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Petition Type: New
ID: 8562
Submitted: January 6, 2022 at 11:55:42 PM
First Name: Noël
Last Name: De Sasio
Student Number: 10129987
Email: 13soccer13@live.ca
Degree Program: Non-degree
Plan: Non-degree
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: MICR 360
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
I have found this past semester extremely challenging from a mental health standpoint. As a result of the continued restrictions, my sleep quality was greatly impacted and I did not have the motivation or focus required to study. Consequently, although I generally enjoy learning, I was not able to keep up with the course work anywhere near the best of my ability. Since I have already graduated twice, I was just taking this course for interest; however, I am hoping to apply to graduate school in the near future, and I do not want my chances negatively impacted as a result of a poor grade. It would not be a fair representation of what I am truly capable of in a normal semester. I would have dropped my courses sooner, but I did not realize the extent of my depressive symptoms until after the financial penalty deadline had passed, and I did not want to completely waste my hard earned money.
On top of the COVID restrictions, I have also been dealing with family problems at home due to my sister's mental illness, and I have picking up more shifts at the hospital in an attempt to save for graduate school.
In summary, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to drop this course (despite the passing of the academic deadline) given my inability to adequately sleep, concentrate, and generally be motivated to study over the past semester (characteristics that are at odds with my typical academic performance).
Thank you,
Noël
I have found this past semester extremely challenging from a mental health standpoint. As a result of the continued restrictions, my sleep quality was greatly impacted and I did not have the motivation or focus required to study. Consequently, although I generally enjoy learning, I was not able to keep up with the course work anywhere near the best of my ability. Since I have already graduated twice, I was just taking this course for interest; however, I am hoping to apply to graduate school in the near future, and I do not want my chances negatively impacted as a result of a poor grade. It would not be a fair representation of what I am truly capable of in a normal semester. I would have dropped my courses sooner, but I did not realize the extent of my depressive symptoms until after the financial penalty deadline had passed, and I did not want to completely waste my hard earned money.
On top of the COVID restrictions, I have also been dealing with family problems at home due to my sister's mental illness, and I have picking up more shifts at the hospital in an attempt to save for graduate school.
In summary, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to drop this course (despite the passing of the academic deadline) given my inability to adequately sleep, concentrate, and generally be motivated to study over the past semester (characteristics that are at odds with my typical academic performance).
Thank you,
Noël
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
Decision Letters
Level 1 Status
Status: DeniedLevel 2
Appeal Type: Level 2
ID: 110
Submitted: January 1, 2023 at 12:46:28 PM
Relevant Petition: 8562
Decision(s) Being Appealed: Drop a course after the academic deadline: MICR 360, Fall 2021
Appeal Letter
Appeal Letter: Hello,
This course was previously showing an IN on my transcript, but is now showing an F. I did not handle the last-minute switch of exams from in-person to online, COVID disruptions, or struggles with my mental health well at all at the time. I did attempt to get documentation, but Queen's Student Wellness refused to help (specifically Sunday Kayaras who made me feel a lot worse in my interaction with her on the phone - she should not be in counselling) since I had decided to not continue with any courses during the winter semester (despite paying my student fees for the entire year) to focus on my mental health. I do not believe this grade fairly reflects my overall ability as a student or my knowledge of the course content at the time. I am now looking at applying for my master's, and this grade has a significant negative impact on my admission averages. I did not drop the course by the drop deadline as I could not predict how much worse my mental health was going to get over the remaining couple of months or how Queen's/the government was going to decide to go backwards rather than forwards regarding COVID policies. Overall, I was not able to handle the stress relating to last-minute changes made during exam time, working in the hospital, or my sister's unstable mental health at home well, and combined, these factors greatly affected my ability to finish the course.
Thank you,
Noël De Sasio
10129987
This course was previously showing an IN on my transcript, but is now showing an F. I did not handle the last-minute switch of exams from in-person to online, COVID disruptions, or struggles with my mental health well at all at the time. I did attempt to get documentation, but Queen's Student Wellness refused to help (specifically Sunday Kayaras who made me feel a lot worse in my interaction with her on the phone - she should not be in counselling) since I had decided to not continue with any courses during the winter semester (despite paying my student fees for the entire year) to focus on my mental health. I do not believe this grade fairly reflects my overall ability as a student or my knowledge of the course content at the time. I am now looking at applying for my master's, and this grade has a significant negative impact on my admission averages. I did not drop the course by the drop deadline as I could not predict how much worse my mental health was going to get over the remaining couple of months or how Queen's/the government was going to decide to go backwards rather than forwards regarding COVID policies. Overall, I was not able to handle the stress relating to last-minute changes made during exam time, working in the hospital, or my sister's unstable mental health at home well, and combined, these factors greatly affected my ability to finish the course.
Thank you,
Noël De Sasio
10129987
Documentation
History
Originally submitted January 6, 2022 at 11:55:42 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | In Review | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-11 4:17:22 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Denied | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-24 10:29:01 AM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D. | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-24 10:29:01 AM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Spring Forsberg | 2022-01-24 10:29:43 AM | |
| new_appeal_level_2 | N/A | Level 2 | Level 2 Appeal ID: 110 | 13nds1 | 2023-01-01 12:46:28 PM | |
| status | N/A | Received | Withdrawn | Pamela Briand | 2023-02-14 10:25:38 AM |