<pre><code> So a bit of back ground, I started college 3 years ago, got in to University under a pre-dental program, very good program. However I had trouble adjusting to college life, didn't take study seriously, and Biology really was not my calling and failed the 1st year and got on probation with Financial aid. Second year I moved home due to lost of scholarship (save 10k a year on housing) and was determined to get it around. However Dad took a pay cut that put a lot of stress on the family and I too proud to just admit that biology just wasn't something I was good at and struggle even more in the more advance course resulting me being academically disqualified and disqualified from Financial Aid due to below 2.0 gpa.
This hit me really hard and I done some seriously reflecting, I decided I want to continue my education and took classes at a local college and really got my life turned around. Now I have a 3.5 gpa after a year at community college and reapply to my college under computer science as something I enjoy. I was very happy when I was told I be given a second chance and was re-admitted. However as I was getting things sorted out I found out that getting re-admitted doesn't get me financial aid and that I had to apply for appeal for it. Now I check the appeal form and it basically ask two things, what happened and what has been done to change it. I though it was pretty similar to my re-admission and thought I had a good shot.
However after a phone call with Financial Aid office and talk with an adviser things didn't start to look so good anymore. I ask about the appeal process and told her my story, that did bad during those 2 year got disqualified but now I gotten good grades at the community college what are my chances. And her response was the appeal process focus on what caused your grade to drop, and sent documentation to prove it if needed.
Now this could just be me being scared but honestly feel like they don't care about what I have done to improve myself and fix my issue but rather they want a good excuse on why I failed the first time, thing is I done poorly the first time mainly due to my own fault, there was no family death or major illness I can fall, I simply messed up because I didn't take it seriously. And am really worried I'll be denied Aid because I can't afford to go w/o aid.
I want to ask if anyone has experience in this can tell me what are my chances of regaining Financial Aid through appeal. Thank you
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<p>Short version: Messed up got kicked out for having below 2.0 gpa after 2 years, spend a year in community college changing myself, had a 3.5gpa applied for re-admission and got back in. But now have to appeal for financial aid and worry about my chances.</p>
<p>No, it is not that they don’t care, it is that they have very limited monies to distribute. They have to have a committee review why you should be given an opportunity to receive their limited dollars over another similar candidate in a similar position.</p>
<p>I understand the reason for need of appeal, I’m worry about my success rate from what the financial aid adviser told me =</p>
<p>I don’t personally know of anybody who has gone through this, and I have no idea about your potential success rate.</p>
<p>Personally, based on what you wrote, I hope you get what you’re asking for. And here’s why: By the sounds of your post, you have taken full responsibility for your previous failings. I found your post refreshing. You didn’t blame anybody else. You owned the problem. I don’t know if that will mean good things for you in terms of your FA appeal, but I am certain that it will mean good things for you in life. There are lots of young people who make similar mistakes. Many take far longer to acknowledge that they only have themselves to blame. It sounds to me like you’re owning the (would you call it “cavalier?”) attitude of your first two years and you’re owning the very natural and more sympathetic “pride” you had that kept you from admitting to yourself (and your parents, maybe?) that biology may just not be your thing. Good for you, RexZShadow! That’s some serious growth! I’m proud of you. </p>
<p>I have no idea what factors an FA appeals committee considers when evaluating an appeal. I’m making a total guess, based on my own life experiences, that what they’re at least partly looking for is why you “failed them” the first time, whether you’re fully aware that you failed them (and failed yourself), and whether there is any reason to believe that you will not fail them (and yourself) again. I don’t know if you’ll get what you want, and I don’t know if this will help you feel better about things, but if you were as honest and forthcoming with them as you were with “us,” there will, at least, likely be people on the committee who will be moved by your maturity. I have no idea if that will get you anywhere with the appeal … but like I said, I am certain it will get you places in life. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you! :)</p>
<p>Thank you, I hope this appeal goes well and fast >.< my re-admission was delay due to the Dean of the school I want to re-admit to took most of july off so I have 3 weeks before school begin, well 2 coz if this fails I’m going to keep my community college classes and go for a transfer to a UC or CSU. It honeslty hit me pretty hard when I was kicked out and you know at the start I try to find excuses but in the end it was all my own doing and I hope thats enough for the community. Thanks</p>
<p>I see. Well, I hope it goes well for you. Don’t let the 2 weeks go by without an occasional phone call or visit (if able) to see how things are going. Try to walk that very fine line between being a bother and being persistent. Don’t be so patient that your personal deadline just slips by without a response. Good luck to you!</p>
<p>Thanks I well XD How my re-admission was too >.< sent in the forum but the community college delay the grades (one grade that came out like 2 weeks late) so after I finally sent my transcript it even up not arriving and after some constantly e-mail back and forth and people in school on break (was really glad that the person handeling re-admission was responding to e-mail even whens she was on vacuation) and ended up taking a day off from work (summer job) to drop off an copy, felt like should have done that ealier maybe would have gotten that meeting with the dean before he left and had much more time but o well what happened happened XD</p>