Academic Dismissal Letter

<p>So I was dismissed from school and took classes over the summer to raise my GPA, which I did and i took 12 credits which is a requirement to get back into my school. I obviously took our names and my schools name for personal issues so thats what the ______ are. Please give me some feedback! </p>

<p>Dear Academic Appeals Committee and Admission,</p>

<p>My name is ______ . I am currently 23 years old and my planned major is Public Relations. I am appealing the decision of which requires me to withdraw from the university as stated in a letter dated May, 15, 2014 from ______ . I do not blame anyone but myself as the reason I failed two classes. I know I did not try to the best of my abilities and skills to overcome the bad habits and emotional struggles on time. This was a huge wake up call for me, especially for the fact I was not on probation prior to being dismissed.
Over the course of last year, my grades were significantly affected by my bad studying habits, apartment life and the distance away from home. I picked this year to make up for the mistakes I made in the prior year.
The Fall 2012- Spring 2013 I did not do horrible, but I did not do amazing as well. I had decided to take the Fall 2013 – Spring 2014 year to raise my grades in classes I did not to very well in. I showed success in the Fall 2013 semester by raising my grades and GPA ,and received a much higher grade in Statistics and Accounting 201. By the end of the semester, I knew that it was the year I was going to do well in, and I was excited to begin the next semester. Spring semester seemed like it was going to be everything that I had expected of the year. I planned on making up for my Economics grade that I withdrew from over the summer due to family issues, so I could transfer into Public Relations and plan on a May 2015 graduation. However, by the second week, I had fallen in the Business building which suffered me to miss class for a week. Due to my fall, I noticed my healing was incredibly slow, and I went into more health checks throughout the semester and learned I have polycystic ovarian syndrome. I began to have a lack of motivation coming from myself because I slowly started to see all of my dreams of having a family become almost impossible after learning I was infertile. I felt neither support nor encouragement from anyone surrounding me that at that point I was ready to give up and forget about __<strong><em>. It wasn’t until I sat down with _</em></strong>_ and talked about what was going on, that I saw my distant dreams for family, should not affect my dreams for school. By this time it was too late to withdraw from my classes so I studied hard, and raised both my Public Relation grade and Journalism grade, but I was too late for Economics 201 and Accounting 202. I knew I was not going to do well, so I signed up to retake these classes again during the summer before I was even dismissed from <strong><em>.
I spent this summer at _</em></strong>
_ College, taking 13 credits for grades that will transfer into my planned Public Relations course. With two weeks left in the semester, I am currently retaining a B or higher in all my classes. Two of my classes I’m currently taking at ______ will raise grades I didn’t do very well in at ____<strong><em>. I understand one of the requirements for coming back to _</em></strong>_ after being dismissed is taking 12 credits at a different college and retaining a C average, which I have done. I’m using my appeal for the fact that I have done just that. With only a week in-between ______ grades being posted and _________, fall semester beginning, I didn’t know if there would be enough time to see. I spent the rest of my summer seeking medical help for my PCOS and I am happy to say I have that under control. </p>

<p>If I am reinstated into the university for the fall semester, I will be living in an apartment with my friend, who has been a constant encourager through all this. I will also keep the talk from ______ in my head, and look for help when I need it. I know that one of my worst mistakes was not asking for help when I clearly needed it. For that reason I have planned to take advantage of all of the academic services offered by the university and if I feel like I am falling behind or not understanding the subject, I will most certainly get a tutor. I will not let intimidation when it comes to seeking academic help. I am committed to attend workshops that will help me with study habits, work ethic and most importantly, help me with my classes. If reinstated, with my GPA from ______. I will have a high enough GPA to transfer into the Public Relations. </p>

<p>I am certain that if I am granted a second chance I will be persistent when faced with challenges that structure my abilities and skills that can be demonstrated through my grades. I have planned to discipline myself in every single aspect of my life because I do dream with my college graduation and with that diploma from ______ </p>

<p>I thank you for your time and consideration. I sincerely do hope I will return to ______ for fall quarter. </p>

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<p>Seems too wordy to me and your grammar is terrible. Is English not your native language? Perhaps your friend could help you make corrections.</p>

<p>Did your school really dismiss you without any warning or probation?</p>

<p>Actually it’s not. And yes they did, I failed 50% of the classes I took, because I only took four classes. They removed me right after. </p>

<p>Try to cut the letter’s length in half. You have all the elements but need to tighten it up. You might wish to employ bullet points or a timeline to graphically show some of this info. Maybe bullet/highlight the three elements that were impairing your academic performance with the decided solution you’re pursuing. Perhaps the school wants the info on the concrete changes rather than your feelings. How are you going to ensure your success? If you got high grades in the summer courses, that would be a good sign. Good luck. </p>