- Are you registered with the Office of Disabilities? You are entitled to accommodations for your mental health issues, if you are. In the future, make sure that you register. You need a diagnosis and a doctor’s letter, sometimes testing results.
2)Are you seeing a psychiatrist and therapist on campus who can help advocate for you, or guide you in this situation?
- Have you ever sought a medical withdrawal after a bad semester? If you are registered with the Office for Disabilities, this can sometimes mean grades are wiped clean.
4)Be aware that if you are allowed a leave, rather than a dismissal, you will probably have to meet criteria for return that proves your ability to do the academics and stay healthy.
- Not sure why you didn’t take a medical leave as you tried all these meds. It is really tough to do school while trying meds especially when the first three didn’t work well.
I am really sorry but I think, to be honest, that you should not pursue this appeal. Unless you want to ask them for a medical leave, rather than dismissal.
In either case, it would seem like a good idea to take a break. Take some community college or online classes (most classes are online right now), work if it is safe to do so where you are, and basically get the right meds, stabilize, and regroup.
There are many degree completion programs (continuing ed, adult learner, different names for the same kind of thing) that allow you to proceed at your own pace. It might help you to take just one or two classes at a time.
Good luck!