Its not done yet but i need feed back. I got a 0 gpa because all I did was sit in my dorm room eat sleep and skip class. Its not like i gave into the party life or anything. I just. was depressed being there but i will try my best this semester i let many people down.
Here is a draft:
I am writing this letter to appeal to academic suspension. I would like to start off by saying I take full responsibility for the fact that I failed the semester. Moving far from home was something that I didn’t think would affect me as much as it did. The loneliness and anxiety of the classes courseload started to take a toll on me and I gradually started to shut down I did not come to college as prepared as I thought I was. I did not start in the right mindset and realized too late the predicament I was in. Coming from high school and going right into college, I failed to comprehend how fast I had to change myself in so little time. My study habits and what I thought would work for me back then, definitely do not work for me in college. I failed and I am very disappointed in myself. I was a top student at my school and even got scholarships and met many people that helped me to even consider going to college and I disappointed them all.
I was put in classes that were not on my academic level. For example, I spoke with my department’s academic advisor and I was told I was placed in a math class that would have a “possibility of failing”. I ended up dropping this math class and another writing class I should have sought more help in.
There is not a possibility of this circumstance continuing because of the huge wakeup call…
To improve my academic performance, given that I am readmitted, I plan to take full advantage of the resources, such as the student counseling provided to me at ESF as soon as the semester starts. I failed to reach out sooner which was the main cause of my downfall and I take full responsibility for it. My high school college counselor attended (university connected to my college) and I have been in contact with him since the semester ended.
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Thank you for reading I want to push myself harder next semester because I know i can do better. i didnt get into the college for nothing. I just feel sorry for myself idk y i did get off my bed some days. other days i didnt even leave to eat.
Not getting out of bed and not going to any classes are signs of depression. Go to the counseling center on your campus and get connected with a therapist.
In terms of your appeal letter, I think you need to need to keep the first paragraph short and focus on the specifics about what you will do differently next semester, including getting help for your mental health.
I wouldn’t keep the part about dropping classes. Or you should change it. Nobody likes to hear that they caused something bad. Just change it to something along the lines of “I took classes that ended up being too difficult and I had to drop”. Blaming them for something is just a way for them to say “well maybe you aren’t suited to be here”
add: I have scheduled appointments with the writing center _____ (every tuesday/thursday at ?), the grad tutors for our major on (M/W/F at ____), during this quarter, as well as, the Health Clinic’s MH department.
Done, keep it short and sweet! Don’t add anything that will make them hesitate on your appeal. Say what you’re going to do, and add staff names that you’ve contacted, so that they can speak on your behalf.
FYI: In a university system, you add or drop classes. The advisors only “advise you”. Please don’t place blame on their staff. It does not help your SAP case to blame university staff on your academics, even if they did recommend it.
I was a very good student when I first arrived in college. Participated in everything and still performed well in classes. At the end of my first year I received a phone call and learned my parents had divorced. Depression set in and I started to sleep all day most every day. Previously loved physics, but now found myself sleeping at my desk with the open book.