Do you know anyone who successfully petitioned for reinstatement after being dismissed?

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Does anyone here know anyone who successfully petitioned for reinstatement after being dismissed for low scholarship?

Long story short, I transferred to the UW from an OOS 4-year school in the Southeast with a 4.0 and started in Summer 2016.  However, in the fall I experienced my first winter in the Northwest and developed a pretty severe case of seasonal depression.  I stopped attending classes, neglected myself, began sleeping all day, etc.  After getting a 1.6 in Fall quarter and straight Ws in Winter and Spring quarter, I was placed on probation and eventually kicked out the university.

I never sought professional treatment, but I eventually overcame depression after taking high doses of vitamin d, receiving b-12 injections, exercising, etc.  It’s really like a dark cloud was lifted, and now that my thoughts aren’t distorted I’ve been kicking myself over ruining the opportunity that I had.

I’ve been working 60 hrs/wk the last 1.5 years to save up money for when I return to school, and I started taking classes at WWU this Summer.  I have a 4.0 at WWU, so I’ve demonstrated that I can still succeed academically. I’d love to go to the UW again, as it’s a great school with excellent  opportunities for research, etc that aren’t really available at WWU.  I just wondered if I should even bother reapplying for reinstatement so long after being kicked out.

If anyone has any input I’d appreciate it!

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Make an appointment with an officer in the admissions office. See if the university has a program where you can take 6-9 credits to prove that you can do the work. If they do and you do well with those courses, you may find yourself back in But you need to make an appointment and discuss your situation. Good Luck!

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If you are thriving at Western, I would take a serious look at staying there. Are you making the most of every possible opportunity? Many departments do offer research opportunities, and there is less competition to get into them. Getting into a research team at UW can be extremely competitive if you are a premed or in a competitive major like CS.

Western has smaller class sizes and therefore better teaching compared to the first-year “weed out” classes in some majors at UW.

If you decide to try for UW, your time away is actually a plus, not a negative. They don’t tend to believe you’ve actually changed and matured if you apply for reinstatement immediately after being dismissed.