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Petition Type: 3
ID: 3625
Submitted: June 16, 2017 at 2:36:04 PM
Relevant Petition: 3558
First Name: Noah
Last Name: Stevens
Student Number: 10153482
Email: 14nfs@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: PHIL
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline, Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses, Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: LING 205
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PHIL 316
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Dr. Deborah Knight
Code: PHIL 204
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Prof. Michael Vossen
Code: PHIL 250
Term: Winter
Year: 2016
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Dr. Mark Smith
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing in an effort to appeal my grades from the 2016 Winter Term. The following are the specifics of what I am looking to appeal:
-LING 205: Appeal to drop past drop date
-PHIL 316: Appeal for credit standing
-PHIL 204: Appeal for aegrotat standing
-PHIL 250: Appeal for aegrotat standing
Throughout the 2016 Winter Term, I struggled with mental health issues that greatly impacted my studies. I have had difficulty with anxiety and depression dating back to 2014 and I was hospitalized for treatment in June 2015. Following my release, I began seeing Dr. William Kenny at Queen's Student Health but my problems persisted and I did not realize the full effect of this treatment until after the academic year had finished. Throughout the 2016 Winter Term I struggled to focus, find energy, and motivate myself and I was troubled by negative thoughts. I became increasingly isolated and I was very rarely able to get myself out of my house resulting in poor attendance. During the last month this worsened and I missed almost all of my classes. I was able to get through my papers throughout most of the term but the exam period proved to be especially problematic as I was unable to bring myself to study and my attendance issues resulting from my depression culminated in my being very unprepared for the exam in PHIL 316. Following that, I did not attempt to write the exams for LING 205, PHIL 204, and PHIL 250.
In the acceptance of my appeal to waive the deadline to appeal I was asked to explain how I managed to achieve an A- in PHIL 257 despite not writing the exam and I would like to address that now. When I said in my first letter that PHIL 316 was the only exam I wrote I was meaning out of the courses I am attempting to appeal. I realize now that I did not phrase that very well and it was misleading and I apologize for the confusion, it was not my intention to do so. I did write the exam for PHIL 257 but the exam in that course was a very brief multiple choice exam and it did not count for a significant portion of our mark with the grade mainly coming from papers throughout the year. The impact was further diluted by the course being a full year one that also included our 2015 Fall Term grades. I do not remember how I did on the exam (it is possible I never checked) but I doubt it was very well as I was not prepared for it due to the above reasons, however I also remember that my grade (A or A- entering the exam) had very little chance of fluctuation no matter how I did.
I feel the grades in the courses listed above are tainted by very unfortunate circumstances and are not an accurate representation of my academic ability. I hope my appeal is successful so I can continue my studies free of their consequences. Please let me know if you require any further documentation to support this appeal.
Thank you very much for your consideration,
Noah Stevens
Student 10153482
I am writing in an effort to appeal my grades from the 2016 Winter Term. The following are the specifics of what I am looking to appeal:
-LING 205: Appeal to drop past drop date
-PHIL 316: Appeal for credit standing
-PHIL 204: Appeal for aegrotat standing
-PHIL 250: Appeal for aegrotat standing
Throughout the 2016 Winter Term, I struggled with mental health issues that greatly impacted my studies. I have had difficulty with anxiety and depression dating back to 2014 and I was hospitalized for treatment in June 2015. Following my release, I began seeing Dr. William Kenny at Queen's Student Health but my problems persisted and I did not realize the full effect of this treatment until after the academic year had finished. Throughout the 2016 Winter Term I struggled to focus, find energy, and motivate myself and I was troubled by negative thoughts. I became increasingly isolated and I was very rarely able to get myself out of my house resulting in poor attendance. During the last month this worsened and I missed almost all of my classes. I was able to get through my papers throughout most of the term but the exam period proved to be especially problematic as I was unable to bring myself to study and my attendance issues resulting from my depression culminated in my being very unprepared for the exam in PHIL 316. Following that, I did not attempt to write the exams for LING 205, PHIL 204, and PHIL 250.
In the acceptance of my appeal to waive the deadline to appeal I was asked to explain how I managed to achieve an A- in PHIL 257 despite not writing the exam and I would like to address that now. When I said in my first letter that PHIL 316 was the only exam I wrote I was meaning out of the courses I am attempting to appeal. I realize now that I did not phrase that very well and it was misleading and I apologize for the confusion, it was not my intention to do so. I did write the exam for PHIL 257 but the exam in that course was a very brief multiple choice exam and it did not count for a significant portion of our mark with the grade mainly coming from papers throughout the year. The impact was further diluted by the course being a full year one that also included our 2015 Fall Term grades. I do not remember how I did on the exam (it is possible I never checked) but I doubt it was very well as I was not prepared for it due to the above reasons, however I also remember that my grade (A or A- entering the exam) had very little chance of fluctuation no matter how I did.
I feel the grades in the courses listed above are tainted by very unfortunate circumstances and are not an accurate representation of my academic ability. I hope my appeal is successful so I can continue my studies free of their consequences. Please let me know if you require any further documentation to support this appeal.
Thank you very much for your consideration,
Noah Stevens
Student 10153482
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: in my file