Letter for Readmission Review?

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Hi, I wasn’t sure what the appropriate thread for this post was as I am a current college student applying for readmission. I was placed on an academic suspension after my first year and was hoping to have my letter for readmission reviewed.

To the Advising Committee:

My name is XYZ and I am writing to apply for readmission to ABC University. During my first year at ABC, the adjustment to a new environment coupled with new physical and mental health challenges led to two semesters of academic probation, and subsequently, an academic suspension. I had stopped attending class lectures, turning in assignments, and studying for exams. I also refused to seek out the proper resources and assistance once my situation started to worsen.

During my year of academic suspension, I enrolled in three courses at DEF College: Introduction to Ethics, Differential Equations, and Physics with Calculus II. I received an A in my Introduction to Ethics and Differential Equations courses, a B in the Physics lab component, and a C in the Physics lecture component. While I did not earn a high enough grade to receive transfer credit, the Physics department at ABC has agreed to waive the Physics 2 degree requirement. While enrolled in courses, I also worked as a Technology Associate at Company 1 for an average of 30 hours per week and will be interning full-time over the summer at Company 2 as a Software Engineer. I have taken the time during the suspension to address the issues that hindered my success at ABC, continued the medication treatment plan I had developed with Counseling and Psychological Services, and worked to improve my coping and time-management skills.

I believe that I am now in a position to be successful at ABC. If readmitted, I will continue to use the services offered by CPS as a preventative measure. I will also register with Disability Services and meet with a learning specialist weekly on Fridays. If I have any difficulty with my coursework, I will attend office hours, set appointments with TAs, and utilize the available help rooms.

My time away from ABC has allowed me to prepare myself to be successful moving forward and I am confident that I will be able to satisfy the requirements necessary to remain in good academic standing and for graduation. Thank you for taking the time to review my request for readmission.

Sincerely,

XYZ

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Most of the time I read these posts with re-admission letters and smile, almost laughing sometimes at how lame they are. Grandma died and it really affected me for the next year!!! Stuff happens, get over it is what I want to say.

HOWEVER, your letter sounds sincere to me. It addressed the problems you faced in college. And MOST IMPORTANT to me is that you take responsiblility for your lack of success and you have addressed the issues that caused you to fail.

Your letter isn’t perfect, but it doesn’t need to be. I could edit it but then it would be my words and not yours. To me it is more important that it be your words that the college sees. The best part of your letter is where you state that you believe that you are now in a position to be successful. Your letter seems to support that conclusion to me. I’d submit it as is.

A few words of advice:

College should be job #1. So, even though you worked during your time away, be carefull about over committing yourself during the school year. I’d even suggest that you do not work for at least the first semester to get you started on the right track.

Retake the physics. Even though you could get credit for it, it is a subject that other parts of engineering (which I read into your letter that you are pursuing at some extent) build on. Not having a good foundation isn’t the way to build on.

I worked with several excellent engineers who failed their first time in college but went back and were successful. Keep up the good work and good luck to you.