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Petition Type: New
ID: 4932
Submitted: September 5, 2018 at 12:51:44 AM
First Name: SINUO
Last Name: DU
Student Number: 10190111
Email: 14sd74@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSH
Plan: ARTSCI
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC100
Term: Summer
Year: 2017
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC205
Term: Summer
Year: 2017
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ARTH120A
Term: Fall
Year: 2017
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello there, this is Eve.
I would like to appeal for following courses.
2017 Summer PSYC 100 Principles of Psychology 6.00
2017 Summer PSYC 205 Intro to Comparative Cognition 3.0
2017 Fall ARTH 120A Art in West:Antiquity-Modern 3.0
As for the summer courses, I have contacted with CDS via email, but I couldn't receive the emails normally, since Chinese internet almost blocks everything. I can¿¿t contact with them very well. Both me and CDS couldn't contact my proctor, that I couldn't do anything with that but being told that my exam papers were lost (that they didn't hear anything from my Proctor). And my courses will be automatically failed, but that is out of my control tho. And I hardly use my queens email well in China. I sincerely wish you can understand my situation. I spent whole summer time and high international student tuition fee on those summer courses. I have already been stressed out due to my family financial problems, it's not a small amount of money for me to just waste it...
As for my mental condition, I have to admit that depression really bothers me a lot, that school has suggested me to withdrawal a year if things didn't get better. I have been received medical treatment since 2016 winter. Taking medicines all the time, and I couldn't tell anyone about this even to my parents, they didn't know that I have depression for a period of time. No one can really help me out from this, I don't want them to worry about me and I don¿¿t want to be a burden to anyone.
I have been suffered from depression for more than a year, since Nov. 2016 (that time my friend at queens passed away). So that I couldn't really focus on my study and completed my academics well. Just because I did poorly and poorly on my academics, it seems became a negative circuit, that I couldn¿¿t get out from it. Every time when I think of I m a third-year student but still doing second year course, and I didn't even have a major, I want to do it well and I really tried but I can¿¿t. This frustrates me so much, I feel useless and helpless, it just brings much more pressure to me that I can¿¿t handle with. I became more talkless and didn't socialize at all. I don't have many friends here, and I couldn't tell my parents (in China) about my circumstances. I have so much horrible emotions that I ever had. Therefore, I couldn't complete my academics with my current mental conditions. I urgently hope you can understand my situation.
It has not been easy to adjust to being here at queens, it is definitely an amazing university, but it seems I¿¿m not good enough for this school, not only in academic fields but also in social life part. Honestly, I have been very unhappy or even feel suffered most of time, which doesn't help my depression getting better. And I have realized that I would be suited to a different type of programme in a different university, In order to do that my GPA has to meet at least 1.6. please consider granting my appeal so I can have the opportunity to choose a different programme that is better suited to me and which is a fresh start for me to given the tragedy and the social problems I had here at Queens. I would be grateful appreciated for your consideration and understanding.
I would like to appeal for following courses.
2017 Summer PSYC 100 Principles of Psychology 6.00
2017 Summer PSYC 205 Intro to Comparative Cognition 3.0
2017 Fall ARTH 120A Art in West:Antiquity-Modern 3.0
As for the summer courses, I have contacted with CDS via email, but I couldn't receive the emails normally, since Chinese internet almost blocks everything. I can¿¿t contact with them very well. Both me and CDS couldn't contact my proctor, that I couldn't do anything with that but being told that my exam papers were lost (that they didn't hear anything from my Proctor). And my courses will be automatically failed, but that is out of my control tho. And I hardly use my queens email well in China. I sincerely wish you can understand my situation. I spent whole summer time and high international student tuition fee on those summer courses. I have already been stressed out due to my family financial problems, it's not a small amount of money for me to just waste it...
As for my mental condition, I have to admit that depression really bothers me a lot, that school has suggested me to withdrawal a year if things didn't get better. I have been received medical treatment since 2016 winter. Taking medicines all the time, and I couldn't tell anyone about this even to my parents, they didn't know that I have depression for a period of time. No one can really help me out from this, I don't want them to worry about me and I don¿¿t want to be a burden to anyone.
I have been suffered from depression for more than a year, since Nov. 2016 (that time my friend at queens passed away). So that I couldn't really focus on my study and completed my academics well. Just because I did poorly and poorly on my academics, it seems became a negative circuit, that I couldn¿¿t get out from it. Every time when I think of I m a third-year student but still doing second year course, and I didn't even have a major, I want to do it well and I really tried but I can¿¿t. This frustrates me so much, I feel useless and helpless, it just brings much more pressure to me that I can¿¿t handle with. I became more talkless and didn't socialize at all. I don't have many friends here, and I couldn't tell my parents (in China) about my circumstances. I have so much horrible emotions that I ever had. Therefore, I couldn't complete my academics with my current mental conditions. I urgently hope you can understand my situation.
It has not been easy to adjust to being here at queens, it is definitely an amazing university, but it seems I¿¿m not good enough for this school, not only in academic fields but also in social life part. Honestly, I have been very unhappy or even feel suffered most of time, which doesn't help my depression getting better. And I have realized that I would be suited to a different type of programme in a different university, In order to do that my GPA has to meet at least 1.6. please consider granting my appeal so I can have the opportunity to choose a different programme that is better suited to me and which is a fresh start for me to given the tragedy and the social problems I had here at Queens. I would be grateful appreciated for your consideration and understanding.
Documentation
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History
Originally submitted September 5, 2018 at 12:51:44 AM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | Prepared for Review | Carrie Roosenmaalen | 2018-09-05 10:17:22 AM | |
| status | N/A | Prepared for Review | Withdrawn | Spring Forsberg | 2018-09-10 9:38:19 AM |

