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Petition Type: New
ID: 1522
Submitted: October 22, 2015 at 3:49:14 PM
First Name: Emma
Last Name: Lockhart
Student Number: 10057374
Email: 11el33@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: ENGL
Level of Study: 4
Appeal Category Detail: Change the date of the final exam
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Emma Lockhart
305 Earl Street
Kingston, ON
K7L 2J1
October 22nd, 2015
Associate Dean (Studies)
Dunning Hall
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
I am writing to appeal my exam time for ENGL 486 with Instructor Laura Ludtke. The exam is currently scheduled for December 19th, 2015 from 2-5pm.
The reason that I am appealing this exam time is because I have non-reschedulable family travel plans for 6:30am on the morning of December 20th. My family booked these plans over a year ago and did not take into account my potential exam schedule. We are flying out of the country leaving from Winnipeg on December 20th, and it will be very difficult to make it to Manitoba to catch this flight with my current exam schedule. The only flight I would be able to take in order to potentially be on time leaves Kingston at 5:25pm on December 19th, and I would have to leave the exam quite early in order to catch this flight. This will affect my academics in a negative way by forcing me to rush through my exam as well as adding to the stress and anxiety surrounding the exam. As well, if this 5:25pm flight is delayed or cancelled for any reason I will not be able to make it to Winnipeg at all and will miss my travel plans completely.
Should my appeal be granted, I will take all efforts to consult my family before booking travel plans in the future.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my appeal.
Sincerely,
Emma Lockhart
10057374
305 Earl Street
Kingston, ON
K7L 2J1
October 22nd, 2015
Associate Dean (Studies)
Dunning Hall
Queen¿¿s University
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
I am writing to appeal my exam time for ENGL 486 with Instructor Laura Ludtke. The exam is currently scheduled for December 19th, 2015 from 2-5pm.
The reason that I am appealing this exam time is because I have non-reschedulable family travel plans for 6:30am on the morning of December 20th. My family booked these plans over a year ago and did not take into account my potential exam schedule. We are flying out of the country leaving from Winnipeg on December 20th, and it will be very difficult to make it to Manitoba to catch this flight with my current exam schedule. The only flight I would be able to take in order to potentially be on time leaves Kingston at 5:25pm on December 19th, and I would have to leave the exam quite early in order to catch this flight. This will affect my academics in a negative way by forcing me to rush through my exam as well as adding to the stress and anxiety surrounding the exam. As well, if this 5:25pm flight is delayed or cancelled for any reason I will not be able to make it to Winnipeg at all and will miss my travel plans completely.
Should my appeal be granted, I will take all efforts to consult my family before booking travel plans in the future.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my appeal.
Sincerely,
Emma Lockhart
10057374
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Should my appeal be granted, I will be able to achieve more academic success by writing the exam at a time that is less stressful for me. Currently I will have to rush through the exam very quickly in order to catch my flight to Winnipeg, and this will not allow me to show the true depth of what I have learned in ENGL 486. I would like to do well in ENGL 486 in order to apply for further graduate studies and I do not want to jeopardize my chance of this by having to limit myself in the exam.
Documentation
Professional Letter: Screen Shot 2015-10-22 at 3.34.23 PM.png
Professional Letter Detail: Travel Ticket for December 20