YAZAN

I need your advice please I am a phd student and i am in the fourth semester in the statistics program. I failed my qualifying exam in a second time. i got academic dismissal from the department. I request an appeal for the dismissed decision. Next week I will have a meeting with the committee. How to prepare for academic hearing ? What should I say? Information : *My gba is high (3.56) *I participate in my classes *I come regularly to the classes *The qualifying exam consist of two parts I got 88% in the first part but in the second I got 30%. In the first qualifying exam I admit I focused on one course more than the other, but in the second qualifying exam I really studied so hard I got books from the library, solved the previous qualifying exam, and asked online tutor to help me with some problems. So I was so surprised that I did not pass the exam in the second time even my advisor said that i did not expect that you did not pass the qualifying exam. I really understand most of the concepts that in the course that I did not pass . As a result I published an article in a journal. The article is related to some subjects in the course that I did not pass. *Finally I want to say I have scholarship from my country, and they will not allow my to transfer to another university for two reason because, first I got academic dismissal second if I transfer to another university i have to extend my scholarship but they will not give me financial guarantee for the new school because of the extension of my scholarship. *I really need the scholarship from .... If I lose my scholarship I will be in trouble because my scholarship covers full tuition and it also includes a monthly stipend for living expenses for me and my kids. If I lose my scholarship I will come back to my country. Should i tell them in my master degree i passed the comprehensive exam from the first time and i received a honorable mention for academic achievement?