Help with Appealing Academic Dismissal

aunt_bea
Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:36:06 +0000

Letter is too long and makes excuses, such that they will read the first paragraph and won’t really want to read the rest.

@Lindagaf has written it efficiently:

All you should say is “I screwed up, I was naive and arrogant, and I didn’t attend class. That was a major mistake. However, my test scores were good…”

. Adjust the language a little. Then list where you have included your appointments. This is the hard part, making all of your appointments and listing them.

Remember that they want to hear a positive spin on what you’re changing and why they want and need you. It’s like applying for a job. It’s life changing! Lengthy sob stories won’t work. Fess up that you messed up, efficiently, and tell them how you’re moving on. (Tell them that you’re sharing your google calendar with them!)

Add language like, “After I graduate from this university in 2018, I will be fully prepared to apply and enter a pharmacy program.”

They’ll have maybe 20 cases to get through. Give them something to think about. Good Luck!