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Petition Type: New
ID: 10406
Submitted: April 30, 2023 at 9:26:15 PM
First Name: Myriam
Last Name: Oliver
Pronoun: she/her
Student Number: 20102302
Email: 17mao2@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSH
Plan: LISC
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PATH499
Term: Winter
Year: 2022
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To Whom it May Concern,
I am writing to please request a Late Drop in PATH499 from Winter of 2022, in which I currently have a standing of F(0) due to course incompletion.
In late Fall and early Winter of 2022, I started to struggle balancing mental health issues, school, and full-time work including overnight shifts. My work at the time was financially necessary, but also presented chronic COVID close contact exposure concerns that limited my lab attendance for this project, which then became a remote self-directed literature review for the year.
There was a significant death in my family in February of 2022 which further impaired my mental health, overall functioning, and engagement with my studies, which had begun to overwhelm me. I consulted and broached the idea of withdrawing to complete my thesis the following Fall semester with my project Supervisor, who continued to offer delivery/project adaptations. There was discussion of an extension for the final paper submission. This arrangement was not finalized properly due to lack of responsiveness from my part (which was functionally impairing at the time), leading me to attempt to submit my paper in May only to read an email from my Academic Accommodations support that this extension may not be possible. With my emotional state and everything I was juggling at the time, I was disappointed but also apathetic and resigned myself to the fact that there was nothing to be done about it then. I took the summer to improve other areas of my life that had been compounding stress and anxiety, such as my living situation, employment, and mindfulness.
I am currently in the process of making up these 12 missed credits in online electives as this experience prevented me from fulfilling degree requirements and graduating last Spring. It is worth noting that I received a grade of A in the first half of this course and paper, and am capable of quality work and dedicated studies with my full faculties. I recently connected with a psychologist seeking diagnostic assessment related to issues with focus and procrastination, beyond the depression and anxiety that qualified me for accommodations with SWS, as I would very much like to continue my lifelong pursuit of studying health and health promotion as smoothly as possible. Through trial and error, my two years of full-time work in community services while taking classes has taught me about stress management styles, identifying warning signals, time management and accountability. I am confident that I now have the skills, boundaries, and ability to seek out effective help to succeed in post-graduate studies, and ask that you please consider my Late Drop request as I complete my undergraduate requirements.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Myriam Oliver (she/her)
20102302
I am writing to please request a Late Drop in PATH499 from Winter of 2022, in which I currently have a standing of F(0) due to course incompletion.
In late Fall and early Winter of 2022, I started to struggle balancing mental health issues, school, and full-time work including overnight shifts. My work at the time was financially necessary, but also presented chronic COVID close contact exposure concerns that limited my lab attendance for this project, which then became a remote self-directed literature review for the year.
There was a significant death in my family in February of 2022 which further impaired my mental health, overall functioning, and engagement with my studies, which had begun to overwhelm me. I consulted and broached the idea of withdrawing to complete my thesis the following Fall semester with my project Supervisor, who continued to offer delivery/project adaptations. There was discussion of an extension for the final paper submission. This arrangement was not finalized properly due to lack of responsiveness from my part (which was functionally impairing at the time), leading me to attempt to submit my paper in May only to read an email from my Academic Accommodations support that this extension may not be possible. With my emotional state and everything I was juggling at the time, I was disappointed but also apathetic and resigned myself to the fact that there was nothing to be done about it then. I took the summer to improve other areas of my life that had been compounding stress and anxiety, such as my living situation, employment, and mindfulness.
I am currently in the process of making up these 12 missed credits in online electives as this experience prevented me from fulfilling degree requirements and graduating last Spring. It is worth noting that I received a grade of A in the first half of this course and paper, and am capable of quality work and dedicated studies with my full faculties. I recently connected with a psychologist seeking diagnostic assessment related to issues with focus and procrastination, beyond the depression and anxiety that qualified me for accommodations with SWS, as I would very much like to continue my lifelong pursuit of studying health and health promotion as smoothly as possible. Through trial and error, my two years of full-time work in community services while taking classes has taught me about stress management styles, identifying warning signals, time management and accountability. I am confident that I now have the skills, boundaries, and ability to seek out effective help to succeed in post-graduate studies, and ask that you please consider my Late Drop request as I complete my undergraduate requirements.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Myriam Oliver (she/her)
20102302
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
Documentation Detail: Death certificate