i fail to meet the required CGPA and lost my finanical aid. I need an appeal letter to be reinstated?

Question

My Cumulative grade piont average is an 1.954 and the the required is 2.0. I need help writing an appeal letter to get my finanical aid back to contuine going to school.I need this letter to reinstate my aid so that i can finish my college degree in psychology.

Answer 1

What is your question? You might want to take advice from a trusted teacher or financial aid officer. Also they can see your sincerity or proofread your letter and give suggestions. See if it is some situation you can control or if you really need time off.
Try writing a SHORT sample letter in correct format and take it to somebody. If they say it is fine, then you won't waste more time worrying about it and TURN IT IN!
I went through it! I kept putting it off, which was ultimately worse in the long run because I began to lose the momentum of attending classes and studying.Then I allowed the situations that were part of the cause for low grades, became (unfortunately) a higher priority than finishing my degree! Hang in there, please!

Answer 2

The steps for appealing a financial aid probation or suspension will vary by school, so you should first contact your school to establish what their specific rules are. I'm assuming they suggested that you write this appeal?

In general, the Financial Aid Office's decision to place you on Financial Aid suspension is probably a result of *another* office's assessment of your academic performance. Sadly, these other offices don't usually understand the impact that a few bad grades can have on a student's Financial Aid. (To put it another way, although the Financial Aid Office knows a lot about your grades, the people who decide your grades usually know nothing about your Financial Aid... they just don't get that there's a serious correlation there.)

As such, I would recommend first talking to an *academic* office to see if anything can be done to appeal your grades or your GPA (or whatever factor is making you ineligible for aid). If this can be fixed, the Financial Aid part will be taken care of automatically (almost).

If your grades can't be changed, you will need to write a compelling letter not only stating what happened to you but how you plan to rectify the situation. As far as HOW to approach the appeal... I recommend keeping it "personal" without making it "emotional," you know? You need to give them a reason why you have fared poorly in the past and, then, let them know that you will be working hard to bring your grades up (if you can give examples, that may help).

If you made a mistake, be honest about it. Don't place blame on anyone (particularly anyone at the school) and don't act "entitled." Tell them how you want to improve your grades but that without financial aid you won't have the funding to do so.

Below is a link to the Financial Aid Handbook [that Financial Aid decision-makers use to guide them through regulatory "gray-areas" like financial aid appeals] section on school-determined requirements. See page 1-10 for information about Satisfactory Academic Progress appeals. (It may not help you much in writing your appeal but it could come in handy if your school tries to tell you that they have no power to overturn your suspension.):
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/sfahandbooks/attachments/0607FSAHBkVol1Ch1.pdf

Answer 3

Office of Financial Aid
Application for Appeal of Federal Student Aid

Application for Appeal of Federal Student Aid Form


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2006-2007 School Year (PDF 55 KB)
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During the course of a year, a family may experience unemployment, death, or disability of a wage earner. These cases are grounds for a review of the applicant's aid eligibility. The procedure for filing an appeal due to severe income changes within a family is as follows:

The initial FAFSA/Renewal FAFSA using prior year income has been filed by the family and the resulting Student Aid Report (SAR) has been received by the student.


Current year family income has been reduced due to unemployment for a period of 10 weeks or more, death or disability.


The family then submits a letter to the Financial Aid Office which details the reason for income change, the date of the income change, and total taxable and untaxed income for the family during the present calendar year.


If additional documentation is required by the Financial Aid Office, it will be requested.

The appeal is evaluated, and eligibility is recalculated if possible.

A response regarding the appeal determination is sent to the student.

Answer 4

I have posted one answer a number of times to similar sounding questions. Three times it has been deleted because someone claimed it was - "Violation Reason: Insulting or Ranting Content In Yahoo! Answers you may not demean or insult others, or post tirades directed towards persons or groups." On each occasion I requested reinstatement. The first time I got it, the second, not, and I am still waiting for the third, just today. So...who knows how the powers that be work? But no-one looks at your deleted answer unless to request it to be reinstated. It was the objector who caused it to be deleted and that was done automatically. It will be looked at by a person when you request reinstatement. The actual violation reason should be stated on the violation email. You need to respond to this allegation, not generally or with other justifications, which are not relevant. Personally I think your answer was provocative, though not offensive. Obviously someone else thinks otherwise.

Answer 5

With such a low GPA, maybe you should consider leaving or take a haitus from school for a while. 2.00 is the minumum to pass and most business won't hire someone at that level.

Answer 6

go to finanical aid office and talk to expert.

Answer 7

Look into a hardship appeal. (deaths in family, mental/physical illness...)

Answer 8

check your school catalog for its policy on UAP. appeal might be a possibility in some instances.