<p>I've been academically dismissed recently and I've been given the opportunity to appeal my case with the assistant dean.This is basically what I'm going to say when I present my appeal. I'd really appreciate it if you guys took a look and told me what you think. If you were in the shoes of the assistant dean, would you accept my appeal? Feel free to offer me advice as I really need and will happily take it.</p>
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<p>My name is_________. I have just potentially entered my sophomore year
and I’ve been notified for academic dismissal due to my poor academic performance this past introductory year. I sincerely hope that you, the appeal staff, will consider this appeal to the fullest extent possible.</p>
<p>The first semester provided the issue of “new-found freedom.” I was a fish restricted to a bowl for the majority of my life and suddenly I was dropped into an ocean filled with a wealth of academic and social possibilities. Unfortunately, the social aspect made the rest of the experience take an unwarranted backseat and I ended the first semester with a poor (~1.6) GPA. I was notified over winter break that I was put on probation and, I did come back to the school with a drive to do better. The main issue with the last semester was my illnesses. I was sick very often as the provided medical correspondence can tell. Especially for the first few weeks, I was very incapacitated and unable to do work or go to class. My biggest fault was not working with my teachers regarding my illnesses but rather avoiding them only until I had gotten better at which point a decent amount of assignments and quizzes, while reasonably missed, were unable to be made up. After my sick period, things did pick up as I did rather decently in my English and Engineering courses and I even did well in many of the assignments in my other two classes. However, I still ended up failing those two classes. (Two F’s in chemistry and calculus 1B and a lower cumulative GPA ~1.55.)</p>
<p>When I found out about my final scores, I was truly devastated. I knew that I wasn’t dean’s list material this past semester but I would have never thought that I’d fail these two classes. I’ve never failed anything in my life. At that point I knew that I was going to be prompted to make this appeal so I started emailing my advisor__________ and came up with my own plan of rectification for this matter. This plan is going to require the upmost dedication out of me as it won’t be easy to enact but it is entirely plausible and doable. If reinstated this coming semester, I shall retake the two courses I failed along with 2-3 other courses from my curriculum for total of about 20 credits. A schedule that consists of 4-5 classes that need time and attention would help me:
•have less time to be aloof. I’d always be doing something productive and not have my mind wander
•not have to make up as much ground as I’d progress further into my curriculum without having to backtrack too much
•get a higher GPA. Retaking and doing well in the two classes I failed along with doing well in the three other classes would not only give me a good term GPA but also bring back the cum GPA into a good place as well. Since I’ve already taken two out of the 4-5 classes once, the real concern lies with the new classes.
•better myself as a student. Time management is one skill that needs to honed every now and then. A schedule like this would help lay a great framework for me in my future endeavors at the university and beyond.</p>
<p>I’m already registered for rigorous classes at ________<strong><em>State University and _</em></strong>___<strong><em>Community College (both of which i'm doing rather well in; As) this summer to help meet the pre-requisite of some of the courses I want to take for the Fall 2013 semester, if reinstated of course. Along with a full fall schedule, I’d also register for either an intersession or a summer session at a campus to not only finish catching up with my curriculum but also retake a course from freshman year that I feel that I can do completely better in than I did. I’ve
already lined up a prospective job at the _</em></strong>_ Dining Hall for the following semester that would work with my schedule and help me fund the winter and summer sessions as I don’t want my parents paying for all of my mistakes. When I was told that I was on probation, Mr._________ reached out to me and offered me help. I shrugged away that incentive thinking that I didn’t need it. I can humiliatingly admit that I was wrong to not consult Mr._________. If allowed back, I will abide by any specific terms that are set for me and I will utilize all resources (such as the Q center, the academic achievement center and the School of Engineering tutoring center) generously provided by the university to better my academic standing. I myself have resolved to a personal condition to abide by where I’d meet with my professors and TA’s for a total of at least 4 hours a week to study or discuss any doubts that I have with the material. These sessions would be documented on paper and would be submitted to a person of your choosing so that there is physical evidence throughout the semester of me attempting to rectify my issue. </p>
<p>I don’t want my time at the University of Connecticut to end in such an abrupt and unfavorable way. I admit that I have made mistakes this past year but I’m more than willing to do everything possible to rectify them. I love this school and I’m proud to say I’m a student that goes here. I want to part ways with the school dressed in a black gown and a goofy hat with degree in tow, not with a dismissal due to the unfortunate way my freshman year turned out. I’m not willing to part ways with the school of Engineering either. I don’t want to change my major to make the work-load easier. I want to change myself to suit the major because I find it so interesting and wonderful. For this reason, I implore you to reconsider my dismissal from the University of Connecticut. The outcome of this appeal will greatly effect my life, for better or for worse. If you deny my appeal, then I’ll have to apply to a community college for which time is running out as I don’t want to take a semester off and fall behind too much. If accepted, I ensure you that I’ll come back this fall semester with a 100% attitude and demeanor. Everything that I have proposed and promised will be enacted upon. I also understand that if allowed back, I wouldn’t be afforded a similar chance if I fail to perform as per expectations. As mentioned before, I will also abide by any conditions given to me so if I’m placed in academic probation, I will gladly accept it. I have a great game-plan and with the help of the faculty as well as some considerable personal effort on my part, I’m highly confident that I can get back on the saddle and do wonderfully for the remaining three years of my undergraduate career and beyond. I firmly believe that with all that happened this year, the school of Engineering expects better, my parents deserve better and I can do better. All I ask is this one last opportunity to do better.</p>
<p>Thank you for considering my appeal.</p>