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Petition Type: New
ID: 7864
Submitted: June 15, 2021 at 7:16:46 PM
First Name: Sitara
Last Name: Raju
Student Number: 20226778
Email: sitara.raju@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: Undecided
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Code: ECON110
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Ian Cromb
Code: POLS110
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Andrew Lister
Code: HIST 109
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Awet Weldemichael
Code: PHIL 111
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Unfortunately don't have access to the spelling of his name
Code: RELS 163
Term: Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Unfortunately don't have access to the spelling of her name
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To whom it may concern,
My name is Sitara Raju, I have just completed my first year at university and I am looking for an academic appeal.
Simply put, online school was a struggle for me. I finished high school early so I never had a chance to experience online learning before starting university, and I was not prepared for how disconnected and isolated it would make me feel. I was also on neurological medication for a part of my time at Queen's which led to mental fogginess and confusion, which amplified my negative feelings.
In reference to my documentation, my in course grades were fairly satisfactory during first semester with the exception of ECON 110. As time wore on and second semester came around, I started to wear down significantly and became unable to submit my work.
Unfortunately during this time I couldn't bring myself to see the status of my grades and I did not receive check in from any of my teachers. While I didn't expect them too; it was my first year in university and the lack of feedback lead me to believe that I was doing alright. I wrote a couple of my teachers emails explaining my circumstances before my final exams and I only received a response from one.
Communicating via email and phone calls isn't a method of learning that works for me. I don't feel like I knew my instructors at all, and maybe if I did I would have been comfortable to seek advice from them when things started looking down.
After my first year, I have an understanding of how online school works and I know I have do better in the following years to come. I need to work harder in order to get the support I need, and I hope that next year I will be able to create an environment in which I don't feel so alone in my academics.
My final grades don't reflect who I am or who I want to be as a student. I have the desire and drive to do well, and I am writing this appeal letter because I want a stronger base to build from next year and turn my experience and opinions of secondary education around.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration,
Sitara Raju
My name is Sitara Raju, I have just completed my first year at university and I am looking for an academic appeal.
Simply put, online school was a struggle for me. I finished high school early so I never had a chance to experience online learning before starting university, and I was not prepared for how disconnected and isolated it would make me feel. I was also on neurological medication for a part of my time at Queen's which led to mental fogginess and confusion, which amplified my negative feelings.
In reference to my documentation, my in course grades were fairly satisfactory during first semester with the exception of ECON 110. As time wore on and second semester came around, I started to wear down significantly and became unable to submit my work.
Unfortunately during this time I couldn't bring myself to see the status of my grades and I did not receive check in from any of my teachers. While I didn't expect them too; it was my first year in university and the lack of feedback lead me to believe that I was doing alright. I wrote a couple of my teachers emails explaining my circumstances before my final exams and I only received a response from one.
Communicating via email and phone calls isn't a method of learning that works for me. I don't feel like I knew my instructors at all, and maybe if I did I would have been comfortable to seek advice from them when things started looking down.
After my first year, I have an understanding of how online school works and I know I have do better in the following years to come. I need to work harder in order to get the support I need, and I hope that next year I will be able to create an environment in which I don't feel so alone in my academics.
My final grades don't reflect who I am or who I want to be as a student. I have the desire and drive to do well, and I am writing this appeal letter because I want a stronger base to build from next year and turn my experience and opinions of secondary education around.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration,
Sitara Raju
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
Document: Screen Shot 2021-06-15 at 6.58.52 PM.png
Documentation Detail: Mid term grades