Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 8205
Submitted: September 29, 2021 at 4:54:28 PM
First Name: Nanjia
Last Name: You
Student Number: 20242748
Email: 20ny5@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BScH
Plan: Undecided
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Add a course after the academic deadline, Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC 100
Term: Summer
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: CISC 101
Term: Summer
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: WRIT 125
Term: Summer
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: PSYC 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Jeffrey Wammes
Code: POLS 110
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Jonathan Rose
Code: DRAM 100
Term: Fall/Winter
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Graham Renyk
Code: CISC 101
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Wendy Powley
Code: GPHY 102
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Add a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Paul Treitz
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: I am appealing CISC101, PSYC100, and WRIT125 without academic and financial penalties (Summer, 2021) , and requesting to register in POLS110A: 001-LEC(2797), 031-TUT (2875);PSYC100A: 001-LEC (2927), 072-LAB (3007);DRAM100: 002-LEC (1695), 009-LAB (4607); CISC101: 002-LEC (4535); GPHY102: 001-LEC (5139), 009-TUT (5147).
In my country, I was planning to take online classes during the 2021 summer. But my parents suddenly got sick heavily, and I spend all of my time taking care of them. My mom accidentally falls from the string of Aerial yoga, about 1 meter high, then 4 of her transverse process spines was fractures, after staying hospital for one week, we back home, because all she could do is laying on the bed, even for excretion. Just after one week, my dad needs nerve-blocking surgery to beat hemorrhoids, so I look after them all the time.
When my mother was hospitalized, after the day of dropping the class without academic penalty but before dropping courses without financial penalty, I thought I could catch up on the courses by hard work, but after few days, I realize the facts do not allow me to do that. For one month after they were ill, every morning, I help mom excrete by bedpan, cook, went to the food market, clean room, meeting with the doctor, comforting my parents, accompany them to exercise for rehabilitation, after finishing trivial things, after the busy whole day, I cannot agree a student still have high focus and efficiency. If I truly finish classes during the period, it is both not responsible for my classes and my parents. I just want my parents to recover perfectly as soon as possible, later, I could focus on the academic session.
Now they all recover well, so I could back to school, focus on myself, and I think the accident could and must only once.
In my country, I was planning to take online classes during the 2021 summer. But my parents suddenly got sick heavily, and I spend all of my time taking care of them. My mom accidentally falls from the string of Aerial yoga, about 1 meter high, then 4 of her transverse process spines was fractures, after staying hospital for one week, we back home, because all she could do is laying on the bed, even for excretion. Just after one week, my dad needs nerve-blocking surgery to beat hemorrhoids, so I look after them all the time.
When my mother was hospitalized, after the day of dropping the class without academic penalty but before dropping courses without financial penalty, I thought I could catch up on the courses by hard work, but after few days, I realize the facts do not allow me to do that. For one month after they were ill, every morning, I help mom excrete by bedpan, cook, went to the food market, clean room, meeting with the doctor, comforting my parents, accompany them to exercise for rehabilitation, after finishing trivial things, after the busy whole day, I cannot agree a student still have high focus and efficiency. If I truly finish classes during the period, it is both not responsible for my classes and my parents. I just want my parents to recover perfectly as soon as possible, later, I could focus on the academic session.
Now they all recover well, so I could back to school, focus on myself, and I think the accident could and must only once.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: included
Documentation
Professional Letter: Discharge Summary-1.pdf
Professional Letter Detail: Discharge Summary
Document: Emergency medical record-0.pdf
Documentation Detail: Emergency Medical Record
Document: Academic Plan-6.pdf
Documentation Detail: Academic Plan
Decision Letters
Amendment to Appeal 8205
Relevant Petition: 8205
New Information: Here are the answer to your particular concerns that might be the reason to reject appealing to adding courses late
1. Why I got fail on three courses of Summer,2021, and ESLA 172?
I do not attend any classes since my parents suddenly ill heavily which has been explained on appeal. Also, I already receive the email from art and science appeal that the appeal to drop my failed summer term courses was approved, so the transcripts of Summer, 2021 would change to drop instead. So, the transcripts cannot connect with academic ability.
For fail of ESLA 172, it is the company course of English Program, my grandma was gone during that time, due to my grandpa also gone, a thing is a big event to my family. So I went back to my hometown to participate in the funeral. I thought it would not affect enrollment so I do not appeal for that, but seemingly it does influence your decision.
All in all, my current transcript is not enough to get to know my academic ability, because I even not take an academic course as a usual freshman, so why would you think I do not have good academic performance or I do not have enough ability to catch up?
