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Lenon78

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  1. My cousin was at Princeton, granted 5 years stipend, enrollment, visa, full rights, etc. and like some students in the same field, went on leave of absence from Princeton (after finishing coursework and General exams and passing a Prospectus there--3 years total) in good standing and approved to earn a JD at Harvard Law before expecting to return to Princeton to write the dissertation that combines both law degree knowledge and princeton program's knowledge together. At the time, August 2011, my cousin started at Harvard Law, he had been approved for 3 years leave from Princeton in order to pursue this. The policy states that 2 years is maximum but 1 year extension was granted in petitioner's case because JD program is 3 years. The current 2015 policy on the website states that no more than 3 years is allowed, period, I think. However, he ended up going on *medical* leave from HLS partway through the program there, which puts his time away from 3 to 3.5 years. He did not directly inform Princeton about his illness or leave during it, nor did he contact them in spring 2014 when he was expected to graduate from HLS (if he had not gone on medical leave). When he reached out before the start of Fall 2014 classes, he was told that his status had already been terminated back in July 1 because they had not heard from him. The health facts are complicated but the issue is simple in that my cousin's status is said to be terminated because the total time away from Princeton rose past the maximum allowed 3 years, and because the subject did not directly inform Princeton of their medical leave when the end of 3 years was up, which according to the current Leave policy (I think) and current Leave of Absence request form means automatic termination. Can anyone help us out on what to do to appeal to the proper authorities so my cousin can re enroll? Thanks a lot!
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