sample letter of withdrawl

Dear Academic Affairs Committee,
I hereby appeal for an exception to MSU academic policy regarding withdrawal deadline. I am aware that MSU’s policy applies to all MSU students, but I believe that an exception should be made for me for the following reasons. I couldn’t withdraw from Organic Chemistry (Chem360) class before the deadline because the school’s computer network system was down at my dorm. I couldn’t go to the registrar office and fill out the withdrawal form because the school was closed due to severe weather condition on the week I was trying to withdraw from the course, which was the last week of withdrawal (01/15/2011). I waited until the last week because I wanted to talk to my professor before I withdrew from the class. Despite my continuous attempt, I couldn’t meet my professor due to his tight schedule. I would like to request the school to consider the circumstances and withdraw my name from the course.

Thank you for your attention,
Mulatu Lakew