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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Letter Writing
How is this for a college academic appeal letter? Any suggestions?
My name is Kirsten ******* and I am majoring in Early Childhood Education. I am writing to you about my academic dismissal for the Spring Semester 2010. Although there is no excuse for failure, there are a few factors that I believe inhibited me from reaching my academic goals.
For the first month or so of the semester I was doing well academically, but the heavy workload caught up to me, and I started struggling in a few of my classes. I was notified of the decline in my academic performance, and was urged to hire a tutor. I felt I was capable of catching up in my studies without help, so I did not seek additional help.
A few weeks later I was still struggling. Between the work I had to make up, and the new material I was being assigned, I had more on my plate than I had anticipated. I was having trouble finding enough time in the day to accomplish everything that needed to be completed. On top of everything, I was informed that I would be having all four of my wisdom teeth removed within the next week. With the news being unexpected, and on such short notice, I did not have enough time to fully prepare myself with the necessary materials I would need for the time I would be away from the college. I was home in Lubec for ten days after my surgery with very few of the supplies I needed to get caught up.
Once I was able to return to the college, any chance I had took a turn for the worst. My computer's operating system completely crashed, taking with it four major assignments, all of which were completed or near completion. I knew I would not be able to make up all of these assignments in time, for one of them being over fifty pages long, and another being an interview with all of my notes recorded electronically. My laptop was out of commission for the remainder of the semester which in addition to losing all my work, made it difficult to complete other work that needed to be type-written.
I feel as though I got off on a bad start my first semester. The grades I have received don't accurately depict my capabilities as a student, and I would like to be given another chance to display my full academic potential. A college education is an extremely important and necessary step in achieving my future career goals. Although this last semester was not as successful as I had planned, I only consider it a setback, and I still intend to complete a secondary education as soon as possible.
Now that I am more aware of the challenges I will be facing, I feel as though I can better prepare myself to be successful in my studies. My first step in improving my grades will be to organize a consistent time period for studying and assignments every day. If I find myself falling behind or struggling, I will seek additional support to get myself back on track. I am determined to turn my attention towards my education so that I can ensure that I get the most out of my college experience, and I would greatly appreciate another opportunity to do so.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Kirsten *******
For the first month or so of the semester I was doing well academically, but the heavy workload caught up to me, and I started struggling in a few of my classes. I was notified of the decline in my academic performance, and was urged to hire a tutor. I felt I was capable of catching up in my studies without help, so I did not seek additional help.
A few weeks later I was still struggling. Between the work I had to make up, and the new material I was being assigned, I had more on my plate than I had anticipated. I was having trouble finding enough time in the day to accomplish everything that needed to be completed. On top of everything, I was informed that I would be having all four of my wisdom teeth removed within the next week. With the news being unexpected, and on such short notice, I did not have enough time to fully prepare myself with the necessary materials I would need for the time I would be away from the college. I was home in Lubec for ten days after my surgery with very few of the supplies I needed to get caught up.
Once I was able to return to the college, any chance I had took a turn for the worst. My computer's operating system completely crashed, taking with it four major assignments, all of which were completed or near completion. I knew I would not be able to make up all of these assignments in time, for one of them being over fifty pages long, and another being an interview with all of my notes recorded electronically. My laptop was out of commission for the remainder of the semester which in addition to losing all my work, made it difficult to complete other work that needed to be type-written.
I feel as though I got off on a bad start my first semester. The grades I have received don't accurately depict my capabilities as a student, and I would like to be given another chance to display my full academic potential. A college education is an extremely important and necessary step in achieving my future career goals. Although this last semester was not as successful as I had planned, I only consider it a setback, and I still intend to complete a secondary education as soon as possible.
Now that I am more aware of the challenges I will be facing, I feel as though I can better prepare myself to be successful in my studies. My first step in improving my grades will be to organize a consistent time period for studying and assignments every day. If I find myself falling behind or struggling, I will seek additional support to get myself back on track. I am determined to turn my attention towards my education so that I can ensure that I get the most out of my college experience, and I would greatly appreciate another opportunity to do so.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Kirsten *******
Top answer
Too wordy: it will tire a reader who know s/he is reading an excuse. I have removed some: My name is Kirsten ******* and I am majoring in Early Childhood Education. I am writing to you about my academic dismissal from the Spring Semester 2010.
- Too wordy: it will tire a reader who know s/he is reading an excuse.
- I have removed some: My name is Kirsten ******* and I am majoring in Early Childhood Education.
- I am writing to you about my academic dismissal from the Spring Semester 2010.
- Although there is no excuse for failure, there are a few extenuating circumstances in my case that I hope you might consider.
- For the first month of the semester I was doing well academically , but in my inexperience, the heavy workload caught up to me, and I started struggling in some of my classes.
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Too wordy: it will tire a reader who know s/he is reading an excuse. I have removed some:
My name is Kirsten ******* and I am majoring in Early Childhood Education. I am writing to you about my academic dismissal from the Spring Semester 2010. Although there is no excuse for failure, there are a few extenuating circumstances in my case that I hope you might consider.
My name is Kirsten ******* and I am majoring in Early Childhood Education. I am writing to you about my academic dismissal from the Spring Semester 2010. Although there is no excuse for failure, there are a few extenuating circumstances in my case that I hope you might consider.
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