Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 9714
Submitted: November 21, 2022 at 2:42:35 PM
First Name: Maxime
Last Name: Dalat
Student Number: 20334352
Email: 21mnd5@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: ENGL
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ITLN 111
Term: Fall
Year: 2022
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Academic Appeal Committee,
I am writing this letter seeking to drop my first-year, fall elective class (ITLN 111). I chose Italian to be my elective being that it is simply a language class, and through that it would aid in my academic performance, as an easygoing class. However, since the beginning of the year, I have struggled to perform adequately in this class, due to the heavy workload, which lead me to perform much worse than anticipated in all my other classes. Examples of this are the 48% I received on my midterm (which I studied for), or a 58% I received on my second test (which I also studied for).
I am hoping to make it into the psychology program, or the political science program, for my second year, meaning that I must maintain my grades in both of these classes to have the opportunity of committing into any program. This puts me in an extremely large dilemma, because evidently, I will most likely fail out of my Italian class, which will then drop my GPA. I cannot afford to have my GPA dropped, being that I do not come from a wealthy family and need a scholarship to attend Queen's. Although I could have dropped Italian before, I wanted to keep going because I thought I could make up for my midterm on my second test, which I did not. Now, I must focus on studying for my psychology exam, coming up on December 7th, and cannot use more of my time to study for Italian, when I will inevitably fail it.
I continuously revise my notes and try to understand the course material, have taken the time to meet with my professor to explain the course material, and have even studied with a partner. None of these steps I took to deal with this extenuating circumstance has aided me in boosting my grade.
Please allow me the opportunity to focus on my other courses this exam season.
Sincerely,
Maxime Dalat
I am writing this letter seeking to drop my first-year, fall elective class (ITLN 111). I chose Italian to be my elective being that it is simply a language class, and through that it would aid in my academic performance, as an easygoing class. However, since the beginning of the year, I have struggled to perform adequately in this class, due to the heavy workload, which lead me to perform much worse than anticipated in all my other classes. Examples of this are the 48% I received on my midterm (which I studied for), or a 58% I received on my second test (which I also studied for).
I am hoping to make it into the psychology program, or the political science program, for my second year, meaning that I must maintain my grades in both of these classes to have the opportunity of committing into any program. This puts me in an extremely large dilemma, because evidently, I will most likely fail out of my Italian class, which will then drop my GPA. I cannot afford to have my GPA dropped, being that I do not come from a wealthy family and need a scholarship to attend Queen's. Although I could have dropped Italian before, I wanted to keep going because I thought I could make up for my midterm on my second test, which I did not. Now, I must focus on studying for my psychology exam, coming up on December 7th, and cannot use more of my time to study for Italian, when I will inevitably fail it.
I continuously revise my notes and try to understand the course material, have taken the time to meet with my professor to explain the course material, and have even studied with a partner. None of these steps I took to deal with this extenuating circumstance has aided me in boosting my grade.
Please allow me the opportunity to focus on my other courses this exam season.
Sincerely,
Maxime Dalat
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC
Documentation Detail: NO DOC
Decision Letters
Amendment to Appeal 9714
Relevant Petition: 9714
New Information: On October 29, 2022, my grandmother Stella Roy passed away due to a blood infection. Her sickness had been ongoing for quite a while, which is something that had further increased my anxiety levels during the school year. Before my midterm, is when my grandmother fell very ill and had to be hospitalized. This badly affected my mark in Italian being that it is my only class in which I must study for and in-person test, which is part of a big chunk of my grade. I ended up getting a 41% on my midterm. There were no extenuating circumstances to which I could ask for an extension, so I took the midterm, knowing I would do bad. My second Italian test was November second, 3 days after my grandmothers' death. I could not attend her funeral because I had to show up for my test. I took the test because pushing it farther away would only cause more stress and anxiety for me and my family. Likewise, I finished the test with a 58%, another grade barely passing. Keep in mind that before the stress of my grandmothers' illness, I had an 86% in my Italian class. I could not concentrate and don't think I should by any circumstance have been expected to. It is rational to have reacted to the situation in the way I did.
Furthermore, in this time of crisis, I dropped Italian before the deadline and had planned to pick up another course. Every course that I planned on picking up was either not in my program or did not fit my schedule. As an OSAP student, I wad told that maintaining a balance of 4 course was what students were considered to be as full-time. I ended up having to stressfully pick up Italian again, but received a different professor and different times, which further heightened my stress.
Over the summer, if I do have the opportunity to drop Italian, I would take a new elective to replace Italian. I don't believe it to be fair for my GPA to drop, simply because of a major life event that came at the wrong time. I could not sleep, could barely eat, and barely study, especially for in-person tests, which unlike my other classes, Italian had. If given the chance, I will redeem myself and regain a threshold on my grades. I just need to be given a chance.
Furthermore, in this time of crisis, I dropped Italian before the deadline and had planned to pick up another course. Every course that I planned on picking up was either not in my program or did not fit my schedule. As an OSAP student, I wad told that maintaining a balance of 4 course was what students were considered to be as full-time. I ended up having to stressfully pick up Italian again, but received a different professor and different times, which further heightened my stress.
Over the summer, if I do have the opportunity to drop Italian, I would take a new elective to replace Italian. I don't believe it to be fair for my GPA to drop, simply because of a major life event that came at the wrong time. I could not sleep, could barely eat, and barely study, especially for in-person tests, which unlike my other classes, Italian had. If given the chance, I will redeem myself and regain a threshold on my grades. I just need to be given a chance.
Student Number: 20334352
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: no doc
Document: image001 2.png
