Petition Letter
Dear whom this may concern, I am writing this letter today as I would like to appeal the finding and sanction of my grade for pharmacology assignment 3 herb and dietary report. This appeal is regarding giving me a 0 on assignment 3. This situation has been very difficult for me as this is something I did not expect to happen to me. This has also been a very extensive situation that has dragged out over time and has been impacting my summer. I am writing this letter currently while I’m out of the country on vacation taking time out of my day to do this. I acknowledge that using as much information from the web as I did was a mistake and goes against the schools rules. I should have used more resources from the school, used more textbook information, and overall should have but more information in my own wording. I am taking full responsibility for these actions and I do understand the seriousness of academic integrity and honesty. This situation has definitely taken a toll on my mental health and has been causing me a lot of stress, and is something I think of daily while I’m working out, working, hanging out with my friends and it was really consumed my mind. This situation has made me have plenty of time to reflect. I am really hoping that this grade can get appealed because if not I am either going to fail the class or almost fail the class and I definitely cannot risk failing the class. I am going to be having a very busy schedule next year as I applied to get my business and law certificate and am already planning on taking 6 courses next year and I cannot afford the academic stress of having to take 7 classes in one semester. On top of that, if I do fail the class I may not reach the gpa to get into the certificate programs and that then lessens my opportunities of expanding my academic journey and opening new doors for different future career paths. I am taking this as a learning opportunity, as I never want to deal with this ever again, and I am committed to make better choices moving forward. This situation could change everything for me, but I have learned from my mistakes and I hope you can foresee this situation and give me some grace. I am committed to taking steps to make sure this doesn’t happen again by always making sure I am using quotations even if something is slightly in my own wording, making a better effort to put information into my own wording, using school resources, and reaching out to professors or TA’s for any additional questions I have if I am confused on an assignment. Like I said previously, I am on vacation right now but with the time I have I am trying to make sure this appeal letter is clear on voicing my opinion and concerns but I do have limited time. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and I hope you take the time to consider what I have to say. Thank you.