious mishap to date, but will their luck continue?...(Answered by bunstihl)

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