Manage Appeals
Petition Type: 3
ID: 3819
Submitted: September 16, 2017 at 9:01:53 PM
Relevant Petition: 3766
First Name: Jennifer
Last Name: Candow
Student Number: 5105909
Email: 3jdc6@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BHSc
Plan: Health Science
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline, Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: CHEM 112
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2004
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: MATH 121
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2004
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: HIST 122
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2004
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: UNSURE
Code: LATN 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2004
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: UNSURE
Code: BIOL 201
Term: Fall
Year: 2005
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: UNSURE
Code: BIOL 205
Term: Fall
Year: 2005
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: UNSURE
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean of Studies,
I would like to thank you most sincerely for taking the time to consider my appeal and for kindly waiving the 21-Day Appeal Deadline. I hope that your first weeks of the year have been pleasant. I am submitting this second stage appeal for Late Course Drops and Credit Standing from my time at Queen's in 2004-2005. The following are the courses I wish to have considered:
1. CHEM 112 LATE COURSE DROP
2. MATH 121 LATE COURSE DROP
3. HIST 122 CREDIT STANDING
4. LATN 110 CREDIT STANDING
5. BIOL 201 CREDIT STANDING
6. BIOL 205 CREDIT STANDING
As I had previously described, I had excelled in High School and came to Queen's eager to succeed. However, shortly after moving out of my family's home to attend university, my father was deployed to Afghanistan as a military combatant (during most of Fall Term 2004 and all of Winter Term 2005). I was understandably concerned for his safety and did not initially recognize how it was affecting my ability to focus on school work and cope with the stress of adjusting to the new environment. My mother and younger sister, who still lived in our family home, were not handling my father's absence well and I found myself driving home every weekend and many weeknights to be with them.
When my father suffered a life-threatening illness under fire, he had to be evacuated and his emergency was not communicated well to my family. I feared for his life. Quite suddenly, I felt myself detach from the program and started dropping class. I was young and did not fully understand my feelings at the time, but retrospectively, I know I was depressed.
After my father's return home, he underwent surgery and I tried to be available to my family at that time. I tried to recommit to my academic career (Fall Term 2005), but felt that since I was already failing, I was beyond help and chose to withdraw from the program entirely. I was unaware at the time that appeal was an option.
After I left Queen's, my father received the medical care he needed and after additional surgeries, he is now in good health. With my family's support, I recommitted to following my passion for medicine. I chose to apply to college for the Paramedic Diploma. In this endeavour, I thrived and excelled, receiving many awards and was promptly employed by two Paramedic Services. I have been working as a Paramedic in this region for 10 years. I am a perpetual student and have been teaching for our Regional Base Hospital, immersing myself in the study of health.
While it has been fulfilling and exciting work, my true love has always been medicine. After re-evaluating my life, I have decided to resign from my position as a Paramedic to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences and work harder than I have ever worked before to become a worthy candidate for Medical School. I have grown a lot in the last 13 years and now feel that the circumstances that crippled me as a child, have given me the tools to succeed at Queen's, if given the opportunity.
I have initially enrolled as an Interest Student in the Health Sciences discipline and am presently taking ANAT 100 and PHGY 170. I am thoroughly enjoying the material so far. If my appeal is approved, I am hoping that I will have the opportunity to move into full time status and continue to pursue this degree and beyond. It has only been a week, but I already know that this time around is different for me: I am actively enjoying my course material and engaging many of my new classmates; I have signed up for recreational clubs and volunteering opportunities on campus; and I have had appointments with both academic counsellors and career counsellors to ensure that I am on the right track. I am utilizing the incredible resources that Queen's has to offer to bolster my chances of success. I have found that I am dealing with stress more effectively and am channeling my energy into the University in a way I did not do many years ago. I want to make this my comeback, my second chance and I want to press forward without my past holding me back.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my appeal and for your compassion.
Kindest Regards,
Jennifer Candow
I would like to thank you most sincerely for taking the time to consider my appeal and for kindly waiving the 21-Day Appeal Deadline. I hope that your first weeks of the year have been pleasant. I am submitting this second stage appeal for Late Course Drops and Credit Standing from my time at Queen's in 2004-2005. The following are the courses I wish to have considered:
1. CHEM 112 LATE COURSE DROP
2. MATH 121 LATE COURSE DROP
3. HIST 122 CREDIT STANDING
4. LATN 110 CREDIT STANDING
5. BIOL 201 CREDIT STANDING
6. BIOL 205 CREDIT STANDING
As I had previously described, I had excelled in High School and came to Queen's eager to succeed. However, shortly after moving out of my family's home to attend university, my father was deployed to Afghanistan as a military combatant (during most of Fall Term 2004 and all of Winter Term 2005). I was understandably concerned for his safety and did not initially recognize how it was affecting my ability to focus on school work and cope with the stress of adjusting to the new environment. My mother and younger sister, who still lived in our family home, were not handling my father's absence well and I found myself driving home every weekend and many weeknights to be with them.
When my father suffered a life-threatening illness under fire, he had to be evacuated and his emergency was not communicated well to my family. I feared for his life. Quite suddenly, I felt myself detach from the program and started dropping class. I was young and did not fully understand my feelings at the time, but retrospectively, I know I was depressed.
After my father's return home, he underwent surgery and I tried to be available to my family at that time. I tried to recommit to my academic career (Fall Term 2005), but felt that since I was already failing, I was beyond help and chose to withdraw from the program entirely. I was unaware at the time that appeal was an option.
After I left Queen's, my father received the medical care he needed and after additional surgeries, he is now in good health. With my family's support, I recommitted to following my passion for medicine. I chose to apply to college for the Paramedic Diploma. In this endeavour, I thrived and excelled, receiving many awards and was promptly employed by two Paramedic Services. I have been working as a Paramedic in this region for 10 years. I am a perpetual student and have been teaching for our Regional Base Hospital, immersing myself in the study of health.
While it has been fulfilling and exciting work, my true love has always been medicine. After re-evaluating my life, I have decided to resign from my position as a Paramedic to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences and work harder than I have ever worked before to become a worthy candidate for Medical School. I have grown a lot in the last 13 years and now feel that the circumstances that crippled me as a child, have given me the tools to succeed at Queen's, if given the opportunity.
I have initially enrolled as an Interest Student in the Health Sciences discipline and am presently taking ANAT 100 and PHGY 170. I am thoroughly enjoying the material so far. If my appeal is approved, I am hoping that I will have the opportunity to move into full time status and continue to pursue this degree and beyond. It has only been a week, but I already know that this time around is different for me: I am actively enjoying my course material and engaging many of my new classmates; I have signed up for recreational clubs and volunteering opportunities on campus; and I have had appointments with both academic counsellors and career counsellors to ensure that I am on the right track. I am utilizing the incredible resources that Queen's has to offer to bolster my chances of success. I have found that I am dealing with stress more effectively and am channeling my energy into the University in a way I did not do many years ago. I want to make this my comeback, my second chance and I want to press forward without my past holding me back.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my appeal and for your compassion.
Kindest Regards,
Jennifer Candow
Documentation
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