Mark Kerris
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Dear Financial Aid and Academic Committee,
My name is Mark Kerris and I am writing this letter in hope that you will reconsider your decision and grant my reinstatement along with my financial aid. I would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read this letter and consider my request to reinstate me at Sullivan University. I apologize for the lack of attention to my course in the previous semester, and I do not blame anyone but myself.
In June of 2011, my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer which was beginning to spread through his body. He began chemo therapy shortly after during the following weeks. In July of 2011 I began a job transition from a business setting into a hospital/surgery setting. I became a surgery procare specialist for a medical device company called Stryker. The opportunity was great but the learning curve was even greater. Every day I had new things to study such as hospital instrumentation, policies and procedures, as well as having to keep myself emotionally stable. It was a hard time for me during those months and class at the time seemed to take a backseat to everything else going on around me. Every day I came home from work I had books and books to go through and study for different types of surgeries and equipment needed to perform those surgeries. It was very difficult to make time for anything else and I was still worried about my family and the health of my grandfather. Again, it’s no excuse to have let my GPA slip during that time. On December 20th of 2011 my grandfather finally passed away from his illness and I was still struggling with my new work setting. After two years, I now realize the importance of finishing my degree, and now I am at a point where if it’s going to happen then I need to do something about it now. I have had regrets ever since I was suspended and not a day goes by that I don’t think about it.

I greatly appreciate the chance to attend Sullivan University but I’m afraid I will be unable to unless my financial aid is granted. Since I graduated high school the dream of me going to college has always rested on my shoulders as well as the burden of how to figure out how to pay for it. Financial aid has always helped me through my academic career and now I’m asking that given the circumstances, that the committee give me another chance and reinstate my financial aid. I am serious about my future and I recognize that a master’s degree is essential in attaining a great career. Again, thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and I assure you, if granted financial aid, my education is and will continue to be my main priority.

Thank you,
Mark Kerris