Petition Letter
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
Kirsten Saarna
1903-88 Boroadway Avenue
Toronto, M4P0A5
17kes1@queensu.ca
To The Associate Dean, I am appealing to add the course BCHM 218 (Summer, 2019).
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of a very close family friend of mine. He had passed away very shockingly on Monday, April 17th, 2019. However, I was informed of the passing on April 28th due to my parents wanting me to focus on my exams without being terribly distracted. My parents also did not want me to postpone my 5 exams as I was already under a lot of stress. The funeral took place very quickly after on May 4th and I was asked to make a slideshow and organize a speech celebrating his life within this time frame. I was extremely disheartened as this person was heavily involved throughout my childhood and was essentially a family member and role model to me. In addition, I was very preoccupied trying to organize the slideshow and speech before May 4th, 2019 that I felt I had no time to process what had just happened. Therefore, after May 4th, 2019 I felt I needed time to grieve and get in the right headspace before I could focus on a summer course.
It has now been more than 2 weeks since the funeral on May 4th and I have had a lot of time to reflect and gain ample support from family and friends. I feel I am now ready to enroll in this course and put in all of my effort to succeed. Enrolling in this course means a great deal to me because it is a prerequisite for multiple courses that I intend to take next year to complete my degree within a 4-year time frame. I am very motivated and believe I can stay on track with my work as I also have a tutor set up 2 hours every week to help me with course content. In addition, I have decided to not work during the months May-July in order to purely focus on this course without getting distracted. I have also created a thorough academic plan to help me stay on track with the readings and course load. Overall my circumstances have definitely improved, and I am managing my feelings by regularly speaking with family and friends. Therefore, I greatly believe this matter affecting me will not have a significant or detrimental effect on my future academic performance.
I sincerely hope that this appeal demonstrates that I am very dedicated and hardworking student. Please do not hesitate to email me and I would be happy to speak with you further. Kind Regards, Kirsten Saarna
Kirsten Saarna
1903-88 Boroadway Avenue
Toronto, M4P0A5
17kes1@queensu.ca
To The Associate Dean, I am appealing to add the course BCHM 218 (Summer, 2019).
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of a very close family friend of mine. He had passed away very shockingly on Monday, April 17th, 2019. However, I was informed of the passing on April 28th due to my parents wanting me to focus on my exams without being terribly distracted. My parents also did not want me to postpone my 5 exams as I was already under a lot of stress. The funeral took place very quickly after on May 4th and I was asked to make a slideshow and organize a speech celebrating his life within this time frame. I was extremely disheartened as this person was heavily involved throughout my childhood and was essentially a family member and role model to me. In addition, I was very preoccupied trying to organize the slideshow and speech before May 4th, 2019 that I felt I had no time to process what had just happened. Therefore, after May 4th, 2019 I felt I needed time to grieve and get in the right headspace before I could focus on a summer course.
It has now been more than 2 weeks since the funeral on May 4th and I have had a lot of time to reflect and gain ample support from family and friends. I feel I am now ready to enroll in this course and put in all of my effort to succeed. Enrolling in this course means a great deal to me because it is a prerequisite for multiple courses that I intend to take next year to complete my degree within a 4-year time frame. I am very motivated and believe I can stay on track with my work as I also have a tutor set up 2 hours every week to help me with course content. In addition, I have decided to not work during the months May-July in order to purely focus on this course without getting distracted. I have also created a thorough academic plan to help me stay on track with the readings and course load. Overall my circumstances have definitely improved, and I am managing my feelings by regularly speaking with family and friends. Therefore, I greatly believe this matter affecting me will not have a significant or detrimental effect on my future academic performance.
I sincerely hope that this appeal demonstrates that I am very dedicated and hardworking student. Please do not hesitate to email me and I would be happy to speak with you further. Kind Regards, Kirsten Saarna