ACADEMIC ISSUES EXPLORATION FORM Part I. Please review the following list and circle all of the items that you believe troubled your academic performance the last semester you were enrolled. Once you are done, please place a check mark next to the items that presented the most significant obstacles to your academic success that semester. ACADEMIC • Lack of adequate study skills PERSONAL • Poor application of study skills • Financial difficulties – no access to adequate • Poor high school preparation resources • Did not manage your time well • Financial difficulties – debt related • Did not know how to use a schedule effectively • Unhappy with the teaching skills of your instructors • Physical illness, health problems, injury • Instructor seemed negatively inclined toward you • Use of alcohol or other substance abuse • Pressure, stress, tension, anxiety • Unable to understand the course materials • Loneliness, lack of emotional control • Took too heavy a course load • Can’t find meaning for anything • Could not afford to get all or some course materials • Motivational issues • Did not have course materials • Identity formation/transformation issues • Possible learning disability • Conflicts with social obligations/activities • Excessive time spent on internet or playing video FAMILY/SOCIAL • Adjustment to the United States games • Adjustment to UM‐D • Slept a lot/too little • Depression/anxiety • Separation from former peer group • Other mental health difficulties • Housing issues • Had to work to many hours • Home or family problems • Trouble making new peer group • Relationship issues – platonic • Relationship issues – romantic (local, long distance) CAREER/CONCENTRATION • Not able to pursue initial career goals for academic reasons • Not able to pursue desired career goals due to parental pressure • Difficulty handling current pre‐professional coursework • No clear career goals or plans • Unsure of choice of concentration • Unsure of what I want to do after college • Unsure of interests, skills and abilities • Not aware of the Career Center and its resources • Difficulty choosing a concentration(s) Part II. Now take a moment to tell your story. Write a brief narrative (500 words or less) of your academic struggles your last enrolled term, including whatever impeded your meeting your academic goals. Adapted from the Academic Success Exercises‐University of Wisconsin‐Stout and The University of Michigan‐Ann Arbor, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters website.