Academic Probation

Hello Dr.Schaaf,

I have just received my official grades on banner and it unfortunately appears that my efforts to achieve a cumulative 3.0 GPA have not been met, though there were great strides toward that effort. I have been having routine meetings and communication with Dr. Herge on actions I can take to continue to progress with the program. While my cumulative GPA has not reached the needed 3.0 it has raised significantly as has the difference between Fall and Spring semester GPAs of 2.25 and 3.43 respectively. Unfortunately with the cumulative GPA only reaching 2.84, it is not enough to get me out of academic probation. I am writing to you to request that you consider extending my probation so that I may continue the program and further

One of the main methods that assisted my learning was using the supports around me, which is something that I did in the first semester way too late in the game. I have never been one to ask for help even when I am aware I would benefit from it, this experience has taught me that receiving assistance is not a bad thing but can grant more piece of mind, improve understanding and help change my habits for the better. I have met with Arlene Lorch over the semester to go over simple tweaks to my study and time management habits to aid in my success that have helped dramatically. In addition Arlene and I would go over study guides and assignment rubrics to possess a more in depth expectation of assignments to ensure my success. In addition, I have met with my SOTA mentor and Neuro tutor LaRee Henry on a regular basis to solidify my neuro understanding, she also taught me new ways of learning that I would have never tried on my own as I immediately dismissed them before such as drawing pictures and concepts out on

This semester could have gone better, my time management efforts would have greatly benefited my grades if I had improved them more early on. I found myself still struggling with old habits and staying up late to finish assignments that could have been done already if I had just planned ahead. This work did not fair as well grade wise as assignments that I took time to write and send to either Arlene or meet with the writing support center to go over. In the same time management regard I feel as though I could have prepared better for smaller quizzes, as that was a major downfall of mine in Theory. Multiple times with very easy assignments and quizzes I would neglect to do them in a timely manner or I would not take the quiz grade as seriously and not prepare accordingly. I will use the time management and planning strategies Arlene helped me develop to improve these areas and take advantage of easy to earn