Petition Letter
Appeal Letter - Withdrawal For A Minimum Of 3 Years
Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
My name is Travis Perrin and I am appealing the Faculty¿¿s decision that I must withdraw from Queen¿¿s for a minimum of three years. I asked that this be waived due to the improvements I made this year with my grades and study habits.
I have been attending Queen¿¿s University since 2012/13 and I was asked to withdraw from studies during the academic year of 2014/15. I returned in the fall of 2015 for studies this past year, and made significant improvements. During the 2013/14 academic period I received grades consisting of F, F, F, D+, D+ which I acknowledge is unacceptable academic performance. The 2014/15 year I lived in Kingston and watched all my friends progress and be able to graduate with their respective 2016 classes. This was a major reality check and I returned to studies determined to better myself at studying and succeeding in school like my peers. I retook the courses I failed and some new courses, and succeeded for the most part. My grades this past academic year were C-, C-, C-, D+, D+, F. Although I failed a class this year, my individual GPAs from 2013/14 to 2015/16 went from 0.4 to 1.5. The Academic Probation laws state that if a student is returning to studies, then they will be monitored and their GPA for the coming academic session must exceed 1.9. My GPA wasn¿¿t that close to 1.9 but a 1.1 jump during one year of studies is a great improvement.
Having a future plan and academic plan is the biggest key for this appeal and I want to show that I will keep improving as a student and person. This year after returning from a 1 year withdrawal I made a huge improvement to my time management and studying habits. In the upcoming year for 2016/2017 I plan to improve even further. This year I promised myself I would study at least three hours everyday minimum even if I had no work to do, I would review notes and problems. It worked out for the most part. Next year I plan to do this as well and also instead of walking back to my house during the day I plan to stay on campus all day and use the library and all the learning facilities for assistance. Joining study groups for my classes and getting a tutor for MATH281 are only two of the things I am going to do next year to ensure further success. I am not making excuses, but MATH281 is an entirely different type of math and has a reputation for being one of the hardest courses at Queen¿¿s according to the professor who teaches it. Also, when it comes to exams and tests I get nervous and my mind blanks, which hurts my grades even further. To deal with this, I plan to use study groups before studying for exams to ensure I am confident with everything I¿¿ve learned. Also I plan to use the stress relieve events that the school has before exams to try and help me relax and not stress too much about my upcoming exams.
Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
My name is Travis Perrin and I am appealing the Faculty¿¿s decision that I must withdraw from Queen¿¿s for a minimum of three years. I asked that this be waived due to the improvements I made this year with my grades and study habits.
I have been attending Queen¿¿s University since 2012/13 and I was asked to withdraw from studies during the academic year of 2014/15. I returned in the fall of 2015 for studies this past year, and made significant improvements. During the 2013/14 academic period I received grades consisting of F, F, F, D+, D+ which I acknowledge is unacceptable academic performance. The 2014/15 year I lived in Kingston and watched all my friends progress and be able to graduate with their respective 2016 classes. This was a major reality check and I returned to studies determined to better myself at studying and succeeding in school like my peers. I retook the courses I failed and some new courses, and succeeded for the most part. My grades this past academic year were C-, C-, C-, D+, D+, F. Although I failed a class this year, my individual GPAs from 2013/14 to 2015/16 went from 0.4 to 1.5. The Academic Probation laws state that if a student is returning to studies, then they will be monitored and their GPA for the coming academic session must exceed 1.9. My GPA wasn¿¿t that close to 1.9 but a 1.1 jump during one year of studies is a great improvement.
Having a future plan and academic plan is the biggest key for this appeal and I want to show that I will keep improving as a student and person. This year after returning from a 1 year withdrawal I made a huge improvement to my time management and studying habits. In the upcoming year for 2016/2017 I plan to improve even further. This year I promised myself I would study at least three hours everyday minimum even if I had no work to do, I would review notes and problems. It worked out for the most part. Next year I plan to do this as well and also instead of walking back to my house during the day I plan to stay on campus all day and use the library and all the learning facilities for assistance. Joining study groups for my classes and getting a tutor for MATH281 are only two of the things I am going to do next year to ensure further success. I am not making excuses, but MATH281 is an entirely different type of math and has a reputation for being one of the hardest courses at Queen¿¿s according to the professor who teaches it. Also, when it comes to exams and tests I get nervous and my mind blanks, which hurts my grades even further. To deal with this, I plan to use study groups before studying for exams to ensure I am confident with everything I¿¿ve learned. Also I plan to use the stress relieve events that the school has before exams to try and help me relax and not stress too much about my upcoming exams.