2. Why not appeal before September, 20?
I never thought appeal would be so complex and waiting so long, and I thought appeal would be completed before September, 20.
3. How to explain the account has been locked by due fees?
The fee I owe is all from Summer, 2021, and I have been approved to drop courses without academic penalty, so the financial appeal would be highly possible approved. If once the senate block is removed for unpaid fees, and my account become activated again, there even have huge money on account, since the tuition I have paid before was not used.
4. This semester is already week 5 of term, it is late to catch up.
I do go to the lectures of the courses, and my academic ability allows me to handle the courses I choose, also, I could utilize office hours, teacher assistant, ASUS tutor, and writing center for help.
I believe the appeal is the way for students to solve their problems, rather than interfere, block, and disbelieve the choice of students. I definitely would be responsible for my decision, and I would try my best to catch up on the courses since late enrollment.
My parents were ill on May 19th, then recovered around August, now they are healthy so I do not have any worries.
Also, here is the reason I must to enroll in Fall, 2021
1. I already got support and a letter from the professor, I have communicated with them, and they saw my ambition.
2. DRAM100, PSYC100, and POLS110 are full-year courses, the next in-person courses are only offered next fall term, and GPHY102 only offer this fall term.
3. My major was undeclared because I want to try the course I had never taken before, to explore more subjects and possibilities, so the first 24 credits are extremely important. Although PSYC100 does exist during the Summer term, it does not have to communicate in person, and lab or tutorial. Also, the 3 credits courses I plan to take do not show on future schedules except fall, 2021.
4. I have gap for 2 semesters, and the reason I have been to Kingston is to take classes, and begin campus life, rather than waste my life.
5. I would be responsible for the result of my choice, how to catch up on the courses is the thing I need to worry about.
1. Why I got fail on three courses of Summer,2021, and ESLA 172?
I do not attend any classes since my parents suddenly ill heavily which has been explained on appeal. Also, I already receive the email from art and science appeal that the appeal to drop my failed summer term courses was approved, so the transcripts of Summer, 2021 would change to drop instead. So, the transcripts cannot connect with academic ability.
For fail of ESLA 172, it is the company course of English Program, my grandma was gone during that time, due to my grandpa also gone, a thing is a big event to my family. So I went back to my hometown to participate in the funeral. I thought it would not affect enrollment so I do not appeal for that, but seemingly it does influence your decision.
All in all, my current transcript is not enough to get to know my academic ability, because I even not take an academic course as a usual freshman, so why would you think I do not have good academic performance or I do not have enough ability to catch up?
2. Why not appeal before September, 20?
I never thought appeal would be so complex and waiting so long, and I thought appeal would be completed before September, 20.
3. How to explain the account has been locked by due fees?
The fee I owe is all from Summer, 2021, and I have been approved to drop courses without academic penalty, so the financial appeal would be highly possible approved. If once the senate block is removed for unpaid fees, and my account become activated again, there even have huge money on account, since the tuition I have paid before was not used.
4. This semester is already week 5 of term, it is late to catch up.
I do go to the lectures of the courses, and my academic ability allows me to handle the courses I choose, also, I could utilize office hours, teacher assistant, ASUS tutor, and writing center for help.
I believe the appeal is the way for students to solve their problems, rather than interfere, block, and disbelieve the choice of students. I definitely would be responsible for my decision, and I would try my best to catch up on the courses since late enrollment.
My parents were ill on May 19th, then recovered around August, now they are healthy so I do not have any worries.
Also, here is the reason I must to enroll in Fall, 2021
1. I already got support and a letter from the professor, I have communicated with them, and they saw my ambition.
2. DRAM100, PSYC100, and POLS110 are full-year courses, the next in-person courses are only offered next fall term, and GPHY102 only offer this fall term.
3. My major was undeclared because I want to try the course I had never taken before, to explore more subjects and possibilities, so the first 24 credits are extremely important. Although PSYC100 does exist during the Summer term, it does not have to communicate in person, and lab or tutorial. Also, the 3 credits courses I plan to take do not show on future schedules except fall, 2021.
4. I have gap for 2 semesters, and the reason I have been to Kingston is to take classes, and begin campus life, rather than waste my life.
5. I would be responsible for the result of my choice, how to catch up on the courses is the thing I need to worry about.
Student Number: 20242748
Documentation
Professional Letter: timetable_chart.pdf
Professional Letter Detail: Schedule with academic helps