Petition Letter
2017-05-16
557 Goodwin Hall
Queens university,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Computer department
Dear Associate Dean,
I am writing an appeal for course withdrawal from winter semester 2017 because of my chronic depression. I depressed many years and it was more sever during the academic years. Couple of years ago, I started to treat my depression by medication for first time by psychiatrist and I continue it. It was good until my last semester which I had some extra stress because of some changes in my life and at the end it was hard to challenge with them. Now I believe I did my best and I accept that I have no more ability to continue my academic education, I already applied for General Computer program instead of the honors. If I heal in future, I may be able to update my honors degree.
I took 3 courses on winter 2017 and I chose CISC 454 to drop because only this course offered by Athabasca university. I noticed I am not able to handle my depression and stress at the same time with the dropped course but I could not notice I even not able to handle the rest of my 2 courses too. I failed the rest of 2 courses. My GPA now has reduced and I am not able to repeat these 2 courses to raise the GPA again because I left Kingston and I backed to my city to deal with my depression and personal life. I am not sure if I can back to academic again very soon. I had a hard time during my academic years and I did my best to control my mental disability. It works for a while but now I am overwhelmed with my unbalanced situation. In current situation, I know I have no ability to start again. My plan is graduating at general program degree which I am eligible according to academic advisers.
I want to petition the dean to let me to drop these 2 courses, CISC 462 and CISC 458 from my transcript, this let me to have a minimum eligible GPA for my future study if I get energize to update my honors degree at Queens or by having more flexible time and place to study on each course at other institute and transfer them as a credit to Queens. I like to get my honors degree in Computer Science when I get back my ability.
I am doing my best to balance my life and healing my depression. Now I have more supports by living in Toronto from treatment, therapy and by being close to my family.
Thank you for considering this appeal.
Sincerely,
Nava Nasseh
557 Goodwin Hall
Queens university,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Computer department
Dear Associate Dean,
I am writing an appeal for course withdrawal from winter semester 2017 because of my chronic depression. I depressed many years and it was more sever during the academic years. Couple of years ago, I started to treat my depression by medication for first time by psychiatrist and I continue it. It was good until my last semester which I had some extra stress because of some changes in my life and at the end it was hard to challenge with them. Now I believe I did my best and I accept that I have no more ability to continue my academic education, I already applied for General Computer program instead of the honors. If I heal in future, I may be able to update my honors degree.
I took 3 courses on winter 2017 and I chose CISC 454 to drop because only this course offered by Athabasca university. I noticed I am not able to handle my depression and stress at the same time with the dropped course but I could not notice I even not able to handle the rest of my 2 courses too. I failed the rest of 2 courses. My GPA now has reduced and I am not able to repeat these 2 courses to raise the GPA again because I left Kingston and I backed to my city to deal with my depression and personal life. I am not sure if I can back to academic again very soon. I had a hard time during my academic years and I did my best to control my mental disability. It works for a while but now I am overwhelmed with my unbalanced situation. In current situation, I know I have no ability to start again. My plan is graduating at general program degree which I am eligible according to academic advisers.
I want to petition the dean to let me to drop these 2 courses, CISC 462 and CISC 458 from my transcript, this let me to have a minimum eligible GPA for my future study if I get energize to update my honors degree at Queens or by having more flexible time and place to study on each course at other institute and transfer them as a credit to Queens. I like to get my honors degree in Computer Science when I get back my ability.
I am doing my best to balance my life and healing my depression. Now I have more supports by living in Toronto from treatment, therapy and by being close to my family.
Thank you for considering this appeal.
Sincerely,
Nava Nasseh