Sam Houston State University

1. Career Goals: What are your short and long-term career goals and how can a degree from SHSU help you achieve those goals?
2. Self-Awareness: Clearly identify what your strengths and weaknesses are academically and how you are working to overcome those weaknesses currently in your courses.
3. Awards, Leadership, Service and Employment: Describe any extracurricular involvement, service in the community, leadership positions, awards, and/or work experience.
4. Contextual Experience: Clearly communicate any extenuating circumstances or obstacles that you have faced during high school that affected your academic performance.
5. Include how you have recovered from or are currently working to overcome those life challenges and what academic support have you used to help you through the circumstances (ex. Parents, friends, teachers, resources offered).

First-year applicants whose GPA and/or standardized test scores do not qualify them for automatic admission (holistic review). Must be a PDF or Word Document; any other format delays the decision on your application.