Explaining poor performance before switching majors in statement of purpose?

Question

Hello everyone,

I'm writing my statement of purpose for graduate school and I was wondering if I should try to explain my terrible performance in the first year and a half in my undergraduate education before I switched majors. I know most people say that you should keep the tone of the statement of purpose positive. However, I was a chemical engineering major when I first entered college and did not enjoy the classes in that major and was confused on what I wanted to do; I was basically lost and I ended up flunking a decent portion of the classes at the beginning of my academic career. However, once I switched majors to computer engineering I have pretty much received a 4.0 every semester since then (around 3 years). So basically, do you think I should try to briefly explain my poor performance before I switched my majors and point out that once I found my passion I greatly improved?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

I'm not sure if you are applying for a Master's or PhD program, but especially for the latter, the statement of purpose is a forum for you to discuss your research interests and career goals. Unless your performance in chemical engineering significantly informed your research interests, there is no need to mention your earlier performance there.



Although your trajectory should become evident via your transcript, if you need to say something about your poor performance in ChemE, you can do so in your cover letter. That is generally the better forum for such explanations.



I'm not sure that you necessarily need to address it, however -- It sounds like you've worked hard and done very well since the switch. Congrats, way to go, and good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It is not necessary if you told them that your grades significantly improved after switching majors