<p>Hi, could I please have some feed back on this letter? Thank you.</p>
<p>I am writing to you to appeal my suspension from East Carolina University. Attending East Carolina University has been the best experience of my life and, although it did not surprise me, it deeply saddened me when I found out I was placed on academic suspension. Before I begin, I acknowledge that there are things that I should have done differently my freshman year that would have given me a better chance to succeed. This is by no means a list of excuses as to why I did not earn high enough grades. Although I did go through many setbacks my freshman year, I blame nobody but myself for how I handled these situations. Allow me to explain the circumstances.
Just as my first semester of college was beginning, my mother had split up with her partner after being together for eight years. This sudden change caused significant financial and emotional stress that affected us all. My mother, who was not working at the time, was on her own taking care of my younger brother and me. The many expenses that we had, such as moving into a new house and purchasing another car after our first one had gotten repossessed, meant that we had to make sacrifices. Among those sacrifices was the severe delay of purchasing my textbooks and clickers. This caused me to perform poorly on exams, quizzes, and class work. I was set up for failure before I got an opportunity to prove my intelligence. Looking back on the situation, I now understand that I should have communicated this issue with my teachers and my advisor. Instead, I feared embarrassment and kept my problem to myself causing my schoolwork to suffer as a result. The financial troubles did not end there. The laptop I had gotten for school broke and we could not afford to get it fixed. This was only a small inconvenience as I had other resources to utilize, but it added to the stress I was going through.
Throughout the school year, my family was forced to move multiple times. I had to make frequent visits home to help my family move our things from apartment to apartment and to watch my little brother while my mother searched for jobs. These visits meant I had to compromise my attendance, and as a result, my grades slipped even more. This instability made it difficult for me to be successful. During my second semester, I had several serious talks with my advisor about my future. We discussed why I was doing so poorly in class which helped me to get back on track. However, by that time it was too late as most of my grades were not recoverable.
If I am reinstated to East Carolina University, there are several changes I would make so that this tragedy does not happen again. First and foremost, I will be more verbal with my teachers and advisor about any personal or academic issues I am having. I understand that they are there to help me succeed and will not judge me for things that are out of my control. I will also use my remaining grade replacements to improve my GPA. My mother has had a stable, well-paying job for several months now, allowing us to purchase everything I need for school in a timely manner. My life has regained the consistency it had before I started college and I know if I am giving another chance, I will show that I am fully capable of succeeding.</p>