I need some help with an appeal letter.

Scottishtape · Oct 25, 2015

Advice:

Take responsibility for your mistake and learn from it. Fighting it shows you're not accepting and learning. Re-apply and make sure you have a good plan to ensure you don't forget required assignments again.

Good luck.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Oct 25, 2015

I'm an A and B student. I've never forgotten an assignment. I've never been late. I'm not just scraping by in classes, I'm doing well. Everything I worked so hard for has been thrown out the window bc I forgot one assignment. I know it's on me and I take full responsibility. However, I just can't go out without a fight. My instructor let me know she wouldn't be offended in the least if I appealed the decision. I absolutely plan to, but I have no idea where to even start. How do I appeal something that's so air tight? The syllabus is clear. I have no real excuse. I just need some guidance and any advice y'all have.
Thank you in advance.

It doesn't matter if you had a 100% average. You didn't meet the requirements of the program. You aren't taking full responsibility. Full responsibility would be accepting that you messed up, and reapplying. Fighting says that you don't think it's your screw up. There are plenty of A/B students who were able to get their assignments in on time. Learn from your mistakes and have a better plan next time.

Wave Watcher · Oct 27, 2015

I have to agree with other posters. Just re-apply like the rest of the new applicants. At least they will know you and if you have a good GPA already with them then they will keep that in mind also. It might help. Good luck!

Miss.LeoRN · Oct 27, 2015

You forgot one assignment. Unfortunately, that's all it takes sometimes. It's the same in my program. Not doing any of the required work is either clinical failure or clinical unsatisfactory, both which result in failing the semester, then appealing to redo it next year. Thankfully, we aren't outright kicked out.

I think you can take responsibility for your forgetfulness and appeal at the same time. If you didn't actually do the assignment at all, as opposed to just not turning it in, that may or may not work against you. It's first year, there is a lot to get used to. Nursing classes are unlike any other college class, including the pre-reqs. I don't think you are warned or explained well enough just how heavy these classes are until everything is bearing down on you and you are crying in a corner because you forgot that ONE paper. So yes, appeal. Own up to that mistake, but, you better have one really really good plea to them on how this will never, ever happen again and then a method to follow through with it on. Post-it notes, phone alarms, there are student calendar apps... you can use a student agenda, a white board... or, as I use... all of them! Nursing school gets harder, not easier. You need to get yourself organized or this will happen again.

Best of luck.

PyridiumP · Nov 8, 2015

If you write a letter saying what you did here, accepting responsibility, and saying you will reapply for next year knowing you will never make such a mistake again that might help. Ask your professor for a letter of recommendation too.