____________________University

To: Professor____________________ From:___________________________

I think my grade in your course, _______________, should be changed from

____ to _____ for the following reasons:

__ 1. The person who copied my paper made a higher grade than I did.

__ 2. The person whose paper I copied made a higher grade than I did.

__ 3. This course will lower my grade-point average and I won't get into:

__ medical school. __ graduate school.

__ dental school. __ my fraternity/sorority.

__ the Mickey Mouse Club. __ Tri-County Tech.

__ 4. I have to get an A in this course to balance the F in ___________.

__ 5. I'll lose my scholarship.

__ 6. I'm on a varsity sports team and my tutor couldn't find a copy of your exam.

__ 7. I didn't come to class and the person whose notes I used did not cover the materials asked for on the exam.

__ 8. I studied the basic principles and the exam wanted every little fact.

__ 9. I learned all the facts and definitions but your exam asked about general principles.

_____10. You are prejudiced against:

__ males. __ Jews. __ blacks.

__ females. __ Catholics. __ whites.

__ Protestants. __ Moslems. __ minorities.

__ Chicanos. __ people. __ students.

__ 11. If I flunk out of school my father will disinherit me or at least cut my allowance.

__ 12. I was unable to do well in this course because of the following illness:

__ mono. __ broken baby finger.

__ acute alcoholism. __ pregnancy.

__ VD. __ fatherhood.

__ 13. You told us to be creative, but you didn't tell us exactly how you wanted that done.

__ 14. I was creative and you said I was just shooting the bull.

__ 15. I don't have a reason; I just want a higher grade.

__ 16. The lectures were:

__ too detailed to pick out important points.

__ not explained in sufficient detail.

__ too boring.

__ all jokes and not enough material.

__ all of the above.

__ 17. This course was:

__ too early; I was not awake.

__ at lunch time; I was hungry.

__ too late: I was tired.

__ 18. My (dog, cat, gerbil) (ate, wet on, threw up on) my (book, notes, paper) for this course.

___ 19. Other_____________________.

Sincerely