text: does anyone have experience writing a letter of appeal for financial aid? some major circumstance several years ago stood in the way of completing school. i withdrew and didn't complete enough credit hours to be eligable to recieve fin. aid until i make up those hours. i can however write a letter of appeal.  i hope someone may have advice on the content of the letter. in your letter you need to actually define what it was that lead to the failures or incompletes for those classes, i had to do this due to a death so i had to show a death certificate and other forms. you need to be specific as possible and write the letter to show how this instance effected you to the point of failing or obtaining and incomplete grade.