Suck on this SUU.

To Whom It May Concern:

            My name is Molly Anopol, I am currently a residing Freshman at Southern Utah University, this is until I received an email stating that I am now “Suspended from Financial Aid” due to the fact my GPA is below a 2.0. I am writing this letter in order to appeal that suspension so I may return to Southern Utah University in the fall of 2011 with the ability to pay my tuitions and other fees with my Financial Aid Awards.

            I feel in order to have any one understand my situation I should therefore inform them of the facts of my life. These are not excuses, nor do I want to be looked upon as if I am trying to make it easier for myself.

School has never been an easy thing for me, I have always struggled in order to get just the decent grades, and for me that was good enough because it meant that I would be doing my best to show I was normal and could retain and use as much information as the other kids. In grade five my teacher discussed with my parents something might be wrong with my learning abilities, this is when I was tested for Dyslexia, which is defined as a learning disability that impairs ones fluency and comprehension accuracy. I was diagnosed as a level 3. In most cases this is a very low form and therefor a good thing. Throughout grade six to my graduating of high school in 2010 I was then placed on 504, which is a paper stating my disability and giving me extra help whenever it was needed. I never once used that 504 to my advantage due to the fact I thought it was just making me even more different than the other kids, and I knew I could do it on my own. Thus I graduated from high school with a 3.5 overall GPA.

My senior year of high school I came upon another problem which made me face yet another debilitating asset of my life, I was diagnosed with Clinical Depression, level 4. At Level 5 is stated the severest form, which in most cases not found until the patient has committed suicide. This is one more fact that I have dealt with to overcome; I am on an anti depressant called Fluoxetine, a generic form of Prozac, which helps me cope with day-to-day life.

I would not be opening up the past of my life to complete strangers if this was not an important matter to me, you may think that because I have not accumulated a higher GPA in my first year of college that I am not taking my education seriously, but in fact I am, due to the fact of all my struggles I have had to overcome, I am doing extremely well when I look at all of the odds fighting against me.

My first semester at Southern Utah University was a big change for me and I know my grades suffered and therefore put me off track of my long-term goals. I failed two classes, and in the classes I did not, I didn’t get good grades. My second semester was a completely different situation, and you cannot deny that, I changed and came out with a 2.67 GPA at the end of term. Which shows a major progress in anyone’s eyes.

I was enrolled in Summer 2011 classes because I knew I needed to get myself back on track, to reach my goals of graduating with a degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Dance. But since I have received this email, I was forced to withdraw due to the fact my family cannot afford for me to take classes without Financial Aid, since this past spring my parents were forced to file bankruptcy.

I know that I am better than a 1.97 GPA student, this is currently my accumulative GPA at the moment, which is why I am begging you and pleading with you to over ride my suspension of Financial Aid. I am currently three points away from being eligible to have financial aid; I am so close yet so far away from meeting those standards. I am doing better and better each semester as I move on throughout my collegiate career, and I know that if I had the chance to come back in the fall with my financial aid I could and would do even better, because I know that I have the will power to overcome yet another obstacle in my life.

I thank you for your time and listening to my plea, I hope to hear from you with, hopefully in my case, good news.

Sincerely with highest regards,

Molly Anopol