Have you ever had to write an academic appeal? How did it go?

Answer 1

I never wrote one, but I read a few when I worked in Financial Aid.

Every school sets its own standards of academic progress and determines which hoops you have to jump through in order to be reinstated. At my school you had better have a good reason and the documentation to support your claim. If the reason was medical, you needed a doctor's confirmation; if the reason was a death in the family, you needed a copy of the death certificate; if you had exceeded the maximum attempted hours requirement you were generally out of luck.

So my advice to you: don't make appeals to emotion - the people who are going to read your appeal don't have a box of Kleenex handy. What they do have is a willingness to bend the rules for students with extenuating circumstances, so be sure that you explain your predicament and provide detailed information about how your predicament impeded your academic progress. And don't forget your documentation / evidence!!!

Answer 2

people who say nothing is impossible have never tried slamming a revolving door

Answer 3

yes, it went in my favor