What are some good excuses for a College Grade Appeal?

I want to appeal a grade in one of my college courses, but I don't really know how to go about it. Also is medical illness considered an excuse like ADD, Depression, Anxiety Disorder etc...



Do you think the professor, head of the department or dean will buy it if I have legitimate medical documentation and such? Also what are some excuses people have used to get their grade changed?



I really need to know I am desperate!What are some good excuses for a College Grade Appeal?
You can only appeal if there was a legit mistake with the grade, not just an ';excuse'; you ask people on Yahoo! Answers. Go to class and do the work to improve your GPAWhat are some good excuses for a College Grade Appeal?
ADD, depression, and anxiety disorder aren't good reasons to ask for a grade to be changed. They are, however, good reasons to ask the university to help you in your FUTURE classes. If, for example, you have a diagnosed learning disability or similar, and if that means that you need extra time to complete exams, for example, then the university can arrange for you to have that extra time.



Likewise, if you were in the middle of the term, and your depression caused your world to come crashing down around you, you could get a medical/hardship withdrawal from all your classes, and do them again once you were well.



But not after the class is done.



As another poster said, the only way you can get a grade changed is if the grade was in error. Say, you did pass in a paper, but the teacher missed it and thus your grade is too low. If you can prove the grade was in error, you can have it changed.



If you got a very poor grade, most colleges will allow you to retake that class. When you get a better grade next time, the new grade will take the place of the old grade in your GPA. The old grade will still show on your transcript, but it won't count against your GPA.



Please speak to your academic advisor about all this.
Unless you can bribe your professor with a ridiculously large amount of money or you have just been involved in a plane crash (where the plane crashed on you), your chances of changing a grade in college is lower than nil.



Having a medical condition such as ADD, depression or anxiety disorder will only prove the professor right in giving you a failing grade. The main argument would be, by this time, you should have already adapted well enough with whatever condition you might be suffering from or else simply quit college.
The only legitimate (and even remotely feasible reason) folks get grades changes is if there was an error in the entry or calculations of your grade. Example: He did not add your test scores up correctly or missed one in the calculations.



If this is the case you simply take all your graded tests with you (or copy them) and turn them in with your professor's boss. Usually a Dean or Assistant Dean in that department.



Medical reasons don't get grades ';changed';. Students with severe medical issues should withdraw from classes as long as they realize they will loose all the money and time they invested in that class.
I got my grade changed by saying that my orginal professor abruptly left and the new professor had a VERY heavy accent I couldn't understand him, when I would ask him to repeat himself he would get upset, etc. Then I put a bunch of work along with it, just anything and everything and they bought my D to a C, I also told them that I would have to take the whole class over because my major required at least a C and how it would effect my graduating (the bottom ine for you and them) etc. Good Luck:)



Make sure your appeal is neat %26amp; includes lots of stuff, emails, work, I don't care if it's from another class!