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Petition Type: New
ID: 6228
Submitted: October 29, 2019 at 11:02:29 AM
First Name: Nicole
Last Name: Bysiek
Student Number: 20060817
Email: 16njb4@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: SOCY
Level of Study: 3
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline, Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: PSYC 205
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Valerie Kuhlmeier
Code: PSYC 241
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC 251
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Elizabeth Kelley
Code: SOCY 200
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Cynthia Levine-Rasky
Code: PSYC 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC 204
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Meghan Norris
Code: PSYC 221
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC 211
Term: Winter
Year: 2019
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean (Sociology) at Queen's University,
I am writing to request that the following courses PSYC 205 (Fall, 2018), PSYC 241 (Fall, 2018), PSYC 251 (Fall, 2018), SOCY 200 (Fall, 2018), and PSYC 100 (Winter, 2019), PSYC 204 (Winter, 2019), PSYC 221 (Winter, 2019) be dropped from my transcript.
Over the past academic year, I have struggled with untreated mental health issues that have impacted my academic efforts. These untreated issues have caused a severe loss in any motivation regarding my academics as most days it was an effort to get out of bed. The timing of these issues caused my grades and mental health to suffer. As a result of my untreated depression, I was unable to meet my own academic goals during the 2018 and 2019 terms. When my marks started to fail, my own shame increased causing my depression and anxiety to worsen.
Despite my mental health declining at the beginning of the fall term, I chose to return for the winter term. If I had recognized my struggles earlier on, I believe dropping my courses would have been a benefit towards myself. As of recently, I have been receiving treatment from a psychotherapist in order to better assess my current mental state.
This coming fall I plan on pausing my studies at Queen's University, and have decided to stay home to ensure my full recovery. Finally, once I return to my full-time studies I will enroll in fewer courses and actively seek out counselling services on campus. By applying these changes, I hope it will proactively help me as a student.
I would like to thank you for the time taken to read my letter, and I hope to be returning to Queen's University.
Sincerely,
Nicole Joanna Bysiek
I am writing to request that the following courses PSYC 205 (Fall, 2018), PSYC 241 (Fall, 2018), PSYC 251 (Fall, 2018), SOCY 200 (Fall, 2018), and PSYC 100 (Winter, 2019), PSYC 204 (Winter, 2019), PSYC 221 (Winter, 2019) be dropped from my transcript.
Over the past academic year, I have struggled with untreated mental health issues that have impacted my academic efforts. These untreated issues have caused a severe loss in any motivation regarding my academics as most days it was an effort to get out of bed. The timing of these issues caused my grades and mental health to suffer. As a result of my untreated depression, I was unable to meet my own academic goals during the 2018 and 2019 terms. When my marks started to fail, my own shame increased causing my depression and anxiety to worsen.
Despite my mental health declining at the beginning of the fall term, I chose to return for the winter term. If I had recognized my struggles earlier on, I believe dropping my courses would have been a benefit towards myself. As of recently, I have been receiving treatment from a psychotherapist in order to better assess my current mental state.
This coming fall I plan on pausing my studies at Queen's University, and have decided to stay home to ensure my full recovery. Finally, once I return to my full-time studies I will enroll in fewer courses and actively seek out counselling services on campus. By applying these changes, I hope it will proactively help me as a student.
I would like to thank you for the time taken to read my letter, and I hope to be returning to Queen's University.
Sincerely,
Nicole Joanna Bysiek
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from Psychotherapist