Petition Letter
To whom this may concern,
My name is Caroline Koskie and I am going into my third year of studies at Queens University. I really enjoy studying at Queens and I truly do believe Queens is the right school for me. Unfortunately throughout my time at Queens I have undergone a lot of personal issues that have affected my mental health putting a strain on my academic studies. I reached out to a mental health nurse in first year as I found the transition very difficult physically and socially causing me to fall into a state of depression. They advised me with the struggles I was going through to take a lighter course load the following year. I followed their advice and enrolled in four courses Fall of 2013. Unfortunately my mental health issues worsened as I felt uncomfortable with my living conditions in Kingston. I began isolating myself and returning back to Toronto often to be with my family as it was a getaway for my thoughts and stress. I fell behind in one particular class Fall of 2013, FILM240 Media and Film culture. As my academic year came to an end I was very stressed in my lack of achievements academically and felt too embarrassed and scared to reach out to anyone. I decided to enrol in a summer course on top on my full time job here in Toronto, trying to do whatever I could to get into my major of choice, Film and Media. I thought by pushing my problems away and not dealing with them it would make me feel better, that was not the case at all. The first couple weeks were tough but I was doing my absolute best not to fall behind. I began feeling very fatigued with my overload of commitments and one day I had a traumatizing breakdown due to all the stress and anxiety I was refusing to deal with at the time. I found myself in a frozen state and did not continue with my course. I reached out to my family about my issues for the first time and also sought medical assistance from my doctor. After many challenging conversations with my family and doctor I was able to face some of my deep routed issues. I have began seeing a social worker here in Toronto and I'm planning on beginning to see someone in Kingston when I return to school in September 2014.
These past few years have been really difficult for me causing a drastic change in my psychological state and effecting my academics immensely. I am writing this appeal today to get permission to drop FILM240 taken this past Fall 2013, as well as dropping FILM260 taken this summer 2014. I am on the road to recovery and I believe with the mental health support Queens has to offer I will be able to over come some of my personal challenges and have a successful academic year.
Thank you for your consideration.
Many Thanks,
Caroline Koskie
My name is Caroline Koskie and I am going into my third year of studies at Queens University. I really enjoy studying at Queens and I truly do believe Queens is the right school for me. Unfortunately throughout my time at Queens I have undergone a lot of personal issues that have affected my mental health putting a strain on my academic studies. I reached out to a mental health nurse in first year as I found the transition very difficult physically and socially causing me to fall into a state of depression. They advised me with the struggles I was going through to take a lighter course load the following year. I followed their advice and enrolled in four courses Fall of 2013. Unfortunately my mental health issues worsened as I felt uncomfortable with my living conditions in Kingston. I began isolating myself and returning back to Toronto often to be with my family as it was a getaway for my thoughts and stress. I fell behind in one particular class Fall of 2013, FILM240 Media and Film culture. As my academic year came to an end I was very stressed in my lack of achievements academically and felt too embarrassed and scared to reach out to anyone. I decided to enrol in a summer course on top on my full time job here in Toronto, trying to do whatever I could to get into my major of choice, Film and Media. I thought by pushing my problems away and not dealing with them it would make me feel better, that was not the case at all. The first couple weeks were tough but I was doing my absolute best not to fall behind. I began feeling very fatigued with my overload of commitments and one day I had a traumatizing breakdown due to all the stress and anxiety I was refusing to deal with at the time. I found myself in a frozen state and did not continue with my course. I reached out to my family about my issues for the first time and also sought medical assistance from my doctor. After many challenging conversations with my family and doctor I was able to face some of my deep routed issues. I have began seeing a social worker here in Toronto and I'm planning on beginning to see someone in Kingston when I return to school in September 2014.
These past few years have been really difficult for me causing a drastic change in my psychological state and effecting my academics immensely. I am writing this appeal today to get permission to drop FILM240 taken this past Fall 2013, as well as dropping FILM260 taken this summer 2014. I am on the road to recovery and I believe with the mental health support Queens has to offer I will be able to over come some of my personal challenges and have a successful academic year.
Thank you for your consideration.
Many Thanks,
Caroline Koskie