Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

Petition Letter: I am appealing to the Associate Dean (Studies) to waive the requirement to withdraw for a minimum of 1 year. My goals as a Queen¿¿s University student have been an ongoing challenge to achieve. Over the last two years, my mental health has become something that has created barriers, academically and socially, as a student at Queen¿¿s. After receiving the letter of requiring to withdraw, I have taken incremental steps in bettering my health to create a productive learning environment at Queen¿¿s. My mental health, more specifically, my depression, has taken a serious toll on my academic performance at Queen¿¿s. I have isolated my self at Queen¿¿s, which has impacted my social and academic life. My mental health has caused me to lose the motivation I had when arriving at Queen¿¿s in my first year. This letter is an effort to explain the extenuating circumstances that dramatically affected my academic standing at Queen¿¿s.
Throughout the past two years at Queen¿¿s, I had isolated myself from social life, as well as academic life. These were the symptoms that were beginning to damage my daily routine as a student, thus, causing a steady decline in my academic performance. There is a heavy stigma that revolves around men and mental disorders, which brought me to believe that seeking help from a counsellor was unnecessary in solving the problem. I did not think much of the transformation that was going on in my head, until I realized the repercussions it had on my health and well-being as a student. Being vocally active in tutorial became more and more of a struggle, as well as, being able to focus and be productive in lecture. My past has indefinitely sparked my mental condition, although, I have taken incremental steps in order to restore a healthy academic and social life at Queen¿¿s. In essence, my mental condition had drastic implications on my ability to learn in my first two years at Queen¿¿s, which is the timeline of the extenuating circumstances.
Furthermore, attached to this appeal are two sets of documents. One is a document from my family doctor, stating that I had made an official visit on May 22, 2019. The second, is another form from my family doctor that contains blood testing specifications regarding my condition. I firmly believe that these steps will ensure a healthy return to studies at Queen¿¿s, and furthermore, establish a framework for ensuring success academically and socially.