<p>My GPA fell a little short of what I needed to renew my scholarship for the year. However, there was a chance of appeal if you suffered an illness or something of that sort during the school year. I actually had a terrible ear infection in October that lasted about a week or so. and I had trouble hearing the professors, so I moved up but it didn’t seem to help. I figured it might have been a temporary result from my sickness but it wasn’t going away. I went to the audiologist a few months later and test results came back saying that i had permanent mild-moderate hearing loss. I applied for my school’s disability office and got accepted. I sent my appeal letter describing this in detail along with the disability office documents, hearing test results, and a letter from my audiologist. Would this reasoning qualify to get my scholarship renewed for the year?</p>
<p>To better address your questions, please answer:</p>
<p>1) When you say “scholarship”, what exactly are you referring to? What is/are the source(s), and is it/they based on financial need? </p>
<p>2) Exactly when did you self-identify yourself as a student with a documented disability? Was it after, or during, your last semester? Will you be receiving academic accomodations as as result of your disability?</p>
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<li><p>Scholarship refers to my award from high school scores. It was awarded and renewable for four years, as long as you met the requirements. I lost it for this upcoming year, however if I raise my GPA, I will be able to renew it for the following years. </p></li>
<li><p>I identified myself as a disabled student just this summer, so after the semester. I will be receiving academic accommodations from here on throughout the rest of my college career as an undergraduate.</p></li>
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<p>I understand that you’re anxious, but no one here can possibly offer a useful opinion about how your appeal will be decided. Your argument sounds convincing, but we don’t know what the school’s criteria are for granting appeals nor how strictly they’re applied. I know my D’s college gives just about everyone a second chance (but not a third chance) to keep a merit scholarship, but each school operates in its own way. You’ll just have to hang in there until you receive an actual decision. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Honestly, none of us here can know the answer. However, I will say that reasons for appleal are commonly discussed here. Most are very, very similar tales of personal woe. Yours, however, is not the typical story. I would think that, with documentation, you have an appeal worth listening to.</p>
<p>Just curious…how far off were you? Agree with others…contact the school with the information about your hearing loss AND what YOU are doing to address this.</p>
<p>My D had .2 below GPA requirement for an outside scholarship, her first semester freshman year, they sent a letter every year for renewal and permission to release grades, and if below the requirement, there were 3 lines to “explain why” it was below. </p>
<p>She wrote a 2 page letter instead of just 3 lines. It was granted no questions asked. Her reasons were alot less significant than yours. </p>
<p>Good luck, and all you can do is appeal and hope for the best.</p>