Academic Plan
To the Associate Dean at Queens,
I am formally requesting a late term drop for HIST260, due to continuing psychological issues that were present before the start of the class and impeded my ability to successfully complete my coursework (please see attached letter of support from my psychologist Dr Dominique Morisano). Before the class started, I had already been dealing with another class failure/incomplete (my Winter 2016 coursework was impacted by similar circumstances).
Against the advice of my colleagues, family, and treatment providers this spring, I felt that I could resolve my previous academic failings and redeem myself by passing one course which would allow me to return to Queens as a full time student. The class beginning in May began relatively well as I was able to hand in the first major project, but I ran into some minor difficulties as the course continued and projects accumulated. These problems might have been easily resolved under normal circumstances, by asking for help in a timely manner from the professor or the TAs. However, my previous academic failings and a feeling of continuous pressure to complete the projects inhibited me from both seeking help and acknowledging the path my course grades were taking. The idea of dropping the course earlier didn't occur to me because I believed that could pass the class, and that I could continue to attend my studies at Queens, which was my underlying hope. I have been seeking professional mental health assistance over this past year, and I had trouble coming to terms with my current state of health. I wanted things to be different and ignored the reality of the situation at hand.
Again the stubborn hope of being able to return to Queens next year as a full-time student where I can complete my degree is the backdrop for this appeal of a late-drop request. This would clear this failure mark for a course I was not prepared to enroll in and which I enrolled in against the advice of others from my transcript. I need this clearance in order to successfully continue at Queens. I need be able to focus on returning to university without the mark of continued failure on my mind or record.
I am not trying to make excuses for my failure or to create a new norm for myself at Queens; I am only asking (with the support of my treatment provider Dr Morisano) that my ability to return and continue to study at Queens in the years ahead not be stifled by my recent errors. Thank you for your time and consideration.
I am formally requesting a late term drop for HIST260, due to continuing psychological issues that were present before the start of the class and impeded my ability to successfully complete my coursework (please see attached letter of support from my psychologist Dr Dominique Morisano). Before the class started, I had already been dealing with another class failure/incomplete (my Winter 2016 coursework was impacted by similar circumstances).
Against the advice of my colleagues, family, and treatment providers this spring, I felt that I could resolve my previous academic failings and redeem myself by passing one course which would allow me to return to Queens as a full time student. The class beginning in May began relatively well as I was able to hand in the first major project, but I ran into some minor difficulties as the course continued and projects accumulated. These problems might have been easily resolved under normal circumstances, by asking for help in a timely manner from the professor or the TAs. However, my previous academic failings and a feeling of continuous pressure to complete the projects inhibited me from both seeking help and acknowledging the path my course grades were taking. The idea of dropping the course earlier didn't occur to me because I believed that could pass the class, and that I could continue to attend my studies at Queens, which was my underlying hope. I have been seeking professional mental health assistance over this past year, and I had trouble coming to terms with my current state of health. I wanted things to be different and ignored the reality of the situation at hand.
Again the stubborn hope of being able to return to Queens next year as a full-time student where I can complete my degree is the backdrop for this appeal of a late-drop request. This would clear this failure mark for a course I was not prepared to enroll in and which I enrolled in against the advice of others from my transcript. I need this clearance in order to successfully continue at Queens. I need be able to focus on returning to university without the mark of continued failure on my mind or record.
I am not trying to make excuses for my failure or to create a new norm for myself at Queens; I am only asking (with the support of my treatment provider Dr Morisano) that my ability to return and continue to study at Queens in the years ahead not be stifled by my recent errors. Thank you for your time and consideration.