I have been made aware that my application in (__________________________) Computer Science Program has been declined. My GPA ratings did not meet the required average for admission in the said program. It is in this regard that I would like to appeal to your kind office to reconsider my application for admission.
I am a fourth year student majoring in Psychology in (Please indicate school). While studying psychology I have also pursued a several units of computer science related courses such as Algorithm through the state university system. My passion in computer science has taken me into greater heights having gained recognition along with my teammates as one of the top ten finalists in the (year when the event took place) Interstate Hackathon at (Please indicate the venue). Coming from liberal arts, I understand the difficulty of shifting to a computational science program given that there are only few science and math courses that I am allowed to enroll in my current academic program which is (BA psychology). Again, having understood the situation I decided to take extra courses in computer science outside school. However, I believe that the knowledge and skills I have acquired are still not enough. Currently, in an attempt to integrate my degree major psychology to computer science I collaborated with Professor (please indicate name of professor) on Human Computer Interaction.
I have been very consistent in getting a grade of A as indicated in my transcript. And thus, I have made some clarifications to my admission counselor regarding the miscalculation of my GPA ratings where instead of a 2.80/4.0 GPA the average rating should have been 3.30/4.0 I believe that the admission committee failed to consider my overall GPA and had only focused on evaluating my poor academic performance last semester.
There are unforeseen circumstances which made it impossible for me to achieve a high grade last semester. Last spring, I was not able to focus on my studies because I had to tend to my grandfather who is critically ill. My grandfather has no other family besides me. Because of this incident I have seriously suffered physical exhaustion and psychological trauma. And this, has significantly affected my poor academic performance last semester. I failed to get a high grade during my first midterm exams. However through hard work and constant determination I was able to manage getting a grade of A in my final exams to compensate my low midterm exams and this gave me an overall grade of C last semester.
I will be earning my bachelor’s degree in psychology this coming December and I also intend to further my knowledge in computer science. I believe that it is only through your institution that I would be able to develop my potential in Computational Science. To end, I would like to request your kind office to give me the opportunity to prove that I deserve to be part of the computer science program in your institute. I am willing to work very hard should you consider my admission. Further, I you have my assurance that I will strictly adhere to the policies and rules of the university. I am hoping for your consideration regarding this matter.
Thank you and God Bless.
Sincerely
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