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Petition Type: New
ID: 7523
Submitted: April 7, 2021 at 10:06:43 AM
First Name: Junhao
Last Name: Zhao
Student Number: 20217149
Email: 19jz122@queensu.ca
Degree Program: Bachelor of Computing (Hons.)
Plan: General Computing
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ASTR 101
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To the Associated Dean:
My name is Junhao Zhao, and my student ID is 20217149. I am writing this letter for the purpose of appealing to drop ASTR 101 (Winter, 2021).
As I am currently residing in China taking synchronous and asynchronous courses online, it is of great difficulty to achieve and keep at good academic performance. I finished my high school study in China without any experience in taking online courses especially for courses under the Canadian curriculum, so I really felt struggling in this term when I had to take classes after midnight, which made me in the situation of the bio-clock disorder. For my 5 courses this term, the study process was very tough even from the beginning. I just felt extremely uncomfortable with the online learning environment and the issues with the time-zone difference. During the learning process, I¿¿ve tried to keep up with every course¿¿s requirement. However, after 3 months, I found it almost impossible to well understand some of the course contents. Furthermore, the bio-clock disorder made me poor in remembering the learning contents, so the score of my assignments and tests are significantly influenced. Correspondingly, I did not have any efficiency when I tried to summarize and memorize the knowledge in the daytime after taking hours of class at midnight before.
The reason why I did not drop the course before the withdraw deadline is that I did hesitate when considering if I should give this course up. From my subconsciousness, I hope to finish the course with pass scores and not to give up that early. Recently, I realized that passing these courses is really difficult or even impossible for me. The scores I received recently was too low to pass the course. I do have to make the decision that I should appeal for the late withdrawal of the ASTR 101that already passed the withdraw deadline.
If my appeal was granted, I would try my best to prepare other courses in the following final period. I also believe that, with the gradually general inoculation of the Covid-19 vaccine, it is probable that I could board in Canada and have classes face to face with professors. At that time, I could also believe that I would be in good conditions for study, supporting my academic goals.
Your consideration and time will be highly appreciated
Sincerely,
Junhao Zhao
My name is Junhao Zhao, and my student ID is 20217149. I am writing this letter for the purpose of appealing to drop ASTR 101 (Winter, 2021).
As I am currently residing in China taking synchronous and asynchronous courses online, it is of great difficulty to achieve and keep at good academic performance. I finished my high school study in China without any experience in taking online courses especially for courses under the Canadian curriculum, so I really felt struggling in this term when I had to take classes after midnight, which made me in the situation of the bio-clock disorder. For my 5 courses this term, the study process was very tough even from the beginning. I just felt extremely uncomfortable with the online learning environment and the issues with the time-zone difference. During the learning process, I¿¿ve tried to keep up with every course¿¿s requirement. However, after 3 months, I found it almost impossible to well understand some of the course contents. Furthermore, the bio-clock disorder made me poor in remembering the learning contents, so the score of my assignments and tests are significantly influenced. Correspondingly, I did not have any efficiency when I tried to summarize and memorize the knowledge in the daytime after taking hours of class at midnight before.
The reason why I did not drop the course before the withdraw deadline is that I did hesitate when considering if I should give this course up. From my subconsciousness, I hope to finish the course with pass scores and not to give up that early. Recently, I realized that passing these courses is really difficult or even impossible for me. The scores I received recently was too low to pass the course. I do have to make the decision that I should appeal for the late withdrawal of the ASTR 101that already passed the withdraw deadline.
If my appeal was granted, I would try my best to prepare other courses in the following final period. I also believe that, with the gradually general inoculation of the Covid-19 vaccine, it is probable that I could board in Canada and have classes face to face with professors. At that time, I could also believe that I would be in good conditions for study, supporting my academic goals.
Your consideration and time will be highly appreciated
Sincerely,
Junhao Zhao
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