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Petition Type: New
ID: 334
Submitted: August 12, 2014 at 12:56:29 PM
First Name: Taryn
Last Name: Pilon
Student Number: 10036169
Email: 11tjp1@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BA
Plan: sociology
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Code: FILM260
Term: Summer
Year: 2014
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Sidneyeve Matrix
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean,
Please consider my request for an Aegrotat Standing
I was scheduled to write an Film 260 exam on Friday June 20th. Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to write the exam on the date scheduled. On the appointed morning I received a call from my mother asking that I please come and get her from her place of employment and taker her to her doctor. She had collapsed at work. There is no one else for her to call because she is a single mom and my brother does not drive.
I picked her up at work and took her to the doctor. Fortunately it was not serious. This emergency caused me a lot of stress and anxiety. Worrying about my mom completely obliterated the fact that I had an exam that morning. As I mentioned, my mom is single and she is the mainstay of my brother and myself. The thought of anything happening to her made me feel physically ill.
I realize that a situation like this may be easily managed by some people however I have A.D.A.D. and as such do suffer more anxiety under stress than others. In distress I did contact my professor and advise her of my dilemma the same day. My professor wrote back and advised that she would need a medical note from my mom's doctor. Two weeks later I contacted my professor again to advise her that I was not able to get a note and the professor further advised me it was too late to subit it anyway because the course was closed.
Again I wrote to professor Matrix and pleaded that she re-evaluate my marks because I did not feel that I should receive a failing grade due to a single missed exam and I really need to pass this course in order to play hockey next year. The professor in turn contacted the department head in the Arts and Science facility who in turn contacted me and wrote that since I had already completed 60 of the course I may be eligible for an aegrotat standing due to the above mentioned circumstances.
This is the first time I have sent an appeal such as this and I am hoping that you will grant me the aegrotat standing so that I may resume my studies.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Yours truly
Taryn Pilon
Please consider my request for an Aegrotat Standing
I was scheduled to write an Film 260 exam on Friday June 20th. Due to circumstances beyond my control I was unable to write the exam on the date scheduled. On the appointed morning I received a call from my mother asking that I please come and get her from her place of employment and taker her to her doctor. She had collapsed at work. There is no one else for her to call because she is a single mom and my brother does not drive.
I picked her up at work and took her to the doctor. Fortunately it was not serious. This emergency caused me a lot of stress and anxiety. Worrying about my mom completely obliterated the fact that I had an exam that morning. As I mentioned, my mom is single and she is the mainstay of my brother and myself. The thought of anything happening to her made me feel physically ill.
I realize that a situation like this may be easily managed by some people however I have A.D.A.D. and as such do suffer more anxiety under stress than others. In distress I did contact my professor and advise her of my dilemma the same day. My professor wrote back and advised that she would need a medical note from my mom's doctor. Two weeks later I contacted my professor again to advise her that I was not able to get a note and the professor further advised me it was too late to subit it anyway because the course was closed.
Again I wrote to professor Matrix and pleaded that she re-evaluate my marks because I did not feel that I should receive a failing grade due to a single missed exam and I really need to pass this course in order to play hockey next year. The professor in turn contacted the department head in the Arts and Science facility who in turn contacted me and wrote that since I had already completed 60 of the course I may be eligible for an aegrotat standing due to the above mentioned circumstances.
This is the first time I have sent an appeal such as this and I am hoping that you will grant me the aegrotat standing so that I may resume my studies.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
Yours truly
Taryn Pilon
Documentation
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