Well I know one thing for sure I will not take a year off college but maybe a semester. My first year GPA is a 1.98 and I got kicked out but I’ve decided to attempt to send and appeal letter but i’m scared to send because of fear of most likely rejection. If I don’t get accepted idk what I will do my parents will go nuts and I will be a disappointment.
Tell your parents. They may be upset and disappointed at first, but they may also be able to help you figure out what to do.
OK and thanks for replying on both my threads
You have to tell your parents. They are obviously going to find out. It might help if you have a plan lined up. So you can say, “I got kicked out, but I have submitted an appeal and this is what I plan to do.” Did you submit the letter you mentioned in your other post? If not, you need to do that TODAY. Man up, and face the music. You already know you are going to be yelled at and that they will be disappointed, so just brace yourself and endure it, because you know you are to blame. Then, get to work to make sure you are ready for going back to college, whenever that may be.
You will not know if your appeal is successful unitl you send it. I read it, and it’s good. I would add a line at the end saying “I would be very grateful if you would give me the opportunity to try again.” Soemthing like that. You are pleading with them, after all…Also, I think you should mention in your plan that 4, you will join study groups and make them part of your study routine. Be humble, and keep your fingers crossed. Deliver the letter by hand if possible.
As far as moving forward, and having a plan of action, should you not be readmitted. Research your local community college. Tell your parents about it. Enroll there for Fall 2017, and get straight A’s for a semester or year. Trust me, as a parent, I would go easier on my kid if he had a course of action lined up.
Wow thanks a lot I will send today
Did you have any classes at all that you got a good grade in? Do you know the prof? If so, you might ask for a letter from the prof and submit that too. Good luck.
Well, If a B is good than sure but i never really talked to my professors for them to know me personally and i got an A in one class but it was really easy so idk
Don’t be afraid to send an appeal letter…the worst thing that happens is that you are not readmitted…which would happen if you don’t send it.
I would immediately go talk to your parents. Be truthful and tell them what happened. Talk to them if going back is the right answer, or going to a CC, or something else. If going back is the answer, then write the letter using info below.
A successful appeal letter must do several things:
- show that you understand what went wrong
- show that you take responsibility for the academic failures
- show that you have a plan for future academic success
- in a broad sense, show that you are being honest with yourself and the committee
Here are some examples:
Some of this is general, and some specific to your situation.
- search this topic on CC and you will see many other posts on academic appeals
- Make sure your letter states what the issue was that caused you to have academic difficulties
- Did you talk to your professors/dean of students about the issue?
- Did you make use of the many resources your school has? if not, why not?
- Find out what those resources are…e.g. counseling center, talking to professors, talking to your adviser, withdrawing from class, talking to dean, maybe taking incompletes,
- State how you would use those in the future
- How are you addressing what caused the issue?
- Think about if you should continue at college, or take a break.
- Think about if you should continue at a community college, to be close to your family
- How is your college funded? Will that continue?
In general, keep in mind what the college wants…they want students who can succeed. They need to know that you understand what the issue was, know now the resources that you can use, how the problems is resolved so you will not have academic issues in the future.
Here are strategies to do well in college…mention some of these in your letter.
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GO TO CLASS, BUY THE BOOK, READ THE CHAPTERS, AND DO THE HOMEWORK!
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Go to Professor’s office hours early in the semester and Ask this question: “I know this is a really difficult class-- what are some of the common mistakes students make and how can I avoid them?”
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If you have problems with the homework, go to Prof’s office hours. If they have any “help sessions” or “study sessions” or “recitations” or any thing extra, go to them.
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Form a study group with other kids in your dorm/class.
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Don’t do the minimum…for STEM classes do extra problems. You can buy books that just have problems for calculus or physics or whatever. Watch videos on line about the topic you are studying.
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Go to the writing center if you need help with papers/math center for math problems (if they have them)
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If things still are not going well, get a tutor.
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Read this book: How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less by Cal Newport. It helps you with things like time management and how to figure out what to write about for a paper, etc.
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If you feel you need to withdraw from a class, talk to your advisor as to which one might be the best …you may do better when you have less classes to focus on. But some classes may be pre-reqs and will mess your sequence of classes up.
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For tests that you didn’t do well on, can you evaluate what went wrong? Did you never read that topic? Did you not do the homework for it? Do you kind of remember it but forgot what to do? Then next time change the way you study…there may be a study skill center at your college.
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How much time outside of class do you spend studying/doing homework? It is generally expected that for each hour in class, you spend 2-3 outside doing homework. Treat this like a full time job.
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At first, don’t spend too much time other things rather than school work. (sports, partying, rushing fraternities/sororities, video gaming etc etc)
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If you run into any social/health/family troubles (you are sick, your parents are sick, someone died, broke up with boy/girlfriend, suddenly depressed/anxiety etcetc) then immediately go to the counseling center and talk to them. Talk to the dean of students about coordinating your classes…e.g. sometimes you can take a medical withdrawal. Or you could withdraw from a particular class to free up tim for the others. Sometimes you can take an incomplete if you are doing well and mostly finished the semester and suddenly get pneumonia/in a car accident (happened to me)…you can heal and take the final first thing the next semester. But talk to your adviser about that too.
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At the beginning of the semester, read the syllabus for each class. It tells you what you will be doing and when tests/HW/papers are due. Put all of that in your calendar. The professor may remind you of things, but it is all there for you to see so take initiative and look at it.
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Make sure you understand how to use your online class system…Login to it, read what there is for your classes, know how to upload assignments (if that is what the prof wants).
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If you get an assignment…make sure to read the instructions and do all the tasks on the assignment. Look at the rubric and make sure you have covered everything.
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If you are not sure what to do, go EARLY to the professors office hours…not the day before the assignment is due.