Appeal letter

[TexasDudedude]

Good morning. I am currently in the process of appealing my scholastic suspension from my university for the Spring 2016 semester. Pretty embarrassed to even be at the point but alas here I am. My first semester of college was bad I failed two classes (F, D). Second semester I did much better earning a 2.5 (not great but better than a 1.5 something). The start of my sophomore year on campus I added both of the courses I had failed the first semester to my course list hoping to earn a better grade and have the failing marks replaced. I was doing really well in the courses too, much better than I’d done freshmen year however about a month in my dad fell ill and was hospitalized, I went home a few times to be with my dad and doctors assured us his recover was certain. He passed away in the hospital a few weeks later. This caused me to miss a week and a half of instruction time. But bereavement and all I returned to school and tried to give it my best. Most of my professors were understanding and helped me make assignments up but not all of them. The course in which I got an F in the first semester, I got a D in this semester bringing my recovering GPA down a bit. The school placed me on suspension for the semester and I’m now appealing it, do you guys think that I have a real chance at their decision being overturned