I need help with my appeal, I have been having difficulty at UCSD and For Fall of 2017 I brought my GPA to meet standards, but during Winter quarter I went through difficulty with the birth control I was using and it would cause me a lot of pain each month where I would miss class and call out of work. In the middle of the quarter I went to the ER and they diagnosed me with Dysmenorrhea and found a cyst. I have taken the medication perscribed to me and it really has relieved me from the symptoms. I failed one class and got a D and a B in the other two I was taking. and it brought my GPA down to a 1.99. This is what have written so far so I can appeal and what i will do to change so I can succeed at UCSD:
This appeal is due to my Academic Disqualification at UCSD. The reason for my low grades from Winter Quarter is mainly due to the new medication I began taking to help me with pain I had been suffering with . The medication was for my abdominal pain. It was new to me and I had complications with it. I noticed the symptoms where getting worse during Winter Quarter of 2018. The symptoms were so severe that it caused me to miss classes and call out of work at times. On February 22, 2018 I was admitted to Scripps Emergency Room. That day I had a mixture of painful symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The Physician diagnose me with Dysmenorrhea and gave me prescriptions to help me with the symptoms I had. I have been on the medication since the beginning of March and the medication has relieved the symptoms I once had.
My education is most important to me. I saw the faults I made that caused me to not succeed besides my medical emergency. Last quarter I was working too many hours for the units I was committing to. To change for Spring Quarter I cut my hours in half, so I don’t miss office hours, tutoring, and supplemental learning. I have decided to make appointments with my Gynecologist monthly rather than semi-annually. I understand now that when my symptoms occur moderately that I need to make a visit to my Gynecologist immediately, so I can avoid what happened Winter Quarter and not make the same mistakes. I have learned to get a better handling of my priorities so it doesn’t jeopardize my education. I plan to continue to strive for success and now knowing my limits I will tend to them so nothing will stop me from sacrificing my educational goals.