Academic Plan
After two very unsuccessful years, I¿¿m now asked to be withdrawn for one year. In the past two years, I¿¿ve been concentrating on working rather than being wholly devoted to my study. Here is an Academic Plan that I shall follow and lead myself to future success.
My original goal was to pursue a degree in Biology and work in this field of study after graduating. Due to the low GPA, I couldn¿¿t choose Biology as my major last summer. Even though I¿¿m enrolled in the Faculty of Mathematics, I was hoping to get into Faculty of Biology upper years. However, after the second year of studying, as I chose several courses in Biology and Anatomy, I don¿¿t think it is the right path for me. The evolutionary concepts are exciting to learn, but they aren¿¿t the most interesting to me. So, I¿¿ve decided to change my major into Computing Science. I¿¿m noticing the power and potential of AI in almost all fields right now, and I¿¿m really into programming. I¿¿ve learnt how to code a website when I was in Grade 8. In addition, Computing Science gives me broader choices after graduating. I don¿¿t know what it takes to change my major into CS, but if my GPA is too low to do so, I would be starting to choose relevant courses in the coming year, work hard, boost up my GPA, and change my major to Computing Science. I still wish to attend Queen¿¿s as a full-time student, as my major financial problem has been resolved, and I am now able to study without any distraction. Based on my decision of switching my major to a completely different field, I will need to start all over again. I¿¿ve looked into CS degree plan and has a good sense of what kind of courses I will be taking. In order for me to get started, I will be enrolled in two CS summer courses, CS 102 and CS 121. I fully understand that it will take another four years to get my degree, and I think I¿¿m ready for the new challenges.
I¿¿m also learning from my previous mistakes. I think the main reason why I did poorly in school is that I didn¿¿t do anything extra, such as in-depth reading, assignment, or any discussion on the forum. I only focused on the lecture notes and thought it was enough. Even though I didn¿¿t have any time to do so because of work, now I¿¿m seeing the benefits of doing those extra work through my summer courses. Those are great ways to review what I¿¿ve learned and further embracing the knowledge. Also, the cellphone was another distraction. My solution during last final exam period was using this app called Forest. The app allows you to grow a plant during a time period (from 10 minutes to max. 2 hours). While the plant is growing, I¿¿m not able to leave the screen of the app, or the plant will die. The app helped me to concentrate when I was reviewing for finals with no distraction from social media.
Lastly, my financial situation is also improving. After a brief discussion with my mother, we both agree on that I should focus on my school, and my part-time job should not be a distraction. My mother will support me 500 each month, plus the saving I have, which is about 6700, I should be able to support myself for at least another 3 years. My monthly budget is approximately 800. My roommates have my utility and internet fees covered because I volunteer for all the housework. I will also be applying for student loan from StudentAidBC, as well as bursaries, if eligible.
I believe I¿¿m now in a place where I just climbed out of a deep valley, and ready to move on. I am someone who¿¿s capable of doing well in my study. I graduated from IB diploma, and the last two years of high school was chaotic, but I still managed to do well in the most challenging program in high school level. I shall strictly follow the goals I set here in the Academic Plan if I¿¿m given a chance to continue my study. If I successfully waived the decision, I promise you a completely different student, that will do well in school and will be active in the Queen¿¿s Community. If I fail to do so and show no evidence of improving, I will accept the decision of withdrawal of three years.
My original goal was to pursue a degree in Biology and work in this field of study after graduating. Due to the low GPA, I couldn¿¿t choose Biology as my major last summer. Even though I¿¿m enrolled in the Faculty of Mathematics, I was hoping to get into Faculty of Biology upper years. However, after the second year of studying, as I chose several courses in Biology and Anatomy, I don¿¿t think it is the right path for me. The evolutionary concepts are exciting to learn, but they aren¿¿t the most interesting to me. So, I¿¿ve decided to change my major into Computing Science. I¿¿m noticing the power and potential of AI in almost all fields right now, and I¿¿m really into programming. I¿¿ve learnt how to code a website when I was in Grade 8. In addition, Computing Science gives me broader choices after graduating. I don¿¿t know what it takes to change my major into CS, but if my GPA is too low to do so, I would be starting to choose relevant courses in the coming year, work hard, boost up my GPA, and change my major to Computing Science. I still wish to attend Queen¿¿s as a full-time student, as my major financial problem has been resolved, and I am now able to study without any distraction. Based on my decision of switching my major to a completely different field, I will need to start all over again. I¿¿ve looked into CS degree plan and has a good sense of what kind of courses I will be taking. In order for me to get started, I will be enrolled in two CS summer courses, CS 102 and CS 121. I fully understand that it will take another four years to get my degree, and I think I¿¿m ready for the new challenges.
I¿¿m also learning from my previous mistakes. I think the main reason why I did poorly in school is that I didn¿¿t do anything extra, such as in-depth reading, assignment, or any discussion on the forum. I only focused on the lecture notes and thought it was enough. Even though I didn¿¿t have any time to do so because of work, now I¿¿m seeing the benefits of doing those extra work through my summer courses. Those are great ways to review what I¿¿ve learned and further embracing the knowledge. Also, the cellphone was another distraction. My solution during last final exam period was using this app called Forest. The app allows you to grow a plant during a time period (from 10 minutes to max. 2 hours). While the plant is growing, I¿¿m not able to leave the screen of the app, or the plant will die. The app helped me to concentrate when I was reviewing for finals with no distraction from social media.
Lastly, my financial situation is also improving. After a brief discussion with my mother, we both agree on that I should focus on my school, and my part-time job should not be a distraction. My mother will support me 500 each month, plus the saving I have, which is about 6700, I should be able to support myself for at least another 3 years. My monthly budget is approximately 800. My roommates have my utility and internet fees covered because I volunteer for all the housework. I will also be applying for student loan from StudentAidBC, as well as bursaries, if eligible.
I believe I¿¿m now in a place where I just climbed out of a deep valley, and ready to move on. I am someone who¿¿s capable of doing well in my study. I graduated from IB diploma, and the last two years of high school was chaotic, but I still managed to do well in the most challenging program in high school level. I shall strictly follow the goals I set here in the Academic Plan if I¿¿m given a chance to continue my study. If I successfully waived the decision, I promise you a completely different student, that will do well in school and will be active in the Queen¿¿s Community. If I fail to do so and show no evidence of improving, I will accept the decision of withdrawal of three years.