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New Information: Dear Associate Dean and the Studies Committee,


My name is Thipika Balakrishnan and I am appealing my suspension status from the BA online program. I have expressed my medical and personal issues in my appeal letter regarding multiple sclerosis and extenuating circumstances with a family member. My academic plan includes meeting my academic counsellor at Queen¿¿s University on a regular basis to see how I can be successful academically. For my previous courses from last semester, I am working with all my professors on academic plans to complete it by the end of August 2019. I have reached out to all of them in May and they have agreed to work with me on completing the courses. I am so grateful for their help in this process and making sure that my wellbeing is intact. I will be having regular meetings with my social worker/medical professional (i.e. neurologist) to make sure I have everything I need to be physically/mentally prepared to achieve academic success. If I am ever affected by extenuating circumstances, I will go to my Queen¿¿s academic counsellor right away and figure out the next steps. I apologize that it took me a while to get myself back together and how much it deeply affected my studies. I hope you will give me the chance to show how well I can do at Queen¿¿s. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to explain my circumstances.

Kind Regards,

Thipika Balakrishnan