____________________University 

 To: Professor____________________ From:___________________________ 
 

 I think my grade in your course,___________________, should be 
 changed from ______ to _______ for the following reasons:
 

 ______1.    The persons 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:
             ______Law School
             ______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 material 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 exams 
             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

 _____17.    This course was:
             ______too early, I was not awake. 
             ______at lunchtime, 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______________________________________________
             ______too boring
             ______all jokes and not enough material 
             ______all of the above