<p>It's my first time in medical school with this being my first semester. So I would appreciate if there's any spelling or grammer corrections that need to be made. Also, anyway to improve my appeal letter would be greatly appreciated! Here it is below:</p>
<p>To Whom It May Concern:</p>
<p>I am writing to appeal my academic dismissal from ______________________. I was not surprised by my performance, but was very upset and concerned to receive a letter earlier this week informing me of my dismissal. I would like to urge you to reinstate me for next semester.</p>
<p>I will admit that I had a very difficult time last semester, and my grades have suffered as a result. I don't want to make excuses for my poor academic performance, but I would like to explain the circumstances behind them. When I registered for this school, I thought I knew what to expect when I was enrolled in medical school for which I found out that I was greatly unprepared. I thought I could handle the work load with the same way that I have been studying for years, but this way of studying which I have developed for myself didn't work out in medical school. In addition to this, I was diagnosed with Attention-Deficient Disorder (ADD) from my psychiatrist. I had been taking Adderall right before I started coming to Antigua and thought I had enough of it so that it could last for the entire semester. Unfortunately, I was running out of it after my second month being here on the island. I had spent lots of time and energy in finding medication that is equivalent to Adderall since I found out that Adderall wasn't one of the approved drugs on the island. I had called all the pharmacies on the island, and the quickest that any of them could have the medication was in a month’s time. So, I was without my necessary medication for one and half months for which I was at a disadvantage compared to the other students in the class. I continued to go to classes and tried to study as hard as I could possibly study, but without the medication my attention, concentration, and memory felt really weak. I tried to drink caffeinated drinks and energy drinks to help with the concentration, but they proved to be ineffective when I drank them.
Another issue that I had problem with was with my sleep pattern. There were several nights in the week that I just could not fall sleep at night, so my brain was suffering from exhaustion in the day time. While I could have taken sleeping pills, I was always afraid that I would oversleep and miss my morning classes even when I turned “on” multiple alarms. Now, if I can get reinstated, I would keep my sleep cycle in check and would try to have a much better attitude on when I sleep and when I wake up. I thought I could handle all of these burdens, and I tried my best, but I was wrong.
Another mistake that I have realized that I have made was to approach the EED department early in the semester rather than wait until the results from my first mini came out. I should have started to get help weeks before my first mini was available. Even though, I have went to most of the TA sessions that were provided by the students, I should have also gone to them with help. . I also understand now that I should have communicated with my professors from the beginning (instead of avoiding them), or should taken a leave of absence when I had the chance. I should have listened to my counselor on taking this leave of absence but I now realize that my own foolishness had blinded my own judgment. It’s just that I don’t give up things so easily and I like to see things done til the end. These are mistakes that I know I will not make again if I am able to get reinstated. </p>
<p>I love <strong><em>, and it would mean so much to me to graduate from here with the medical degree. If I am reinstated, I will be able to focus much better on my schoolwork, take help from EED department, ask for a tutor, and try to manage my time for efficiently. Fortunately, I am getting some help from here with my school work and finding an efficient way to study the material so that this matter doesn't happen again. Also, I have met with my academic adviser, and I will continue to follow her advice about communicating better with my professors from the beginning. I will continue going to TA sessions and become better prepared when coming to lectures rather than fall behind in them.
Please understand that my low scores which led to my dismissal do not indicate that I am a bad student. I'm a good student who had several problems that appeared before me in such a short time. I hope you will give me another chance to achieve a medical degree at _</em></strong>__. Thank you for considering this appeal.</p>