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Petition Type: New
ID: 14438
Submitted: June 5, 2026 at 12:37:31 PM
First Name: Ameya
Last Name: Verma
Pronoun: He/Him
Preferred Name: Ameya
Student Number: 20548341
Email: 25qq@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BCmp
Plan: Computing
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Petition Letter
Petition Letter:
I am writing to respectfully request a waiver of my Required to Withdraw academic standing to continue as a part of the Bachelor of Computing program. I have given extreme thought to my performance in the past and have developed a realistic plan for the future. I struggled with multiple failed and incomplete courses over the past year, especially while carrying a full load of demanding Computing and Mathematics classes.
The main factors of my poor performance being mental health issues including severe overwhelm and anxiety, along with a major financial setback. My OSAP funding was denied with key responses received on August 6, September 15, 2025 along with March 13th, May 9th 2026. Around the same time as the first two responses, I signed a new lease for an apartment in Kingston to start August 20, 2025 at $1,250 per month. The layering of pressures created by financial instability and stress meant it was very difficult to stay focused and to manage my workload efficiently. At the time I was hesitant to seek external help, which is why I do not have formal medical documentation.
I have a very strong passion for the Bachelor of Computing program. My resume shows a real interest and experience in tech related work prior to this time. I love working with computers and technology however due to extenuating circumstances I had had issues pursuing that goal to the best of my abilities. Please be advised that the address currently on file for me is incorrect. My new address is 652 Princess Street, Unit 238, Kingston, ON K7L 1E5.
Since then I have been in full control of my mental health and have steadily improved. I created a schedule for regular sleep and study times, began to exercise daily by walking, made time for self care to relieve stress and relied more on friends for support. These changes are already yielding results. I improved academically in my Winter term with better grades due to better preparation and time management. To improve, I plan to finish all assignments early, stick to a weekly study schedule, use a detailed weekly planner, and review course material earlier in the semester to create better planners in order to never get behind again.
Thank you for reading my petition. I respectfully request that the Committee approve the waiver of the one year RTW academic standing so that I may register for Summer 2026 courses. I am happy to give any further information required including my unofficial transcript as soon as I can access it.
I am writing to respectfully request a waiver of my Required to Withdraw academic standing to continue as a part of the Bachelor of Computing program. I have given extreme thought to my performance in the past and have developed a realistic plan for the future. I struggled with multiple failed and incomplete courses over the past year, especially while carrying a full load of demanding Computing and Mathematics classes.
The main factors of my poor performance being mental health issues including severe overwhelm and anxiety, along with a major financial setback. My OSAP funding was denied with key responses received on August 6, September 15, 2025 along with March 13th, May 9th 2026. Around the same time as the first two responses, I signed a new lease for an apartment in Kingston to start August 20, 2025 at $1,250 per month. The layering of pressures created by financial instability and stress meant it was very difficult to stay focused and to manage my workload efficiently. At the time I was hesitant to seek external help, which is why I do not have formal medical documentation.
I have a very strong passion for the Bachelor of Computing program. My resume shows a real interest and experience in tech related work prior to this time. I love working with computers and technology however due to extenuating circumstances I had had issues pursuing that goal to the best of my abilities. Please be advised that the address currently on file for me is incorrect. My new address is 652 Princess Street, Unit 238, Kingston, ON K7L 1E5.
Since then I have been in full control of my mental health and have steadily improved. I created a schedule for regular sleep and study times, began to exercise daily by walking, made time for self care to relieve stress and relied more on friends for support. These changes are already yielding results. I improved academically in my Winter term with better grades due to better preparation and time management. To improve, I plan to finish all assignments early, stick to a weekly study schedule, use a detailed weekly planner, and review course material earlier in the semester to create better planners in order to never get behind again.
Thank you for reading my petition. I respectfully request that the Committee approve the waiver of the one year RTW academic standing so that I may register for Summer 2026 courses. I am happy to give any further information required including my unofficial transcript as soon as I can access it.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I have created a performance based academic recovery plan to gradually strengthen my foundation and to address the workload management and pacing problems that had affected me in the last year. My goal is to achieve the Computing degree.
I intend to take a lighter load with CISC 101 and CISC 102(retakes) in Summer 2026(July-August). This will help me to return back to university life with less pressure and regain the basic foundation for computing. I plan to take a near full course load of CISC 121, MATH 121 (Calculus I) and ARIN 100 in Fall 2026. This term will be the first real test of my ability to succeed in something with close to normal academic conditions. For Winter 2027 I will take MATH 121 (Calculus I continued), MATH 112 (Algebra), and PHIL 260 as a stabilizing course. I will only take CISC 124 if my performance in the fall shows that I am able handle another course making a normal term load.
