Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean (Studies)
I am appealing the Faculty's decision that I must withdraw for one year. In September my father lost his job and things got very tight. I got a part time job in order to help my family. Having a part time job with a heavy workload of a first year science student meant less time for studying. I was unable to study for my Math 121 tests and my phys 117 midterms. I became very stressed with having to work and study, but my mother was also not working, so my family needed my help. I had to work during exam time and had less time to review for December exams, resulting in me doing very poorly on them. In the end of February, my father received a job offer, so I took time off work, as things got better. My stress level did go down and I was able to do well in some courses like health 102 and in my Biol 103 labs, but it was very difficult to catch up in all I had missed from September-February in Math 121, Chem112, and Phys117. Unfortunately, I did not succeed in my academics this past year at Queen's, but I believe that these family issues that I faced had a strong impact on my academic performance.
I am appealing the Faculty's decision that I must withdraw for one year. In September my father lost his job and things got very tight. I got a part time job in order to help my family. Having a part time job with a heavy workload of a first year science student meant less time for studying. I was unable to study for my Math 121 tests and my phys 117 midterms. I became very stressed with having to work and study, but my mother was also not working, so my family needed my help. I had to work during exam time and had less time to review for December exams, resulting in me doing very poorly on them. In the end of February, my father received a job offer, so I took time off work, as things got better. My stress level did go down and I was able to do well in some courses like health 102 and in my Biol 103 labs, but it was very difficult to catch up in all I had missed from September-February in Math 121, Chem112, and Phys117. Unfortunately, I did not succeed in my academics this past year at Queen's, but I believe that these family issues that I faced had a strong impact on my academic performance.