Academic Plan
Dear Associate Dean,
I have carefully constructed an affective academic plan to ensure I will be successful if I am to be granted the privilege to continue into my second year of studies at Queen¿¿s University. The plan in which I have accumulated covers all the bases that will allow me to succeed academically and psychologically.
After my first year, I realized that in order to succeed in any academic environment, one must be psychologically prepared to cope and adjust to the new lifestyle change of University. Along with the many advantages and opportunities that University brings, there are also many challenges that one must be prepared to face, which include large course content, new and advanced material, a fast passed environment, balancing academic life with social life and the possibility of losing old support networks and adjusting to new ones. Setbacks and unfortunate life events are inevitable, and it is out of ones control to when they choose to occur, even if it happens to be at the most inconvenient of times. However, now that I have experienced this difficulty and understand how it can impact my academic success, I have put a plan in place in order to cope and still succeed if any setbacks or situations out of my standing happen to occur again. I have carefully taken the time to learn about the many resources offered to students around campus and how I can use them to fit my specific needs, as each serve vastly different purposes. I am keen on taking full advantage of the mental health facilities offered around campus, as they will help me cope with any stresses, anxiety, depression or any other mental setbacks in a sufficient and productive manner. I am very familiar with the outstanding ASUS Peer Tutoring program that Queen¿¿s has to offer, and this upcoming year I plan to financially structure my time and lessons with my tutors so I am able to afford a tutor for each of my courses. I truly believe this will serve as a great benefit to helping me stay intact and up to date with new material, studying mechanisms, workloads and etc. I also plan on participating in study groups and writing centres/workshops, as it will be an effective way to interact with higher academic instructors and peers on an intuitive academic level, as I strive to improve my skills socially in the appropriate fields. Most importantly I will arrange frequent consultations with professors/teaching assistants and make sure raise any questions or concerns I have with any course content/assignments. This is to keep my professors/teaching assistants up to date on my academic progression throughout each semester and to ensure myself of better and more improved performance. I vow to take full participation in all of the above, to ensure that I am meeting the appropriate academic standards known to Queen¿¿s University.
After speaking with a representative through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, together we were able to construct a plan to pursue this upcoming year. I expressed my desire to retake ENGL 100 and SOC 122 in order to obtain the grades I need in order to declare English as my major and Sociology as my minor. However, I would like to discard LING 100 and FILM 110 as they do not serve to my interests or the academic plan I have in mind. In which case, I hope to proceed with PSYCH 100 in order to collaborate with my SOC 122, and I am currently seeking another course in which gears towards literature/writing or any other form of artistic expression. I strongly believe that I am fully capable to continue as a full time student this upcoming semester, of course held to a strict academic probation. With this specific academic plan set in place, I now have new goals to strive for and a solid support system to help me achieve these goals at my optimum performance, as I am highly motivated to join the graduating class of 2018.
Sincerely,
Aimee Ware
I have carefully constructed an affective academic plan to ensure I will be successful if I am to be granted the privilege to continue into my second year of studies at Queen¿¿s University. The plan in which I have accumulated covers all the bases that will allow me to succeed academically and psychologically.
After my first year, I realized that in order to succeed in any academic environment, one must be psychologically prepared to cope and adjust to the new lifestyle change of University. Along with the many advantages and opportunities that University brings, there are also many challenges that one must be prepared to face, which include large course content, new and advanced material, a fast passed environment, balancing academic life with social life and the possibility of losing old support networks and adjusting to new ones. Setbacks and unfortunate life events are inevitable, and it is out of ones control to when they choose to occur, even if it happens to be at the most inconvenient of times. However, now that I have experienced this difficulty and understand how it can impact my academic success, I have put a plan in place in order to cope and still succeed if any setbacks or situations out of my standing happen to occur again. I have carefully taken the time to learn about the many resources offered to students around campus and how I can use them to fit my specific needs, as each serve vastly different purposes. I am keen on taking full advantage of the mental health facilities offered around campus, as they will help me cope with any stresses, anxiety, depression or any other mental setbacks in a sufficient and productive manner. I am very familiar with the outstanding ASUS Peer Tutoring program that Queen¿¿s has to offer, and this upcoming year I plan to financially structure my time and lessons with my tutors so I am able to afford a tutor for each of my courses. I truly believe this will serve as a great benefit to helping me stay intact and up to date with new material, studying mechanisms, workloads and etc. I also plan on participating in study groups and writing centres/workshops, as it will be an effective way to interact with higher academic instructors and peers on an intuitive academic level, as I strive to improve my skills socially in the appropriate fields. Most importantly I will arrange frequent consultations with professors/teaching assistants and make sure raise any questions or concerns I have with any course content/assignments. This is to keep my professors/teaching assistants up to date on my academic progression throughout each semester and to ensure myself of better and more improved performance. I vow to take full participation in all of the above, to ensure that I am meeting the appropriate academic standards known to Queen¿¿s University.
After speaking with a representative through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, together we were able to construct a plan to pursue this upcoming year. I expressed my desire to retake ENGL 100 and SOC 122 in order to obtain the grades I need in order to declare English as my major and Sociology as my minor. However, I would like to discard LING 100 and FILM 110 as they do not serve to my interests or the academic plan I have in mind. In which case, I hope to proceed with PSYCH 100 in order to collaborate with my SOC 122, and I am currently seeking another course in which gears towards literature/writing or any other form of artistic expression. I strongly believe that I am fully capable to continue as a full time student this upcoming semester, of course held to a strict academic probation. With this specific academic plan set in place, I now have new goals to strive for and a solid support system to help me achieve these goals at my optimum performance, as I am highly motivated to join the graduating class of 2018.
Sincerely,
Aimee Ware