To help me succeed I have already started doing things like planning weeks in advance with detailed planners and self care routines to better my habits and build a consistent schedule and always have motivation. I will continue these practices and utilize Queen’s support services including the Student Wellness Centre for ongoing mental health maintenance and Academic Advising for course planning. I will also be careful to balance my studies with external factors and keep track of my workload so as to avoid overload. I am sure that this step-by-step approach and the improvements I made on a personal level, help me to make steady progress towards finishing my degree.
I intend to take a lighter load with CISC 101 and CISC 102(retakes) in Summer 2026(July-August). This will help me to return back to university life with less pressure and regain the basic foundation for computing. I plan to take a near full course load of CISC 121, MATH 121 (Calculus I) and ARIN 100 in Fall 2026. This term will be the first real test of my ability to succeed in something with close to normal academic conditions. For Winter 2027 I will take MATH 121 (Calculus I continued), MATH 112 (Algebra), and PHIL 260 as a stabilizing course. I will only take CISC 124 if my performance in the fall shows that I am able handle another course making a normal term load.
To help me succeed I have already started doing things like planning weeks in advance with detailed planners and self care routines to better my habits and build a consistent schedule and always have motivation. I will continue these practices and utilize Queen’s support services including the Student Wellness Centre for ongoing mental health maintenance and Academic Advising for course planning. I will also be careful to balance my studies with external factors and keep track of my workload so as to avoid overload. I am sure that this step-by-step approach and the improvements I made on a personal level, help me to make steady progress towards finishing my degree.
Documentation
Professional Letter: RTW-Documentation.pdf
Professional Letter Detail: The upload for this was accidental and is a merged pdf of my other documentation I sincerely apologize for this mistake.
Document: Lease Agreement Princess.pdf
Documentation Detail: The upload for the letter for professional was accidental. I sincerely apologize.
Document: resume.pdf
Document: IMG_4530.jpeg
Decision Letters
Level 1 Status
Status: DeniedLevel 2
Appeal Type: Level 2
ID: 373
Submitted: July 15, 2026 at 11:23:34 AM
Relevant Petition: 14438
Decision(s) Being Appealed: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Appeal Grounds
Appeals to the Board of Studies must include a letter based on one or more of the Grounds for Appeal (Appeal Regulation 3.4). What are the grounds you are basing your appeal on?
- The Associate Dean's decision did not follow the rules of procedural fairness. A breach of procedural fairness includes such things as the Associate Dean failed to:
- Make a reasonable decision in your appeal. A “reasonable” decision is one that is based on evidence, thought out and supported by facts and logical inferences from the facts. To be reasonable, the decision must contain adequate reasons for the conclusions.
Appeal Grounds Details: The Associate Dean’s decision did not follow the rules of procedural fairness. The decision was not reasonable because it did not adequately consider the combined impact of my mental health overwhelm, financial stress from the OSAP denial, the new lease commitment, and the Senate Sanction Block hold that prevented me from dropping courses during Fall 2025. These circumstances directly affected my ability to perform academically and make timely decisions, but this was not sufficiently weighed in the original review.
Appeal Letter
Appeal Letter: I am appealing the Associate Dean’s decision of June 29, 2026 (Submission #14438) to deny my petition to waive the Requirement to Withdraw.
In Fall 2025, I experienced severe mental health overwhelm and anxiety that started around August 2025 and lasted through the entire term. This was triggered by my OSAP funding being denied, with key responses received on August 6 and September 15, 2025. At the same time, I signed a new lease for an apartment in Kingston on August 20, 2025, with a rent of $1,250 per month. This created immediate and significant financial pressure. In early October 2025, a Senate Sanction Block hold was placed on my account for an unpaid balance of $9,110.23. These holds prevented me from dropping or adjusting my courses and even from viewing my transcript. Whenever I tried to make changes, the system redirected me back to the holds page. The combination of the sudden loss of funding, the new housing commitment, the administrative holds, and the resulting mental health overwhelm made it extremely difficult to focus, manage my workload, and make timely academic decisions. I was too unwell to take the necessary steps to drop courses at the time. I did not seek mental health support during that period because I was overwhelmed and did not know how to access help.
