Academic Plan
To ensure I can achieve academic success, I have planned out the changes I need to make both academic and personally. I will continue with my therapy on a weekly basis, continue to take my antidepressants, and attend to my appointments at student wellness regarding my medication efficacy. This upcoming term (Fall 2023), I will be taking three classes, decrease the number of hours at my part-time job (no more than 15 hours a week), use my accommodations, and keep contact with my accessibility advisor to ensure my accommodations are well adjusted to my learning. I will make sure to ask for help and clarification with my colleagues and/or professors. Using the help of academic advisors and my accessibility advisor, I will create a schedule that facilitates a good balance between my studies, work, and wellbeing (going on walks, exercising at the ARC, seeing my friends). I will schedule an appointment with Queen’s Student Academic Success Services, so I can find ways to improve as a student, and study more effectively. I am planning on taking a fifth year, and possibly more, to make sure I will not get overwhelmed with my courses and can properly focus on them. I will make sure to not give up and seek support when I am having difficulties. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I truly appreciate it. I hope that it can provide you with a sense of understanding as to why I have struggled academically and why I continue not to give up despite these struggles.