Petition Letter
Bonjour Dr. Johanne Bénard,
I am appealing to have my requirement to withdraw reconsidered for the 2017-2018 year. I had an extremely overwhelming year, more notably second semester, due to mental illness as well as having a friend pass away in January. I struggled all semester staying on top of my academics and barely succeeded in doing so. There were many days where I had immobilizing anxiety, and insomnia and could not get out of bed, which was only heightened by the passing away of my friend. Due to this, many of my grades were affected, already impacting my GPA, which is now below the Academic Probation line. My insomnia has been something I¿¿ve struggled with my whole life, and my anxiety only makes it worse, causing more anxiety, and then more insomnia, creating a snowball effect.
Noticing my decline in academic performance, I reached out to my DEVS240 professor, asking him for extensions on my assignments, as I am passionate about Global Development and I know I can succeed in this course, as I found it extremely stimulating. We made an arrangement that I would submit my work before May 29th, and that my mark would be changed once he is finished marking them. This would ultimately improve my GPA and no longer be on academic probation (as I am at the cusp with a 1.58 currently). Unfortunately, before this could happen, I received the letter asking me to withdraw for my studies next year as my grade is currently an ¿¿F¿, causing my GPA to be below the required 1.6. Attached is a letter from my professor, confirming our agreement. I am confident that my work will be more than satisfactory and that my new mark will be enough to improve my GPA. I ask that the requirement to withdraw be reconsidered once this mark has been updated.
I am appealing to have my requirement to withdraw reconsidered for the 2017-2018 year. I had an extremely overwhelming year, more notably second semester, due to mental illness as well as having a friend pass away in January. I struggled all semester staying on top of my academics and barely succeeded in doing so. There were many days where I had immobilizing anxiety, and insomnia and could not get out of bed, which was only heightened by the passing away of my friend. Due to this, many of my grades were affected, already impacting my GPA, which is now below the Academic Probation line. My insomnia has been something I¿¿ve struggled with my whole life, and my anxiety only makes it worse, causing more anxiety, and then more insomnia, creating a snowball effect.
Noticing my decline in academic performance, I reached out to my DEVS240 professor, asking him for extensions on my assignments, as I am passionate about Global Development and I know I can succeed in this course, as I found it extremely stimulating. We made an arrangement that I would submit my work before May 29th, and that my mark would be changed once he is finished marking them. This would ultimately improve my GPA and no longer be on academic probation (as I am at the cusp with a 1.58 currently). Unfortunately, before this could happen, I received the letter asking me to withdraw for my studies next year as my grade is currently an ¿¿F¿, causing my GPA to be below the required 1.6. Attached is a letter from my professor, confirming our agreement. I am confident that my work will be more than satisfactory and that my new mark will be enough to improve my GPA. I ask that the requirement to withdraw be reconsidered once this mark has been updated.