Ok so I'm a transfer student and I got a B, C, D, D, S (in Kine 199), and F in my classes..I'm gonna file an appeal so that I could be readmitted to the college of liberal arts & i was wondering if anyone has ever successfully been readmitted after filing an appeal?

(yes I've already been in contact w/the dean) -and just a side note my grandpa passed away the 2nd wk of the spring semester & I had to fly out of the country for the burial



[This message has been edited by afriquefreak (edited 5/15/2012 8:26p).]

There is a HUGE difference between academic probation and dismissal. If you're on probabtion, just work hard this upcoming semester and you'll probably be fine.

I'm a successful readmit to the college of liberal arts. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to prove my worth to the university.

If this is your first semester to perform poorly, you shouldn't have a problem. The school looks heavily on your prior academic performance (in my experience). So, if you consistently perform poorly, you're going to have a lot more work ahead of you.

I was readmitted because I had an extremely traumatic experience that led me to struggle. I had to have my counselor write a letter proving I had put a lot of effort (years) into my recovery and was ready to return to school. Honestly, as difficult as it it to lose a grandparent, I'm not sure how sympathetic the college will be since many students lose grandparents during their time in school. Be prepared to explain why you chose to wait until the end of the semester. You probably should have withdrawn when you began experiencing problems. It doesn't look good when you wait until the end of the semester to say you were struggling, it looks like an excuse (their words, not mine). Don't expect any heartfelt sympathy from dean, he's heard every sob story there is and is only concerned with results.

Keep in contact with the dean, don't hesitate to provide letters and documentation proving why you should be forgiven for performing poorly, file all the paperwork, and wait. There's really not a lot you can do except hope for mercy.

It's a rough road trying to be readmitted. There are some success stories... I hope you're one of them!

[This message has been edited by Gunrangegal (edited 5/16/2012 10:16a).]

I believe you could have and think you should have filed a greivence (or something if this is a real thing), or possibly withdrawn for the semester.

Nothing is impossible if you are willing to work hard. You may have to take a semester or more somewhere else but it does depend on whether it's probation (in which case your department head will be important too) or dismissal.

My daughter, Class of '98, successfully was readmitted to the College of Liberal Arts. She was on probation for one semester (she, too, was a transfer student), and had come within two grade points of getting off probation when she got a letter saying she was out. She had extenuating circumstances, including 3 roommates in a room intended for 2 students, and the death of one of the roomies' brother. She successfully met with the Dean and two academic advisers and was given another chance. She made Distinguished Student List the next semester and never looked back from that point on. It is very stressful to jump through all the hoops, but, if you really want to stay at A&M, it is worth all the effort. Good luck!

First rule - Don't seek advice from friends or Texags. Don't mix bad advice with the student rules and the requirements in your letter from your Dean.

I got a .8 one semester and was dismissed.

My advice would be asking yourself if you are really ready for college. I made a deal with my dean that I would work for six months, and I could get readmitted. I learned that I wasn't ready even after the six months, but the offer stood until I was ready.

Once I was ready later, everything was different and I had a different focus and appreciation for school. Even made the deans list a couple times. Getting dismissed ended up being one of the best things to ever happen to me, and I firmly believe I wouldn't be where I am today if it hadn't happened.

Not saying this would happen for everyone, but it does contrast to my old roommate that was in a similar situation. He always did just enough to not get dismissed, but never took time to address an underlying problem. He ended up finishing all his classes, but didn't have a high enough GPA within his major to graduate, and to this day still hasn't gotten his degree.

Make sure you're ready is the just of this post. College isn't for everyone, and definitely wasn't for me until after I'd worked for a few years.

A friend's daughter filed an appeal and was readmitted, sounds like similar circumstances as her grandfather(who lived with the family)had passed away during the semester. Good luck.

Unless there is more to the situation, you will lose the appeal 9.999/10 times. There have to be extenuating circumstances that are documented. Going to a funeral, taking off school, and then failing to catch back up won't cut it. You will need to have medical documentation of depressive episode, medication adjustments, etc.

Like the earlier poster said: college isn't for everyone. Missing less than a week of class didn't result in you failing the classes. You failing to make up the work, study the concepts, and take initiative relative to your grades is what resulted in you doing poorly OP.

How many office hours did you attend? If it wasn't every one with emails to the prof asking for more (they will ask for that fro the instructor) it makes even less of a case for you.

Mike isn't a push over. You need to get your ducks in a line and figure out a course of action or he and Jose wont give you they time of day. Its unfortunate that you had to experice the situation, but that doesn't excuse the failee to complete your work. Everyone has unfortunate occurrences in their life and it is how you deal with them that defines you. TAMU is in the business of teaching and creating leaders. Leaders don't give up when the tough gets going.

i agree with MisterHancock. i missed my grandmother's funeral due to school and it was in south texas.

I was on probation once.

Had a nervous breakdown after being diagnosed with cancer and missed all my finals. So all F's.

Dean said make above a 2.5 next semester and all the F's would go away, which they did.

Like the previous poster said, it has to be something pretty major. In my case, I was a junior with a track record of good grades and I had piles of documentation and letters from my doctors.

I don't think a funeral matches up, sad to say. I lost a grandmother and my sixteen year old dog (who I loved more than 99% of the human race) and didn't miss school when I was an undergrad.