<p>Dear Financial Aid Office</p>
<p>My name is Crisflo
and I am writing to ask you to appeal my suspension of federal aid. The fall and spring semesters were a very stressful and overwhelming time in my life because of the death of my loving grandfather. It was very difficult for me to concentrate and do well in my classes when I had to put my family ahead of myself.</p>
<p>During the fall semester my beloved grandfather passed away, and it left a dramatic change within my family and me. My grandfather passed away in Lima, Peru. He used to go back and forth from USA to Peru, to support my aunt. My Grandfather supported my aunt financially, grandmother, and my aunt’s children. He had a business back in Peru, and with that he would support them financially. My grandfather passed away in Peru on August 24th. my grandmother is unable to work, she is old and cant work. During the SAP warning on spring semester I had to support them financially; my aunt got a job too but was not enough for her to support herself, her children and my grandmother. So I had to take care of her kids while she was at work and I had to find a baby-sitting job to provide money. I babysat kids on her house while she was at work, so I can take care of my cousins as well. Since I was helping provide money for my Aunt and grandmother, I was unable to focus mentally, because I couldn’t not think when I tried to do my work. I have no kids, so this was a responsibility that I’ve never experienced. I do not have to many relatives here to help me take care of them, there was also family issues not everyone was cooperating. I have been sleep deprived. My grandfather took care of me as kid in Peru, he has been a father to me, as my father did not take care of me. It affected me emotionally because he was the closest person to me. My family fell apart, they barely talk to each other after his passing. I had no time to study nor finish work. I’m in need of Financial Aid, as my mom and step father make minimum wage and its only enough for rent. This is why I’m appealing, so that I can receive help.</p>
<p>I would also like to address what has changed in my life that will now allow me to make SAP in future semesters:
With the money remaining on the Pell Grant, I’m trying to take summer courses to replace the failing semesters. With the money that I have been earning doing babysitting, I have called my family to get together and put resources together in order to buy tickets for my grandmother, my aunt and her two children. She is to departure on June 15th to Peru and they plan to stay there evermore. With less responsibility since they’re leaving, I can now have time for school and continue to strive for my career. </p>
<p>Path
In order for me to get to a good standing point, I must seek help from tutors in order to catch up on my work. I plan to take summer classes, in order for me to raise my GPA and replace failing grades on my last two semesters. I Plan to take MTT4 which I got a Unsatisfactory, and want to retake and advance in my math courses. After MTT4, I will move over to Math 163 and so on. In order to be able to transfer to a 4 year college, I need advance math courses, and I’m willing to study all day and night to achieve it. Also I have already contacted George Mason university and received a transfer transcript so that I could follow the required courses for my degree. I plan on taking ENG 112, ECO 201 as both are necessary for my BS degree in computer since. Also in order to achieve my dream goal, and that is to be successful programmer. I will achieve my goal of receiving my Bachelor’s degree in computer science, I have gotten a part time job and explained my manager my situation, and we have come into an agreement for me to only work part time and only 10 hours on weekends, which will give me more than enough time to continue doing my Work. I will make use of the tutor program here in Northern Virginia Community College. I will work fewer hours at my new part-time job and only focus on my studies. With my Aunt, her children and my grandmother having my family in Peru look over them, I will be able to continue and focus only in my studies. I will give more than 100% to my course work. If I do not understand, since I know have time, I will stay with the professors on their offices hours and try to get the most of out the topic discussed. I will spend more than 30 hours studying, I will attend to the library, where there is peace and quiet and will focus on my work. Since I have been more calmed, and accepted the fact that my grandfather is gone, I do have my brothers who support me and tell me that I should keep moving forward. I will use my grandfather as a motivation to achieve my dreams, as before he died he told me that he wishes for me to get a college education. After completing my MTT4 courses, I will be able to take CSC (computer courses) with the recommended math course. I truly love programming and computers. And I cannot wait until I start taking more classes, and truly have time to put all of it into learning and becoming successful.</p>
<p>Thank you financial board, for letting me appeal with this letter. Thank you for your time on reading, you will not regret giving me a chance to continue with my studies. I’m in need of financial help and want to make my family proud, even if they don’t notice my progress, I will strive for the best. I want to thank you again, for helping me with financial aid. This is an opportunity I cannot let go to waste, and education is very important everywhere in the world. I wish to be a successful person. Due to the emotional feeling that I have been going through, I have not had the chance to fully enjoy NOVA and the courses being offered. With this appeal, if granted, I will truly be delighted. As I want to continue to study and succeed. I need a chance to be successful and with financial aid, I will be in the right path</p>
<p>Crisflo</p>