Petition Letter
Dear Dean:
Greeting.
My name is Xiaoyao Feng, student number is 20119674. I was informed about a 12-months withdraw from university due to the low GPA in the 2018-2019 winter semester. According to my latest situation, I request reconsideration to get this withdraw waived.
At the beginning of last semester, my grandfather suddenly passed away, and my beloved aunt confirmed severe cancer that caused her paralyzed eternally. These two dramatic changes in my family shocked me with great sorrow. As an undergraduate international freshman student who studying and living alone abroad for the first time, I failed to properly adjust my mentality. While greatly missed and worried about my relatives, together with the anxiety about the dropping in grades at the end of the fall semester, my mental stress rose violently.
Beginning from the middle of February to the end of April, I used to lock myself in the dorm all day long and refused to talk, study, not even to use my brain to think. During March, I even once thought of ending this all by suicide. Recalling that period of time, I was trapped in a pure negative atmosphere. At that time, I have already been attacked by that awful mental disease: depression.
Muddled through those days, I barely studied. When the time flew and it came to May, after came back home half an earth away, my relatives found my mental condition unnormal. So, they took me for a complete checkup in a psychiatric hospital. As a result, I have confirmed depression, requiring both having psychotherapy periodically and taking medicines. Fortunately, rather than blaming me, my parents understood and supported me throughout the time, accompanied my whole courses of treatment. Thanks to them, until now, I have been gradually taken out of the shadow.
Recently I received an email from school informing the one-year withdraw. About this penalty, I fully understand its necessity within regulations and the implied information that the university is giving me. The low score was caused directly by the depression, which has also brought me things worse than just a bad GPA. However, as I am recovering in a satisfactory pace, I believe the healthy me does not still share the same personality and habits that the mentally got ill me had in the past, and I should not be punished in the future according to that.
After my mind went on the right track, I made a complete self-reflection. Based on my mental situation nowadays and learning outcome so far, I reworked on my plan of undergraduate study throughout the remaining three years. More detailed study plans are written within the ¿¿Academic Plan¿ document.
I will keep on taking medicines this summer and go to subsequent consultation with the doctor. According to this doctor, I am expected to get totally recovered before the end of next year. Hoping that our school will give me this chance of proving myself eligible for continuing to study without the withdraw. With my ¿¿healthiest¿ mental condition ever in my life¿¿both not sick and passioned to study hard¿¿I will do my best to get my bachelor degree on time and manage to have a successful campus life without being a vulnerable guy like I was last semester.
Sincerely,
Xiaoyao Feng
Greeting.
My name is Xiaoyao Feng, student number is 20119674. I was informed about a 12-months withdraw from university due to the low GPA in the 2018-2019 winter semester. According to my latest situation, I request reconsideration to get this withdraw waived.
At the beginning of last semester, my grandfather suddenly passed away, and my beloved aunt confirmed severe cancer that caused her paralyzed eternally. These two dramatic changes in my family shocked me with great sorrow. As an undergraduate international freshman student who studying and living alone abroad for the first time, I failed to properly adjust my mentality. While greatly missed and worried about my relatives, together with the anxiety about the dropping in grades at the end of the fall semester, my mental stress rose violently.
Beginning from the middle of February to the end of April, I used to lock myself in the dorm all day long and refused to talk, study, not even to use my brain to think. During March, I even once thought of ending this all by suicide. Recalling that period of time, I was trapped in a pure negative atmosphere. At that time, I have already been attacked by that awful mental disease: depression.
Muddled through those days, I barely studied. When the time flew and it came to May, after came back home half an earth away, my relatives found my mental condition unnormal. So, they took me for a complete checkup in a psychiatric hospital. As a result, I have confirmed depression, requiring both having psychotherapy periodically and taking medicines. Fortunately, rather than blaming me, my parents understood and supported me throughout the time, accompanied my whole courses of treatment. Thanks to them, until now, I have been gradually taken out of the shadow.
Recently I received an email from school informing the one-year withdraw. About this penalty, I fully understand its necessity within regulations and the implied information that the university is giving me. The low score was caused directly by the depression, which has also brought me things worse than just a bad GPA. However, as I am recovering in a satisfactory pace, I believe the healthy me does not still share the same personality and habits that the mentally got ill me had in the past, and I should not be punished in the future according to that.
After my mind went on the right track, I made a complete self-reflection. Based on my mental situation nowadays and learning outcome so far, I reworked on my plan of undergraduate study throughout the remaining three years. More detailed study plans are written within the ¿¿Academic Plan¿ document.
I will keep on taking medicines this summer and go to subsequent consultation with the doctor. According to this doctor, I am expected to get totally recovered before the end of next year. Hoping that our school will give me this chance of proving myself eligible for continuing to study without the withdraw. With my ¿¿healthiest¿ mental condition ever in my life¿¿both not sick and passioned to study hard¿¿I will do my best to get my bachelor degree on time and manage to have a successful campus life without being a vulnerable guy like I was last semester.
Sincerely,
Xiaoyao Feng