Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean (studies)
I would like to appeal the requirement to withdraw from studies for one year. In September, My father lost his job and things got very tight for my family. I got a part time job in order to help my family, but caused conflicts with my studies. I was unable to study for my math 121 tests as I did not have enough time. It was very difficult to review for exams as I did not have much time off during that period. I became very stressed having to deal with a job and a heavy work load. These family issues kept getting worse and worse as it took a while for my father to find employment. My mother was also not working so there was no income and I took many shifts in order to help my family. As a result I did poorly on my December exams. In the end of February, my father got another job and things got better. I was able to take time off and begin to focus on my studies again, but I was unable to recover from all the work I had missed from September-February. This was a very stressful period in my life and it became very difficult to balance everything going on in my life. Now that my father has a very stable job, I will be able to succeed in my academics this year.
I would like to appeal the requirement to withdraw from studies for one year. In September, My father lost his job and things got very tight for my family. I got a part time job in order to help my family, but caused conflicts with my studies. I was unable to study for my math 121 tests as I did not have enough time. It was very difficult to review for exams as I did not have much time off during that period. I became very stressed having to deal with a job and a heavy work load. These family issues kept getting worse and worse as it took a while for my father to find employment. My mother was also not working so there was no income and I took many shifts in order to help my family. As a result I did poorly on my December exams. In the end of February, my father got another job and things got better. I was able to take time off and begin to focus on my studies again, but I was unable to recover from all the work I had missed from September-February. This was a very stressful period in my life and it became very difficult to balance everything going on in my life. Now that my father has a very stable job, I will be able to succeed in my academics this year.