<p>Hi, I'm new here. I recently found out that my financial aid has been revoked because of my low GPA. It's been a rough year for me. I just wanted to get some advice for my appeal letter. Is it too long? Do I have a shot? Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>My name is -, Im writing this letter in regards to my financial aid suspension. At the time of my poor academic performance, I was working 20 plus hours a week at a movie theater at home, to help my parents pay my school fees. I was also involved in a very serious auto accident.</p>
<pre><code>While attending -, I kept my job back at home at the Rio Cinemas in -. Due to some scheduling conflicts, I was required to work on many weekdays despite having talked to my boss about moving away for school. Since I was working on weekdays, I missed a lot of class. I believed that I would be fine if I read the required readings, and kept up with lecture slides. However, that proved to be quite the opposite and I have learned that the hard way. I could not quit the job, or even ask for vacation time since I needed to work in order to help my parents pay my school fees. Prior to the start of the Fall 2012 semester, I applied for jobs on campus and off but, close to campus, however had no luck in finding one. At the time, my parents were paying school fees for two of my younger sisters. My siblings and I all have jobs to help pay school fees. If I did not work, I would not be able to afford to go to -.
During the Spring 2013 semester, I was visiting some family and friends in Annapolis on a weekend when I was involved in a serious car accident. I was not injured, but there were some pretty serious injuries in both vehicles including one in serious condition. The thought that it could have been me that potentially could have been injured or even killed really bothered me, sending me into a state of depression. Even weeks after the accident, it was still shaken up from the incident. I was not able to focus on my school work; because I let my worries get the best of me. Although my grades improved compared to the fall, I would have earned better grades had I not been involved in the accident.
I had a meeting with my boss, and we have come to the agreement that starting August 25, 2013, I will only work on the weekends when I do not have class. Specifically, late Fridays Saturdays and early Sundays only. I was able to cut down on hours for Spring 2013. My GPA improved, however the accident distracted me from achieving a GPA that meets SAP requirements. Now that I will only work weekends during the semester, I will be able to fully focus on my classes during the week, and ultimately earn better grades. As for the accident, I have overcome it. I was not driving, so I have come to accept that theres nothing I can do to change that. I can only prevent it by ensuring that the driver is driving in a safe manner. In the future, I will pursue medical treatment if such a tragedy were to happen again.
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<p>I very much would love to continue attending -. I know an education from - would open a world of possibilities for myself career-wise. I will continue to do everything in my power to not only meet SAP requirements but transcend them, as I want to maintain grades that will reflect excellence in myself and my course of study. Given the chance I will prove that I mean what I say and I sincerely hope that chance is given.</p>