Academic Plan
Should my petition be successful, I know that I need to have a strong academic plan so that I can achieve academic success. To ensure that I achieve academic success, I believe that I should take either a lighter course load given my circumstances, or take online classes as I found that recently I have been struggling with in-person learning. I also plan to have follow ups with academic advisors and there professionals to make sure I stay on track and address the issues. To ensure academic success, I will make sure I am consulting with professors and teaching assistants when I have questions that need to be addressed, and if I have questions regarding assignments, as well as joining study groups and seeking help from a tutor or peer mentor if needed. Knowing that I struggled with time management and study skills as well as procrastination I am working on improving those areas and accessing resources to improve these areas and support effective learning, such as using calendars and agendas to schedule course work, due dates and study time. I have also struggled with motivation, and it is not due to not finding the course material interesting, I have had my struggles with procrastination, perfectionism and mental health lately, so I plan being evaluated by a physician and meeting with a personal counsellor and academic advisor to determine what is the best course of action, how to deal with these issues and how to develop effective tools to apply to learning and completing course work too ensure academic success. I also acknowledge the long-term grief and mental health issues I have been facing as a result of the death of my grandma and I plan on finding a personal counsellor to help me deal with these issues, process my grief and use it to motivate me to do well in school. I plan on meeting with a counsellor and academic advisor periodically to make sure that I am on track with my academic plan and evaluate my progress. I plan on holding myself accountable as well, I as I know I am capable of achieving academic success and I want to be able to prove that. There is nothing I want more than to achieve academic success, especially at Queens, and if my petition is granted I plan to use all the resources available to me to ensure that I am able to do so.