<p>If I was placed on financial aid suspension and passed all my classes. Would I have to pay anything back to the school, like the financial aid I received for the previous year.</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
<p>Why would you be placed on suspension? Did your GPA go down?</p>
<p>It was because of my completion rate is at a 63%, and it needs to be at a 67%.</p>
<p>I was wondering if this letter sounding good enough for a financial aid suspension committee, any feedback will be taken seriously and greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>My name is Robert Burns; Im writing this letter in regard to my financial aid suspension. I started going to Front Range in fall of 2005; after being out of school for 8 years I had a hard time transitioning into college courses and struggled to catch up to a college level. At this time I feel that Ive made progress in this area and have gotten to a point where I can continue to do well. I dropped my classes and failed two of them in the semester of spring 2007. I know this isnt acceptable and regretted doing so ever since; I was in an abusive relationship that was going down hill. I didnt end up splitting up with the person until July 2007 because it took some time to transition into another residence. I know that I was going to be placed on financial aid probation for the semester of fall 2007, and it was to my understanding that I only needed to complete 12 credits for the semester of fall 2007 to have a completion rate above 67%. I know this misunderstanding is my fault and take responsibility for not completing enough credits to get my completion rate up to par. My current completion rate is at 63% which is not far from 67%, my completion rate before semester of fall 2007 was at 54% and I feel Ive made progress in raising it to 63%. If I am granted my financial aid for the spring of 2008 and I pass all my classes, my completion rate will be at a 69% which is acceptable by the SAP standards. I have no other way to pay for school, because I live on my own and have no parents or relatives to help me financially support me in going to college. Theres nothing I can do to change the past; but I can promise the committee that I have learned from my mistakes and can guarantee that I take going to college seriously and I dont take my financial aid for granted. I will try harder and pass all my classes next semester and the semesters to come. Ive avoided staying out of bad relationships and have been dedicating more of my time too school work to better myself as a person. If this committee can grant me a second chance to prove my sincerity, and grant me financial aid for spring of 2008 I guarantee that I will not let this committee down and bring my completion rate to a 69%. Thank you in taking the time to read my letter and giving your time to review my case.</p>
<p>The letter sounds good -- not whiny and you take responsibility. My only suggestion is to add in some specific actions that you are going to take to insure you complete and pass the classes for spring 2008. for example -- you emailed each of the professors and requested a syllabus so that you understand the workload, that you have visited the counseling center and talked with mr. xyz about classes that are recommended for you, that you visited the student learning lab/success center, whatever your school calls it -- and you will be working with them on time management and writing skills which are your problem areas, that you have spoken with your boss and he has agreed to allow you to work less hours for the two weeks of finals.</p>
<p>that kind of stuff -- they are looking for very specific info that shows your acknowledge your problem, that you understand what the problem was, and they you have proactively taken steps to prevent a recurrence.</p>
<p>thanx for the reply will go ahead and add some more into there, I was trying to keep it slim so I didn't make anyone angry by writing a long letter. Thanx for the reply.</p>
<p>this the updated letter, again if any has any comments it will be greatly appreciated. Thanx</p>
<p>Robert Burns
December 26, 2007
Financial Aid Committee</p>
<p>Financial Aid Letter
My name is Robert Burns; I’m writing this letter in regard to my financial aid suspension. I started going to Front Range in fall of 2005; after being out of school for 8 years I had a hard time transitioning into college courses and struggled to catch up to a college level. I also had a problem with using the Front Range resources and asking my teachers for help because I felt ashamed in doing so, I came from a life were asking for help was not an option for me. At this time I feel that I’ve made progress in these areas and have gotten to a point where I can continue to do well and use the resources needed to succeed. I dropped my classes and failed two of them in the semester of spring 2007. I know this isn’t acceptable and regretted doing so ever since; I was in an abusive relationship that was going down hill. I didn’t end up splitting up with the person until July 2007 because it took some time to transition into another residence. I know that I was going to be placed on financial aid probation for the semester of fall 2007, and it was to my understanding that I only needed to complete 12 credits for the semester of fall 2007 to have a completion rate above 67%. I know this misunderstanding is my fault and I take responsibility for not completing enough credits to get my completion rate up to par. My current completion rate is at 63% which is not far from 67%, my completion rate before semester of fall 2007 was at 54% and I feel I’ve made progress in raising it to 63%. If I am granted my financial aid for the spring of 2008 and I pass all my classes, my completion rate will be at a 69% which is acceptable by the SAP standards. I have no other way to pay for school, because I live on my own and have no parents or relatives to help me financially support me in going to college. There’s nothing I can do to change the past; but I can promise the committee that I have learned from my mistakes and can guarantee that I take college seriously and I don’t take my financial aid for granted. I will try harder and pass all my classes next semester and the semesters to come, by utilizing the math help center as a resource, asking my teachers for help when needed, and using any additional school resources to my benefit. I’ve came to realize that I was ashamed to ask for help in my school work in the past and I feel this was a major contributor to my failure in my classes; as an example to remedy this situation last semester I utilized the math help center for my math 090 class when I needed help, I received a B in the class and I feel this was a major improvement to the previous semesters. I’ve avoided staying out of bad relationships and have been dedicating more of my time too school work to better myself as a person. If this committee can grant me a second chance to prove my sincerity, and grant me financial aid for spring of 2008 I guarantee that I will not let this committee down and bring my completion rate to a 69%. Thank you in taking the time to read my letter and giving your time to review my case.
Sincerely Robert Burns</p>