<p>Can someone please Prof read my financial aid appeal letter and give me some feedback or comments. I want to know what i can add or what i need to remove in order for financial aid to accept my appeal. </p>
<p>The last time i attended the university was in Fall 2012 and i got a 1.7 GPA. I took the Winter 2013 semester off and went to see a psychiatrist. I was diagnosed with ADD. My psychiatrist prescribed me medication witch helped me a lot. I ended up taking 3 courses in the spring and currently taking 2 courses in the summer semesters. For spring and summer i took a total of 19 credits and pay out of my pocket for them. Since i started taking medication for my ADD I have been able to control it, and my grades have been a lot better. I am about to start my Fall 2013 classes, but i have to send an appeal in order to get financial aid back.</p>
<p>Dear Financial Aid Services: </p>
<p>I am writing this letter to appeal the recent decision that was made in regards to my financial aid suspension and to attempt to have my aid reinstated for the fall 2013 semester. The circumstances that led up to my lackluster academic performance during my years at XXX University were attributed to my Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). During my childhood and high school years I have always had a problems with tendency to procrastinate, chronic lateness, organization, misplacing things, forgetting appointments and deadlines, and always had trouble starting and finishing projects. At first, I thought that my lack of focus, difficulty meeting deadlines and completing tasks was merely the transition from high school into college. However, that all changed when I began my academic career at XXX University; I foolishly assumed that it was something that would go away on its own. My symptoms only worsened when the fall 2012 semester came to a close. I decided to not register for classes during the winter 2013 semester and seek help. On February of this year, I made an appointment with a Psychiatrist and after discussing my situation, I was referred to a psychologist to verify my condition. After months of appointments from my Physicist to my Psychologist they verified that I had ADD, since then I have been receiving treatment for my disorder.</p>
<p>Since I started taking the medication I was prescribed I feel like have made a lot of progress. I decided to register for spring and summer transferable courses at XXXX Community College during the spring and summer. While taking three difficult courses during a seven week semester I earned a 2.7 GPA for the spring courses, and currently taking two more summer courses. Taking this treatment has definitely helped me focus, study, and get my work done. The proof of the progress that I am making is my performance and my grades during the spring and summer semesters. I regret that I did not get help with ADD sooner, and waited until things became more than I could handle. I am by no means an awful student, my disability merely makes things more difficult to complete than an average person. I am aware that I cannot do everything on my own and am currently working on these problems so I can not only meet, but exceed the Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements for the fall semester at XXX University. I have attached documentation from my Psychiatrist verifying my disorder.</p>
<p>The following are what I have done and will do to assure I succeed academically for the remainder of my time at XXX University: </p>
<p> Attending tutoring sessions for the difficult courses.
Attend XXX University Academic Success Center for help
Continue visiting my Psychiatrist and Psychologist
Continue my current medical treatment.
Develop strategies and skills with time management and the meeting of deadlines</p>
<p>I would like to genuinely thank you for taking the time to consider my appeal.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>XXX</p>