I recently sent in my SAP appeal to my university and I am wondering what are my chances of getting my financial aid appealed. Normally I would wait for the response and act accordingly, but the stress is just getting to me from the fear of not getting aid in paying for my tuition. Below, I have pasted my appeal letter and have written just the truth.
My name is *** and I have recently been informed that I have been put on financial aid suspension and will have to appeal in order to receive further financial aid. It seems that I have not completed 12 units during my second quarter to receive financial aid. It was my first year in university and I had the notion that I should only take three classes per quarter, at least that’s what I did in my first year. I figured out on my third quarter that doing this was a mistake. I should be taking four if not five classes per quarter in order to get my quarters and complete all the classes that I should complete. By only taking three classes per quarter, it put me in a position that if I were to fail one of my classes, I would be suspended from receiving financial aid. I did not know this at the time so I did not worry about failing art history too much as it had nothing to do with what I want to study.
However, now I know what I have to do. I must research myself and plan my classes ahead of time. I will take more than three classes every quarter from now on and I will pass all of them in order to receive credits for that class. I must go over my mistakes from my freshman year and ensure that those do not happen again during my sophomore year. My freshman year was a great learning experience, but also a harsh learning experience. I faced many struggles such as very average grades and the unforgiving curve. I have learned how to deal with all this my third quarter and I promise to overcome these struggles next quarter.
Without financial aid, my family is not able to put me in this university. I want to prove to everyone that I can study here and that I deserve to study here. So I ask for one more chance in order to prove myself and help me get the education that I need for my future. I hope that this letter shows my determination to do better and that it receives well.
Is it okay?