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Petition Type: New
ID: 9452
Submitted: August 1, 2022 at 1:04:12 PM
First Name: Vinicius
Last Name: Porfirio Purgato
Student Number: 20262803
Email: 20vpp@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSC
Plan: MATH
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: MATH 121
Term: Summer
Year: 2022
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
I want to drop this class because I changed my degree and no longer need to take calculus. The reason for this choice was my great-grandad's death in July, which got my family and me in severe emotional pain, he was diagnosed with brain cancer, therefore I want to transfer into Cognitive Science. Before his death, I was already struggling to deal with him being super ill and 8,000 kilometres away, my two full-time and school certainly haven't been helpful during this period. I'm trying to talk to the professor to see my options available, but I'm scared to fail this class as I've already failed it once. I don't want to be asked to leave the University. Queen's has been my dream school since a little kid, my great-great-great-great-grandad George Grant was the first principal, which Grant Hall is named after, and I don't want to embarrass my family in this long tradition.
Please let me know if there's anything I can do, I'm scared.
Thank you very much for your time.
Best,
Vinicius
I want to drop this class because I changed my degree and no longer need to take calculus. The reason for this choice was my great-grandad's death in July, which got my family and me in severe emotional pain, he was diagnosed with brain cancer, therefore I want to transfer into Cognitive Science. Before his death, I was already struggling to deal with him being super ill and 8,000 kilometres away, my two full-time and school certainly haven't been helpful during this period. I'm trying to talk to the professor to see my options available, but I'm scared to fail this class as I've already failed it once. I don't want to be asked to leave the University. Queen's has been my dream school since a little kid, my great-great-great-great-grandad George Grant was the first principal, which Grant Hall is named after, and I don't want to embarrass my family in this long tradition.
Please let me know if there's anything I can do, I'm scared.
Thank you very much for your time.
Best,
Vinicius
Documentation
Professional Letter: Death Certificate - Jose Purgatto.pdf