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: ______ 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 little 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 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__________________________________