u/liminalenergy

For starters I know the answer is probably no but I just want to ask if it makes an impact at all on how much they consider the appeal.

I'm 22 and I'm taking 6 years on my degree (class of 2028) due to transferring from an online program two years in. I was doing this program because I initially could not afford to attend school in-person. When I finally said fuck it let's try it out I signed up for a completely different major.

I will graduate just under the credit limit for a SAP appeal, but I haven't been prompted to write one yet. I just finished my first school year (of 2-3) at my new school but next school year I am getting less financial aid due to my parent's income increasing. I am only getting $7500 in loans for the entire year, despite being no contact with my parents, having an extensive history of mental health issues and emotional abuse, and living with a roommate 30 minutes away from them. I pay for all of my expenses, including my car, therapy, food, rent to my roommate, books, etc. If I had to pay out of pocket, I would lose my car due to all of my income going to tuition. And if i lose my car i also lose my income source which is Instacart. So if I don't get a dependency override, I have to go part time next school year and delay finishing my degree. If I get an appeal I could possibly graduate a semester or two earlier than expected (probably fall 2027).

Fall 2025, I only got a 3.53 GPA due to being hospitalized twice and trying to move back home only for the emotional abuse to continue, making my depression really bad. I was also working a job that gave me very few hours but took a lot of emotional bandwidth and eventually quit after the semester because I was only making $1k a month and my coworkers hated me. Last semester I took 17 credits.

Spring 2026 I took 21 credits (8 classes) and finished with a 3.82 GPA. I was also elected into student government, continuing to do Instacart, got hired on campus for the summer, did an internship, declared a third minor, and actively participated in over a dozen other clubs. I also attended leadership seminars and volunteer events on campus. To make dean's list, my school requires a 3.75+ GPA with at least 12 credit hours, meaning i will make the cut.

I am wondering, will my massive GPA increase following my change in living situation, and the fact that I am heavily involved on campus, help with my dependency appeal? One of my letters is from a professor who is the head of one of my majors (i am a double major, pre-law). The other is from my therapist who diagnosed me with PTSD over a year ago. I am waiting for my roommate to write the final letter (she is blind so I gave her a 2-week deadline).

I know i have options if I don't get this appeal. But as the eldest daughter of an immigrant, whose parents were both non-trad and refuse to help me with college, it's hard for my struggles to be taken seriously. I'm technically not first-gen, my disabilities are strictly from mental disorders so I didn't sign up for accommodations, and the organizations I got into (MOSAIC, TRiO) don't offer scholarships. I'm worried more than anything else that my hard work will go unnoticed and I will potentially have to struggle through this degree until 2029, despite being in school since 2022.

Often I will see a batch, try to click on it and in less than a second it's gone. Sometimes it reappears, or it reappears and disappears a few times before I can catch it. Is this people taking them fast or just a glitch with Instacart? Usually when a high-mile order pops up this happens and it's just routine to wait for it to reappear. It's such a waste of my time

So every now and then the topic of conversation comes up with friends of "have you ever got banned from a place." Or a place I've been banned from will come up in conversation and people will be all surprised and want a storytime. I'm wondering if this is common for other BPD people. Because often I won't even know wtf I got banned for and it makes me scared to go in public. And then ppl wonder why I don't have a regular job and just do doordash lol.

It's the last day of school and I made 16 dollars. I've been sitting in a parking lot of a wealthy suburban King Soopers for an HOUR. im literally 21 dollars away from being positive in my bank account 🤦‍♀️

I just saw a post in my city's subreddit of a homeless guy asking for advice and it had 0 up votes. Who are these assholes kicking people when they're already down. The number of sympathy up votes I have to give per day is asinine.

Literally can't leave my house for 2 minutes without an awkward social interaction. People in my way, idiot drivers waiting at an all-way stop, construction and school zones making me have to slam on the brakes, stupid people j-walking in front of my car, someone walking in the opposite direction and not moving, peoppe in my way at the grocery store, the list goes on. I just want ONE. DAY. Where I don't have to humiliate myself just by existing in public.