Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean of the Faculty of Art and Science:
I am petitioning the Faculty’s decision that I must withdraw from Queen’s for one year due to my lower GPA.
I am deeply sorry that some unexpected circumstances beyond my control caused me to suffer from mental and even physical discomfort in the later stage. After the unsealing of the Chinese government without warning, the novel coronavirus spread in China on a large scale along with a large population flow, which led to my family being infected with the novel coronavirus one after another at the end of February. Due to the lack of adequate medical security and medicine, my family was too weak to get in touch with me during that period, which made me very anxious and depressed. After learning that one of my relatives died due to the infection of the novel coronavirus, my anxiety and depression gradually worsened, and even a series of adverse physiological reactions, such as insomnia, nausea and vomiting, affected my academic performance. Since I did not have any understanding of mental illness at that time, I always thought that I could get better by waiting for this sad period to pass, but the fact is that even after a period of time, my negative emotions and psychological pressure still failed to ease and even some self-harm occurred, such as cutting my toenails to the point of bleeding. When I became aware of my pathological emotional problems, it was already the final exam period, and I was not able to get a timely diagnosis and treatment in Canada. When I returned to China, after a series of diagnoses and tests in the hospital, I was diagnosed with
I am petitioning the Faculty’s decision that I must withdraw from Queen’s for one year due to my lower GPA.
I am deeply sorry that some unexpected circumstances beyond my control caused me to suffer from mental and even physical discomfort in the later stage. After the unsealing of the Chinese government without warning, the novel coronavirus spread in China on a large scale along with a large population flow, which led to my family being infected with the novel coronavirus one after another at the end of February. Due to the lack of adequate medical security and medicine, my family was too weak to get in touch with me during that period, which made me very anxious and depressed. After learning that one of my relatives died due to the infection of the novel coronavirus, my anxiety and depression gradually worsened, and even a series of adverse physiological reactions, such as insomnia, nausea and vomiting, affected my academic performance. Since I did not have any understanding of mental illness at that time, I always thought that I could get better by waiting for this sad period to pass, but the fact is that even after a period of time, my negative emotions and psychological pressure still failed to ease and even some self-harm occurred, such as cutting my toenails to the point of bleeding. When I became aware of my pathological emotional problems, it was already the final exam period, and I was not able to get a timely diagnosis and treatment in Canada. When I returned to China, after a series of diagnoses and tests in the hospital, I was diagnosed with