Academic Plan
I am willing to make many personal adjustments in order to better cope with my illness. I am in contact with my family doctor, and have made him aware of my situation and how it has not improved. I have also arranged plans to see regular therapeutic and psychiatric help, more than once every other week. These professionals were the ones I was working with before I went to school in September, they provided me with CBT and many other useful skills for coping. Hopefully spending a prolonged period of time over the summer, and having sessions with them throughout the school year will aid in keeping my mental health well, healthy. With the proper health care in place I should be able to improve in my academics and overall everyday life.
If my appeal is granted, I am also going to contact accommodations and have them modified for the coming school year, as I found the accommodations I had were not enough to help me during exams. As my anxiety is at its peek during those periods. I would request more time for exams, and ask about the possibility of using a computerluring very long written exams, as that is when my concentration tends to fade the most.
With these few things in place I also would look ore carefully at my course selection and academic plan. I spoke with an academic advisor regarding if it is possible to switch to ARTV, or switch my major and minor to art history and philosophy as my academic plan, as I find I am most motivated and I find it easier to concentrate in art and philosophy courses. However I realize that my GPA is too low currently to make it into any of these plans without being on a waiting list. I had contacted academic advising and was told that I should stay general until after the appeal is either granted or rejected, and in either case I should set up a followup appointment to plan out proper a plan and program.
With a general idea of my academic program in place, I can move on to how I am going to be successful in said program. As stated above I have made arrangements to see professionals who will help me with motivation and concentration. I also have been looking into setting something up with student wellness services on main campus.
With these changes in place, I do believe that I can succeed in the following academic year.
If my appeal is granted, I am also going to contact accommodations and have them modified for the coming school year, as I found the accommodations I had were not enough to help me during exams. As my anxiety is at its peek during those periods. I would request more time for exams, and ask about the possibility of using a computerluring very long written exams, as that is when my concentration tends to fade the most.
With these few things in place I also would look ore carefully at my course selection and academic plan. I spoke with an academic advisor regarding if it is possible to switch to ARTV, or switch my major and minor to art history and philosophy as my academic plan, as I find I am most motivated and I find it easier to concentrate in art and philosophy courses. However I realize that my GPA is too low currently to make it into any of these plans without being on a waiting list. I had contacted academic advising and was told that I should stay general until after the appeal is either granted or rejected, and in either case I should set up a followup appointment to plan out proper a plan and program.
With a general idea of my academic program in place, I can move on to how I am going to be successful in said program. As stated above I have made arrangements to see professionals who will help me with motivation and concentration. I also have been looking into setting something up with student wellness services on main campus.
With these changes in place, I do believe that I can succeed in the following academic year.