My first appeal was denied primarily due to a lack of professional documentation confirming the impact of these circumstances. The Associate Dean acknowledged my mental health challenges and financial stress, but concluded there was insufficient evidence to show how these factors affected my academic performance or my ability to drop courses by the deadlines.
Since the denial, I have taken concrete steps to address this gap. On July 6, 2026, I met with Care Support Services, and they provided a letter of support for my petition to waive the Requirement to withdraw. I have also booked an appointment with an Academic Advisor and emailed Financial Aid to request a virtual meeting to assist me with my OSAP application process this year and better understand my financial options. I plan to petition to drop all my failed courses from Fall 2025 and Winter 2026, and to request Credit Standing in ASCX 150, CISC 121, and MATH 121 from Winter 2026 due to extenuating circumstances. Care Support Services has indicated they will provide documentation to support these petitions.
If the appeal is granted, I plan to follow a staged return with a full load in Fall 2026 and controlled progression in Winter 2027. I am committed to using Queen’s support services (Student Wellness, Care Support Services, and Academic Advising) and balancing my new job responsibilities with my studies responsibly. I have already developed better habits such as completing assignments earlier, maintaining consistent weekly study schedules, and using detailed planners to stay organized. These changes, combined with the support I am now accessing, give me confidence that I can succeed.
I respectfully ask the Board of Studies to overturn the decision and grant the one-year RTW waiver. Thank you for your review.
In Fall 2025, I experienced severe mental health overwhelm and anxiety that started around August 2025 and lasted through the entire term. This was triggered by my OSAP funding being denied, with key responses received on August 6 and September 15, 2025. At the same time, I signed a new lease for an apartment in Kingston on August 20, 2025, with a rent of $1,250 per month. This created immediate and significant financial pressure. In early October 2025, a Senate Sanction Block hold was placed on my account for an unpaid balance of $9,110.23. These holds prevented me from dropping or adjusting my courses and even from viewing my transcript. Whenever I tried to make changes, the system redirected me back to the holds page. The combination of the sudden loss of funding, the new housing commitment, the administrative holds, and the resulting mental health overwhelm made it extremely difficult to focus, manage my workload, and make timely academic decisions. I was too unwell to take the necessary steps to drop courses at the time. I did not seek mental health support during that period because I was overwhelmed and did not know how to access help.
My first appeal was denied primarily due to a lack of professional documentation confirming the impact of these circumstances. The Associate Dean acknowledged my mental health challenges and financial stress, but concluded there was insufficient evidence to show how these factors affected my academic performance or my ability to drop courses by the deadlines.
Since the denial, I have taken concrete steps to address this gap. On July 6, 2026, I met with Care Support Services, and they provided a letter of support for my petition to waive the Requirement to withdraw. I have also booked an appointment with an Academic Advisor and emailed Financial Aid to request a virtual meeting to assist me with my OSAP application process this year and better understand my financial options. I plan to petition to drop all my failed courses from Fall 2025 and Winter 2026, and to request Credit Standing in ASCX 150, CISC 121, and MATH 121 from Winter 2026 due to extenuating circumstances. Care Support Services has indicated they will provide documentation to support these petitions.
If the appeal is granted, I plan to follow a staged return with a full load in Fall 2026 and controlled progression in Winter 2027. I am committed to using Queen’s support services (Student Wellness, Care Support Services, and Academic Advising) and balancing my new job responsibilities with my studies responsibly. I have already developed better habits such as completing assignments earlier, maintaining consistent weekly study schedules, and using detailed planners to stay organized. These changes, combined with the support I am now accessing, give me confidence that I can succeed.
I respectfully ask the Board of Studies to overturn the decision and grant the one-year RTW waiver. Thank you for your review.
Documentation
I plan to submit additional documentation at a later date: July 16th
History
Originally submitted June 5, 2026 at 12:37:31 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | In Review | Kerri Andrews | 2026-06-08 5:36:33 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Denied | Kerri Andrews | 2026-06-29 3:36:19 PM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Dorit Naaman (Associate Dean Academic) | Kerri Andrews | 2026-06-29 3:36:19 PM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Kerri Andrews | 2026-06-29 3:38:58 PM | |
| new_appeal_level_2 | N/A | Level 2 | Level 2 Appeal ID: 373 | 25qq | 2026-07-15 11:23:34 AM | |
| status | N/A | Received | In Review | Kathrine Scott | 2026-07-23 2:40:30 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Granted | Kathrine Scott | 2026-07-29 12:37:40 PM |