<p>I would greatly appreciate if you could take a few moments to give your feedback on the appeal letter below.Thanks in advance for your help. </p>
<p>ALL FEEDBACK WELCOME</p>
<p>Dear Committee:</p>
<p>My name is Jane Doe. I am writing to appeal the current financial hold placed on my record. I attended the University from 9/1996 – 3/1998 under my maiden name Thom. I was a young non-traditional student (i.e. independent minor) living on my own without parental guidance or financial support. I enrolled part-time as a non matriculated student and was eventually accepted in the Psychology program in the College of Arts & Sciences. I was excited about being a “Univeristy Name” Terrier and I was on my way to earning a degree. </p>
<p>I was living off campus in a urban neighborhood and was in a relationship with a man a few years my senior. As it turns out he had not been total honest about his previous relationship. I came to learn of this when I was confronted by his girlfriend, who violently attacked me with a baseball bat. Unfortunately, it was this attack that bought my education to an abrupt halt. I was left with a concussion, bruises and severe lacerations’ of the face and scalp. This incident resulted in my inability to attend school or thoroughly evaluate next steps in my continued education. </p>
<p>I have had many years and many student loan payments to think on some of the bad decisions I’ve made. Not immediately informing my academic advisor of the incident is a decision that lacked poor judgment; allowing so many years to laps prior to submitting an appeal is another. At the time I was embarrassed, but I should have petitioned to the school as soon as I was physically able. As a result, I was dropped for academic and financial reasons. </p>
<p>This incident changed my life and I am not the person I originally aspired to be. However, I still have those aspirations and greatly desire to complete school now more than ever. It has been a long hard road. Despite the difficulties, I have progressed to a management role in the Health Insurance industry. Nevertheless, I cannot go any further in my career without a degree. It is life’s experiences and being a parent that makes me the wiser student this go around. It is my goal to earn my degree and remove limitations imposed by not completing my formal education. I also aim to set an example for my 8yr old son, by stressing the importance of “finishing what you start”. </p>
<p>The University has changed tremendously over the last decade and offers many new programs. I am interested in taking evening classes or enrolling in an online degree program providing that I meet the necessary criteria. </p>
<p>Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to explain the circumstances leading to my withdrawal. I ask that you take this letter into consideration in your assessment of removing the hold. I look forward to hearing your decision.</p>
<p>I have enclosed the following supporting documentation:
• Police Report of the incident
• Medical Record</p>
<p>I am unclear what you’re seeking from the school. Usually a school won’t remove a financial hold unless you square your account and pay. Have you done that? If you haven’t, are you seeking that the school erase your debt? If so, your letter does not request that and it must. If you’re seeking that, make sure you first contact and discuss your options with the financial aid office. </p>
<p>If you were dismissed from the school because of low GPA, then your letter needs to address that as well.</p>
<p>The MOST important part of this is your enclosed police report and medical record (but instead of sending a medical record, I’d recommend a signed letter on letterhead from the medical provider stating how you were debilitated from attending school and completing schoolwork by the injuries). I don’t think you’d want to share your medical file. But ask the financial aid folks about what documentation is needed. </p>
<p>What the school cares about is can you, if you enroll now, attend class and do the work to the point of graduation.</p>
<p>Overall, your letter takes the correct tone, but you might need to be more specific in what you’re asking the school to do for you. </p>
<p>You have 2 separate issues; a financial hold, which is not going to be removed until you clear your account
and an academic probation/dismissal which prevented you from enrolling. </p>
<p>You probably will have to send 2 separate letters; one allowing you to continue as a student and a second to the financial aid department regarding your financial hold.</p>
<p>You need to address each of those issues. For the academic part, you must have an academic plan. This is where you would send the copies of the medical and police reports to demonstrate that you were not able to complete the term, leading to your failing courses.</p>
<p>The second letter should address the suspension of your financial aid. Keep in mind that even if they reinstate your aid, you will not be able to register or receive aid until you clean up any outstanding balances that you have (you cannot use current financial aid to clean up old debts).</p>
<p>Thanks for your feedback. A few points I should clarify. </p>
<p>From an academic perspective
I didn’t attend the last 2 months of school, which greatly impacted my GPA as I missed Midterms etc. which was bought down to 2.5. </p>
<p>From a financial perspective. </p>
<p>The university I attended, auto enrolls you into the next semester unless notified. However, I never registered for classes. The financial hold is a result of enrollment fee’s for a semester I never attended. Therefore I am request that they waive/left the fee and allow me to enroll. (Note: </p>
<p>I defiantly can do a better job with clarifying this point. </p>
<p>From a Medical perspective:<br>
I am only providing the school with the ER admission record and the discharge summary. </p>