Is this a good academic dismissal appeal letter

Applying to College
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<p>My name is xxxxxxxxxx. My major is Social Work. I was dismissed from Southern Connecticut State University after my Third semester, which was the spring of 2014. I believe it was because I was naïve, foolish, and I did not take my studies very seriously. I do not blame anyone but myself for this very sad consequence and I know I did not try to the best of my abilities and skills. I believe I still had the high school mentality in me during that time. I was still getting used to being away from home for over 3 months and I was overwhelmed by the new freedoms of dorm life: being away from home and calling my own shots. I did not discipline myself as I should during my semester, and I’m at where I am now because of my lack of discipline. Probably one of my worse mistakes is that I did not ask for help when I clearly needed it. I also did not take the academic rules from the college seriously enough. I guess I didn’t think that I had to work really hard in my first few semesters. I wanted to get used to the College feel. Now I realize that was a foolish mistake on my part. My classed weren’t hard but I just didn’t take the time to study enough. If given the chance I will learn to average myself to a proper workload.
College is a serious time of studies and hard work, and not fooling around. In which now I realize after receiving the letter. My parents saw the letter as well, and they were very disappointed in me because they expected me to do much better and I let them down. Being told that I was dismissed definitely woke me up to try to achieve better, and taught me a lesson that I will never forget.

  1. Firstly if accepted back for the Spring I will take an average credit decision of 15 which I know I can manage.
  2. Once I have my classes and times, I will construct a study time table for homework assignments and preparations for exams. That was also one of the reasons why I didn’t do well.
  3. Find tutors for a class that I am struggling with, I did not take the time to perform this in my first semester, but I will for the spring if you allow this
  4. I also plan on visiting my teachers during their respected office hours for extra help or assistance. I also failed to do this as well during the semester.
    My goal is to achieve my Bachelor’s Degree then, continue for my Masters’. I am sure you know how much of an honor, privilege, and an accomplishment it is just to receive a Bachelors’. It gives me the option to find a job that can provide for me and the people who I love. Your decision will greatly change my life for good.
    If I am chosen to stay, my motivation to study will highly increase, because I know I cannot afford to be in this position again, and I know if I do fall in this position again (god forbid) I will not have an opportunity like this one again. As of right now my GPA is 1.98, which will be another motivating factor for me to work and take my studies seriously. I would love to return back to Southern Connecticut State University as a full-time student for the 2015 spring semester.</p>
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<p>I recommend making it shorter. In the first paragraph, start deleting with the sentence "I believe I still had the high school mentality in me,… I would probably keep going and delete the rest of that paragraph.</p>

<p>I would move the mention of the 1.98 up earlier in the letter – perhaps in the second paragraph where you talk about how you and your parents saw the letter.</p>

<p>Remove discussion of a masters degree. Focus on the problem at hand/</p>

<p>There is a need for some overall editing.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>In probation cases like yours, it is important that you understand school policy as laid out in the student handbook. The 2014-15 handbook may not be the one that applies in your case, but if it does it suggests that you may return to school after missing the next semester (that is, Fall 2014). There is, apparently, nothing to do to be reinstated for Spring 2015 but to write a letter of reapplication and submit it between October 1 and the week before Spring classes begin. </p>

<p>I’ve been on these academic standing committees and they’re not always rubber stamps. I’d want to hear from you what you’ve been doing between dismissal and the present to prepare yourself to return to school and get the 2.3 I believe it is in Spring 2015. Your letter doesn’t address what you’ve been doing since being dismissed to make sure it doesn’t happen again. What have you been doing? How will that help your preparation to return? Then take the letter to the Writing Center and get their help crafting some better sentences than these.</p>

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<p>What was your GPA after the first semester?
After the second semester?
Why didn’t you do anything differently going into your 3rd semester?</p>