<human>: I just finished my sophomore year of college and received a 3.492 gpa. My scholarship requires a 3.5. The past semester I received a 3.75 but obviously in previous semesters I did much worse than that. I am also currently taking a summer class that I will(should) receive an A in and would put me back over 3.5. I thought that scholarships were calculated after summer rather than before. I now have to write a scholarship appeal, they say that you should write an appeal if you have had major medical or personal issues. All I can come up with in that area is spending too much time with my now ex girlfriend who had depression and later ptsd from a major accident(not sure if I will even bother writing more than a sentence on this). Does anyone have any tips or experience writing scholarship appeal letters? Any help would be appreciated.

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<bot>: need to write scholarship appeal letter, missed the mark by .08, looking for any tips or help. (I know that I was not responsible enough in the past two years, I do not need life/personal advice)