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Petition Type: New
ID: 4092
Submitted: January 6, 2018 at 10:57:05 AM
First Name: Facundo
Last Name: Vazquez
Student Number: 20024897
Email: 16fv@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: POLS
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: CLST 205
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PHIL 273
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: I am appealing to drop CLS 205 (Fall 2017) and PHIL 273 (Fall 2017).
Before starting the semester I started having some issues with side-effects of a medication I was taking for mental-health related issues. I started taking the medication only last year and with no history of mental illness in the family and that being the first year I have ever needed to take medication for something like this, I was at a loss and had to rely a lot on my family doctor. I switched to wellbutrin (bupropion) and was doing very well for some time but around the second half of October I had some complications with it that resulted on me having to be rushed to KGH and having to suspend the medication. I was able to keep up with most of my courses and work, except for the specific characteristics of the two courses I am appealing to drop.
My mood, attention & focus, and energy levels were a lot less stable while taking the medication, and a lot harder to keep up without it. CLS 205 was a blended course, which required attendance to morning tutorials and a constant workload from the online resources. This was particularly hard for me to keep up with because of my low mood in the early morning and my low motivation, and although I was granted an academic consideration for extenuating circumstances before the end of the semester, after meeting with the instructor of the course she recommended that the best course of action was for me to appeal to drop the course. PHIL 273 consisted of lectures only, and although I was very much interested on the topic, these were hard for me to stay fully through given that I was experiencing severe complications when trying to focus for long periods of time without active stimulation, and although I know it is completely up to the instructor and trust him to know how to best present the material, my attention span was acutely shortened due to my energy levels being very high while taking the medication or low when I was off it, and were less than ideal conditions to be in during 90 minute lectures which consisted of solely oral presentation of the material from the instructor without visual aids and little interaction with the students; which rendered me unable to satisfy the learning outcome requirements.
I am currently doing a lot better, having obtained very positive marks on my final exams, following up with my family doctor every couple weeks, attending counseling, and doing a lot of exercise and mindfulness activities, I am not expecting to find myself in a situation like this again, and plan to compensate for the credits by taking summer courses later this year and doing a higher course load throughout my remaining time at Queen¿¿s.
Best,
Facundo Vazquez
20024897
Before starting the semester I started having some issues with side-effects of a medication I was taking for mental-health related issues. I started taking the medication only last year and with no history of mental illness in the family and that being the first year I have ever needed to take medication for something like this, I was at a loss and had to rely a lot on my family doctor. I switched to wellbutrin (bupropion) and was doing very well for some time but around the second half of October I had some complications with it that resulted on me having to be rushed to KGH and having to suspend the medication. I was able to keep up with most of my courses and work, except for the specific characteristics of the two courses I am appealing to drop.
My mood, attention & focus, and energy levels were a lot less stable while taking the medication, and a lot harder to keep up without it. CLS 205 was a blended course, which required attendance to morning tutorials and a constant workload from the online resources. This was particularly hard for me to keep up with because of my low mood in the early morning and my low motivation, and although I was granted an academic consideration for extenuating circumstances before the end of the semester, after meeting with the instructor of the course she recommended that the best course of action was for me to appeal to drop the course. PHIL 273 consisted of lectures only, and although I was very much interested on the topic, these were hard for me to stay fully through given that I was experiencing severe complications when trying to focus for long periods of time without active stimulation, and although I know it is completely up to the instructor and trust him to know how to best present the material, my attention span was acutely shortened due to my energy levels being very high while taking the medication or low when I was off it, and were less than ideal conditions to be in during 90 minute lectures which consisted of solely oral presentation of the material from the instructor without visual aids and little interaction with the students; which rendered me unable to satisfy the learning outcome requirements.
I am currently doing a lot better, having obtained very positive marks on my final exams, following up with my family doctor every couple weeks, attending counseling, and doing a lot of exercise and mindfulness activities, I am not expecting to find myself in a situation like this again, and plan to compensate for the credits by taking summer courses later this year and doing a higher course load throughout my remaining time at Queen¿¿s.
Best,
Facundo Vazquez
20024897
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