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Appeal Grounds Details: Dear Members of the Board of Studies,
I am writing to appeal the decision to late drop three of the courses from Fall 2025 term after dropping deadline.I respectfully request that the Board reconsider this outcome on the grounds of unreasonable judgment. Specifically, the decision failed to consider critical temporal and psychological evidence that directly affected my ability to make informed academic choices, which didn’t meet the standard for making reasonable decisions that are defined by the principles of natural justice that decisions must be made based on all relevant facts, logical inferences, and adequate reasoning.My appeal related to the one-year withdrawal was not resolved until November 5, 2025 as it’s the date for me to receive a successful outcome. This means the status of my enrolment—specifically whether I would remain in my program or be forced to withdraw, would remain entirely uncertain until November.This uncertainty was not of my own making, it resulted from the appeal process and two prior unsuccessful appeal decisions. This kind of uncertainty and the date actually affected a lot for my decisions regarding last term’s classes because firstly the Fall 2025 term’s final course withdrawal deadline that was set on October 27, 2025 based on the University’s academic calendar has acted as a fixed administrative cutoff. That means I was objectively and unavoidably prevented from making a fully informed decision about whether to retain or withdraw from my courses before the deadline as my appeal outcome was only released nine days after this deadline.At the time of the deadline (October 27), I had no way of knowing whether I would even be permitted to continue my studies. Thus, I think the letter I received from the Academic Dean that pointed out that it’s” my responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on your coursework prior to the drop deadline of the term” didn’t consider carefully and fairly about my situation as a reasonable process would not force a student to decide on course retention while their entire academic standing remained in legal and procedural limbo.
Sincerely,
Jasmine Kong

Appeal Grounds Details: Dear Members of the Board of Studies,
I am writing to appeal the decision to late drop three of the courses from Fall 2025 term after dropping deadline.I respectfully request that the Board reconsider this outcome on the grounds of unreasonable judgment. Specifically, the decision failed to consider critical temporal and psychological evidence that directly affected my ability to make informed academic choices, which didn’t meet the standard for making reasonable decisions that are defined by the principles of natural justice that decisions must be made based on all relevant facts, logical inferences, and adequate reasoning.My appeal related to the one-year withdrawal was not resolved until November 5, 2025 as it’s the date for me to receive a successful outcome. This means the status of my enrolment—specifically whether I would remain in my program or be forced to withdraw, would remain entirely uncertain until November.This uncertainty was not of my own making, it resulted from the appeal process and two prior unsuccessful appeal decisions. This kind of uncertainty and the date actually affected a lot for my decisions regarding last term’s classes because firstly the Fall 2025 term’s final course withdrawal deadline that was set on October 27, 2025 based on the University’s academic calendar has acted as a fixed administrative cutoff. That means I was objectively and unavoidably prevented from making a fully informed decision about whether to retain or withdraw from my courses before the deadline as my appeal outcome was only released nine days after this deadline.At the time of the deadline (October 27), I had no way of knowing whether I would even be permitted to continue my studies. Thus, I think the letter I received from the Academic Dean that pointed out that it’s” my responsibility to pause and evaluate the impact of extenuating circumstances on your coursework prior to the drop deadline of the term” didn’t consider carefully and fairly about my situation as a reasonable process would not force a student to decide on course retention while their entire academic standing remained in legal and procedural limbo.
Sincerely,
Jasmine Kong