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Petition Type: New
ID: 3205
Submitted: April 1, 2017 at 7:43:12 PM
First Name: Logan
Last Name: Murchison
Student Number: 20020344
Email: 15lm54@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: POLS
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Appeal Category Detail: Request to withdraw grades
Code: ENGL100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: FILM110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
I have experienced tremendous difficulty this year due in part to ongoing personal, psychological and mental health issues, which have required professional care throughout the year (including counselling and advising at Queen's), and even temporary hospitalization during the 2016 Fall term.
These issues have made it hard for me to succeed academically, as well as socially and personally - I have missed several classes and major evaluations, to the point where I don't feel that my grades can be salvaged in certain courses.
I have made repeated attempts throughout the year to get my academic career back on track and although I was often temporarily successful, I found myself even more frequently having my academics negatively impacted by my immense mental health difficulties.
I have been in frequent contact with my professors and instructors, and have concluded that I can still succeed academically in 3 of my 5 courses. The remaining 2 courses, however, I feel that it would be best to drop altogether.
Thank you,
Logan Murchison
I have experienced tremendous difficulty this year due in part to ongoing personal, psychological and mental health issues, which have required professional care throughout the year (including counselling and advising at Queen's), and even temporary hospitalization during the 2016 Fall term.
These issues have made it hard for me to succeed academically, as well as socially and personally - I have missed several classes and major evaluations, to the point where I don't feel that my grades can be salvaged in certain courses.
I have made repeated attempts throughout the year to get my academic career back on track and although I was often temporarily successful, I found myself even more frequently having my academics negatively impacted by my immense mental health difficulties.
I have been in frequent contact with my professors and instructors, and have concluded that I can still succeed academically in 3 of my 5 courses. The remaining 2 courses, however, I feel that it would be best to drop altogether.
Thank you,
Logan Murchison
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: As mentioned, I have been in frequent contact with my professors and instructors throughout the year to determine my overall academic progress.
In the future, however, I will be taking a much more proactive role and contacting them even more frequently so that we can identify any potential areas of difficulty in advance.
As my academic success seems to have been intertwined with my mental health, I will continue to make sure that my course instructors are well aware of my history so that we can work together, and ensure more regular meetings with a counsellor and/or medical doctor.
With regards to the two courses I am requesting to have dropped, I am taking two online courses this summer in order to improve my GPA and to obtain the credits that I would otherwise be missing. I am confident that I will be in a much better position to handle the course loads than I have been throughout the academic year.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Logan Murchison
In the future, however, I will be taking a much more proactive role and contacting them even more frequently so that we can identify any potential areas of difficulty in advance.
As my academic success seems to have been intertwined with my mental health, I will continue to make sure that my course instructors are well aware of my history so that we can work together, and ensure more regular meetings with a counsellor and/or medical doctor.
With regards to the two courses I am requesting to have dropped, I am taking two online courses this summer in order to improve my GPA and to obtain the credits that I would otherwise be missing. I am confident that I will be in a much better position to handle the course loads than I have been throughout the academic year.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Logan Murchison
Documentation
Professional Letter: MurchisonLogan - Freeman Woolnough Letter.jpeg
Document: MurchisonLogan STAA Form 1.jpeg
Document: MurchisonLogan STAA Form 2.jpeg
