Petition Letter
To the Associate Dean at Queens,
I am formally requesting an extension until August 30, 2016 (see all attached materials and my assignment) for my incomplete (IN) for Winter 2016 course HIST252.
Although I made arrangements with my professor to submit my final materials for August 15, 2016 due to some difficulties I was having related to a learning disability, extenuating circumstances involving a significant mental health challenge created an obstacle to our arrangement -- I was unable to complete the terms of our arrangement on time. I enrolled in HIST252 after taking a full semester off from Queens University. I had taken this semester off to deal with the mental health difficulties I was experiencing. While I thought I was ready to take this one class in Winter to prove to myself that I could do school again--my previous mental health issues were not fully resolved by the time I enrolled.
An increasing amount of anxiety built up and inhibited my ability to fulfill the class assignments or hand in the ones I had completed. Some of these assignments I actually completed but was too nervous to hand in. Finally I got permission to hand in my final individual paper, but again my mental health difficulties got in the way, and I never handed it in, despite working on it.
Earlier this summer when I confessed some of this to my parents and psychologist Dr. Morisano (see attached letter of support), I was encouraged and advised by them to request an appeal for an extension and extenuating circumstances related to exceptional mental health difficulties this summer. My professor was kind enough to grant me an extension. Despite this, I struggled and I denied myself the ability to redeem my failure in the course by simply submitting this and seeking help through the Queen¿¿s disability services. Instead, I created a mental bubble that prevented me from helping myself--I believed that I was not deserving of getting credit for the course.
I have finally confessed all to my treatment providers, accessibility services, and my parents, and have come to terms with what I have done. I now hope to get a chance to submit my final assignment (attached) to allow my professor, if she is willing, to amend my final incomplete grade.
Having my final assignment graded, potentially allowing me to pass the course, will allow me to one day return to Queen¿¿s. I know I had been given a chance to complete this before but now I want to truly redeem myself to my professor and Queens and show that I can amend my errors and complete the work I am assigned, I understand I am not ready to attend full time studies and will be taking this upcoming year to recover more fully, but I know that I want to come back and better myself and prove that I am capable of getting my undergraduate degree.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
I am formally requesting an extension until August 30, 2016 (see all attached materials and my assignment) for my incomplete (IN) for Winter 2016 course HIST252.
Although I made arrangements with my professor to submit my final materials for August 15, 2016 due to some difficulties I was having related to a learning disability, extenuating circumstances involving a significant mental health challenge created an obstacle to our arrangement -- I was unable to complete the terms of our arrangement on time. I enrolled in HIST252 after taking a full semester off from Queens University. I had taken this semester off to deal with the mental health difficulties I was experiencing. While I thought I was ready to take this one class in Winter to prove to myself that I could do school again--my previous mental health issues were not fully resolved by the time I enrolled.
An increasing amount of anxiety built up and inhibited my ability to fulfill the class assignments or hand in the ones I had completed. Some of these assignments I actually completed but was too nervous to hand in. Finally I got permission to hand in my final individual paper, but again my mental health difficulties got in the way, and I never handed it in, despite working on it.
Earlier this summer when I confessed some of this to my parents and psychologist Dr. Morisano (see attached letter of support), I was encouraged and advised by them to request an appeal for an extension and extenuating circumstances related to exceptional mental health difficulties this summer. My professor was kind enough to grant me an extension. Despite this, I struggled and I denied myself the ability to redeem my failure in the course by simply submitting this and seeking help through the Queen¿¿s disability services. Instead, I created a mental bubble that prevented me from helping myself--I believed that I was not deserving of getting credit for the course.
I have finally confessed all to my treatment providers, accessibility services, and my parents, and have come to terms with what I have done. I now hope to get a chance to submit my final assignment (attached) to allow my professor, if she is willing, to amend my final incomplete grade.
Having my final assignment graded, potentially allowing me to pass the course, will allow me to one day return to Queen¿¿s. I know I had been given a chance to complete this before but now I want to truly redeem myself to my professor and Queens and show that I can amend my errors and complete the work I am assigned, I understand I am not ready to attend full time studies and will be taking this upcoming year to recover more fully, but I know that I want to come back and better myself and prove that I am capable of getting my undergraduate degree.
Thank you for your time and consideration.