FREEBIE: Example Professional Letter of Support for Retroactive Withdrawal (or other appeal)
This freebie is a follow-up to the Professional Letter of Support Guidelines download. For those professionals who need to see an example, and not just read through the guidelines, this download is for you! This is an example of a letter of support from a professional. This is a real letter that I took from my time working in higher education; but blocking out identifying information.
This example can be use for a treating mental health provider, or any additional professional who was connected to the student during the semester they are applying for a Retroactive Withdrawal. Most colleges will want to only see a letter from a medical or mental health providers. I do believe, however, that if there is another professional who can provide supplemental support - key word professional - than I would defer to the student if it made sense to submit that as well in their appeal.
If after reading this document you still aren’t certain you sure you have extenuating circumstances that would approve of a Retroactive Withdrawal, feel free to schedule a time to talk with me. Or if you are a professional and want to discuss whether or not your letter of support would truly help a student’s case, feel free to contact me.
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Joanna
