Scholarship / Scholarship Appeal Letter; 'I was a bit complacent, getting too comfortable' [3]

Hi everyone, all help is welcome. I am not a great writer and really need different opinions, suggestions and critiques. This letter is really important so please feel free to leave comments. Thank you in advance.

To Whom It May Concern:

I am emailing to appeal my revoked Academic Scholarship. I understand that in the past year I have not met my scholarship requirement and take full responsibility for my actions, for this scholarship is what made it possible for me to come and continue my education at (name of college). I can honestly say that I knew I didn't do very well in the first semester and understood that this letter may come. During the term of fall 2013 I would say that I was a bit complacent, getting too comfortable thinking that my classes would be as easy as the ones I had before I changed my major. I knew how to study but I felt that even though I had changed my major my old study habits were enough to get me through the term, which lead me to quickly reevaluate my study habits for the spring semester, such as less time hanging out with friends and more time studying. Now I don't want to say that I am proud or even happy about my grades that put me in this predicament to lose my scholarship but I can say I am grateful because it allowed me to open my eyes and get out of the "go with the flow" mentality. I know that a successful person is not determined by their strength nor their knowledge but their will power to make them successful, with that being said I have long accepted that if I want to be successful I cannot be complacent and have to work harder for it. I am happy to have received the scholarship from you because that means that you trusted me to succeed and that it is my job to keep up my side of the bargain. It has come to my attention even more as I write this letter that it is my job to regain your trust and prove to you that I am highly capable of achieving. In the spring semester I definitely showed improvement with the exception of one class, where I am waiting to hear back from my professor, and even in these circumstances I hope you would take my improvement into consideration because if I can assure you of anything it is that I am not a quitter and definitely not a failure. So if given the chance I know will succeed because after this recent wake up call I will only allow myself to get better not worse. Before receiving this letter I have acknowledged that I have to prioritize better and ask for help where help is needed. Therefore, if given the opportunity to renew my scholarship I can assure that I will hold on to it and won't let go until I graduate because it is one of the only things that makes it possible for me to remain at (name of college). So thank you for having faith in me because I know how fortunate and privileged I am to have people that will help me pay for school so that I can have an education. And thank you again for the opportunity to appeal this decision and read my statement I truly appreciate it.