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Petition Type: New
ID: 1579
Submitted: November 22, 2015 at 8:47:35 PM
First Name: Alicia
Last Name: Escobar
Student Number: 6250987
Email: 9afe@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BA
Plan: PSYC
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC 333
Term: Fall
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
I would like to file an appeal to be able to drop PSYC 333, which I am taking online, after the drop deadline. This year I have moved back to Toronto after having graduated from Queen¿¿s with a B.Mus. The change in routine and lifestyle has caused me to have significant resurfaced anxiety. I suffer from an anxiety disorder and had been seeing Dr. McNeven throughout my five years at Queen¿¿s. I have found it very difficult to manage the change in my lifestyle and this course while managing my anxiety. Thoughts about studying for this course have caused me to experience distress, hyperventilation and avoidant behaviours to the point where I am unable to focus on studying or take notes. To continue with this course will cause me a great amount of mental distress, as I have to try and overcome symptoms of panic and anxiety every time I take action to study. This anxiety is affecting my quality of life and ability to study and I very much wish to be removed from this course to improve my mental state. I also feel that I am suffering from anxiety due to the burnout I feel after finishing my degree. I would like to be able to drop this course as I do not feel my current grades are a reflection of my academic ability and would like to return to my academics when I have a greater control over my disorder. I have a note from my family doctor stating my inability to focus. Dr. McNeven has also agreed to provide me with a note to give proof of my disorder and my history of mental illness. I have not included this note as he has advised me to hand in the appeal as soon as I can and express that his note will be following. To take control of my anxiety I have made an appointment with a social worker in my family health team. I have been scheduled for December 8th, which was the earliest available appointment. I plan to work on techniques to handle the anxiety I feel around school as well as managing my current post-graduate lifestyle with academics.
Thank you for your attention to my appeal.
I would like to file an appeal to be able to drop PSYC 333, which I am taking online, after the drop deadline. This year I have moved back to Toronto after having graduated from Queen¿¿s with a B.Mus. The change in routine and lifestyle has caused me to have significant resurfaced anxiety. I suffer from an anxiety disorder and had been seeing Dr. McNeven throughout my five years at Queen¿¿s. I have found it very difficult to manage the change in my lifestyle and this course while managing my anxiety. Thoughts about studying for this course have caused me to experience distress, hyperventilation and avoidant behaviours to the point where I am unable to focus on studying or take notes. To continue with this course will cause me a great amount of mental distress, as I have to try and overcome symptoms of panic and anxiety every time I take action to study. This anxiety is affecting my quality of life and ability to study and I very much wish to be removed from this course to improve my mental state. I also feel that I am suffering from anxiety due to the burnout I feel after finishing my degree. I would like to be able to drop this course as I do not feel my current grades are a reflection of my academic ability and would like to return to my academics when I have a greater control over my disorder. I have a note from my family doctor stating my inability to focus. Dr. McNeven has also agreed to provide me with a note to give proof of my disorder and my history of mental illness. I have not included this note as he has advised me to hand in the appeal as soon as I can and express that his note will be following. To take control of my anxiety I have made an appointment with a social worker in my family health team. I have been scheduled for December 8th, which was the earliest available appointment. I plan to work on techniques to handle the anxiety I feel around school as well as managing my current post-graduate lifestyle with academics.
Thank you for your attention to my appeal.
Documentation
Professional Letter: EscobarAliciaAppealDocumentation.pdf
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from my family doctor
Documentation Detail: Letter from psychiatrist to be sent separately