Readmission after suspension

Applying to College
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I am writing a letter to be considered for early readmission after suspension and would very much appreciate some pointers on how my sample letter is…

To whom it may concern,
I am writing this letter in hopes of being readmitted to Mississippi State University after being suspended after the 2018 spring semester. Although I seen this suspension coming, I continued with the bad habits of not studying, managing my time, and attending classes. The circumstances that led up to my poor academic performance are no other than the fact that I did not give my best efforts. Beginning the 2017 spring semester until the most recent semester, I have been facing problems with the loss of my grandparents and an uncle. My grandparents became ill during the 2017 fall semester and died the same year. My uncle followed shortly after them. I believed that I could handle the loss of each and continue performing academically well on my own. However, my poor judgment of the situation led to my GPA falling through the cracks. If a similar situation is to occur again, I will most definitely be ready to face it and do what I must do to keep improving academically. For what ever extenuating reason I was facing, my academic suspension is no ones’ fault but my own. To achieve this, I know that it is going to start with me. I have learned my lesson and I will be improving on the way I handle my academics this upcoming semester and future semesters. I will make use of all resources available to me, such as professors, SI sessions, tutoring, study groups, the library, etc. I will attend all classes and make sure to ask questions if I do not understand the materials discussed in the lecture. This semester I promise to make use of my time to be productive rather than procrastinating or letting assignments slide by. Most importantly, I ask that you please consider my readmission and grant me the opportunity to show you what I can accomplish. Thank you for taking the time out to read my letter.
Sincerely,

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Academic Appeals

A successful appeal must do several things:

  1. show that you understand what went wrong
  2. show that you take responsibility for the academic failures
  3. show that you have a plan for future academic success
  4. in a broad sense, show that you are being honest with yourself and the committee

Here are some examples:

http://collegeapps.about.com/od/Academic-Dismissals/a/Sample-Appeal-Letter-For-An-Academic-Dismissal.htm

Some of this is general, and some specific to your situation.

  1. search this topic on CC and you will see many other posts on academic appeals
  2. Make sure your letter states what the issue was that caused you to have academic difficulties
  3. Did you talk to your professors/dean of students about the issue?
  4. Did you make use of the many resources your school has? if not, why not?
  5. Find out what those resources are…e.g. counseling center, talking to professors, talking to your adviser, withdrawing from class, talking to dean, maybe taking incompletes,
    http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/1920853-college-is-a-step-up-from-hs-16-tips-on-doing-well-in-college.html
  6. State how you would use those in the future
  7. How are you addressing what caused the issue? Have you addressed the depression?
  8. Think about if you should continue at college, or take a break.
  9. Think about if you should continue at a community college, to be close to your family
  10. How is your college funded? Will that continue?

In general, keep in mind what the college wants…they want students who can succeed. They need to know that you understand what the issue was, know now the resources that you can use, how the problems is resolved so you will not have academic issues in the future.