Petition Letter
To Whom it may concern,
My name is Tina Cheung and I just completed my second year of my undergraduate degree in the faculty of Arts and Science. I am writing an appeal for my continuation of my studies at Queen¿¿s University next year. I understand that the minimum requirement to continue studying is a GPA of at least a 0.7, however due to certain circumstances, I was not able to reach the required grades.
The reason this happened was due to the amount of stress I was dealing with this past year, regarding my housemates, my workload, as well as my parents. Although I managed to obtain passing grades on my midterms during the fall semester, the turn of events in the winter semester caused me to become unable to maintain my academic performance. I thought I could deal with the situation on my own, but everything built up so fast that I was too overwhelmed and upset to even take the step of contacting the counselling service. I was unable to properly cope with my overwhelming stress, unable to properly take care of myself, and eventually, it led to my housemates having to care for my basic needs. I did not have a support group with whom I could talk to about my problems, and this had a great impact on me, leading to my poor work ethics. Although I studied extremely hard for my finals, I was unable to achieve a GPA that satisfied a 0.7. Near the end of the semester, I was able to make an appointment with Dr. Arunima to discuss the problems I had experienced during the second half of the school year, as I was unable to see her during the semester, due to being extremely overwhelmed. I told her I do not wish to continue allowing stress to be a hindrance in my academic performance, as I believe that while these problems cannot be completely avoided, if they are dealt with properly, my marks in my studies will improve and continue to remain at a satisfactory grade. She advised me to talk to Student Services, and after doing so, I have a better understanding of what I can do next year to improve and achieve higher than a 0.7 So that is my goal in the upcoming year, if I can continue to study at Queen¿¿s.
My name is Tina Cheung and I just completed my second year of my undergraduate degree in the faculty of Arts and Science. I am writing an appeal for my continuation of my studies at Queen¿¿s University next year. I understand that the minimum requirement to continue studying is a GPA of at least a 0.7, however due to certain circumstances, I was not able to reach the required grades.
The reason this happened was due to the amount of stress I was dealing with this past year, regarding my housemates, my workload, as well as my parents. Although I managed to obtain passing grades on my midterms during the fall semester, the turn of events in the winter semester caused me to become unable to maintain my academic performance. I thought I could deal with the situation on my own, but everything built up so fast that I was too overwhelmed and upset to even take the step of contacting the counselling service. I was unable to properly cope with my overwhelming stress, unable to properly take care of myself, and eventually, it led to my housemates having to care for my basic needs. I did not have a support group with whom I could talk to about my problems, and this had a great impact on me, leading to my poor work ethics. Although I studied extremely hard for my finals, I was unable to achieve a GPA that satisfied a 0.7. Near the end of the semester, I was able to make an appointment with Dr. Arunima to discuss the problems I had experienced during the second half of the school year, as I was unable to see her during the semester, due to being extremely overwhelmed. I told her I do not wish to continue allowing stress to be a hindrance in my academic performance, as I believe that while these problems cannot be completely avoided, if they are dealt with properly, my marks in my studies will improve and continue to remain at a satisfactory grade. She advised me to talk to Student Services, and after doing so, I have a better understanding of what I can do next year to improve and achieve higher than a 0.7 So that is my goal in the upcoming year, if I can continue to study at Queen¿¿s.