Hi, my name is Amanda Hawkins. I am writing this letter in hopes of effectively explaining why I feel I should have my financial aid reinstated. My trouble getting good grades my first year at Newbury College was due to a family issue that is really hard for me to talk about. My progress in school was negatively affected by my mother's drug problem with crack. During the school year, I lived on campus but would go home on weekends and the problems happenning there would really hit me hard. I felt like it was my responsibility to go home every weekend and check up on her. I felt overwhelmed with these issues and adding school work and essays on top of that added significantly to the stress. Now I realize that going home and surrounding myself with that stress and negativity is not going to help me. If reinstated my financial aid, I will do everything in my power to make sure I get all of my work done, and in turn, raise my gpa. I realize that as much as I care for my mother, I really need to focus on my education at the moment. To successfully progress in my academics in the future, I plan to:
Separate myself from negativity at home while in school.
Meet with a couselour at Newbury College and talk about the problems I am going through.
Go to scheduled office hours of each instructor when I am having difficulty with class material.
Work on finding alternative ways to manage stress.
Get help at the campus tutoring center.
I want nothing more than to excel in my studies and reach my goal, which is to get my bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. Without financial aid , I will not have the ability to continue on with my education. My mother is not in the position where she can be helpful to me financially. My education is extremely important to me and I want nothing more than to be able to complete it. Thank you so much for your time.
Sincerely,
Amanda Hawkins
Any tips? Do you think they will realize that I'm being honest?
Separate myself from negativity at home while in school.
Meet with a couselour at Newbury College and talk about the problems I am going through.
Go to scheduled office hours of each instructor when I am having difficulty with class material.
Work on finding alternative ways to manage stress.
Get help at the campus tutoring center.
I want nothing more than to excel in my studies and reach my goal, which is to get my bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. Without financial aid , I will not have the ability to continue on with my education. My mother is not in the position where she can be helpful to me financially. My education is extremely important to me and I want nothing more than to be able to complete it. Thank you so much for your time.
Sincerely,
Amanda Hawkins
Any tips? Do you think they will realize that I'm being honest?