Academic Plan
My academic plan has been written into my appeal letter. As I have had my appeal letter reviewed by an academic advisor before submission, I am unsure about splitting my letter. I will submit my last paragraph which is my academic plan. Please take into account that they should be read as one. If this creates any problems, please advise me before any decisions are made and I will endeavour to fix the problem. Thank you in advance.
After receiving the notice of academic withdrawal, it has allowed my family and I to accept a more realistic academic goal. With guidance from an academic advisor at Queen¿¿s, I now plan to complete a 3-year general economics degree. I plan to take MATH 126 this upcoming year and will retake Canadian Tax policy and second year Micro Economics. I plan to take Tax Policy and Micro Economics with a different professor or online through a different university, as the same professor taught both courses and I struggled with his teaching methods. I plan on taking ASTR 101 when it is next offered, as I have completed ASTR 102. These astronomy courses were originally supposed to be taken in first year, instead of CLST 101/102, but unfortunately the prerequisite, ASTR 101 was offered in the summer of 2018, after ASTR 102 had been offered. Upon the completion and passing of PHYS 104, the professor waived the prerequisite requirement for ASTR 102. In addition, as I have now completed my military training courses which were the focus of my 2017 and 2018 summers, I will be able to choose my courses at the designated time. I was unable to do so in the past as my military courses put me in the field during those dates. I have attached my course reports which show the corresponding dates I was on military training. This change allows me to allocate time in the summer for taking classes through Queen¿¿s, helping me progress while also maintaining a manageable academic schedule. I will also be having my current psychologist refer me to one in Kingston, which will allow me to receive more consistent and timely medical help rather than having to travel up to Ottawa to speak with her, as I have been doing in the past. I was reluctant to make this change in the past, but now realizes it will be beneficial to my success at Queen¿¿s. With a more realistic academic goal, and having remedied problems which were leading to poor academic performance in my past two years, especially the winter 2019 semester, I know I am capable of bringing my GPA into good academic standing. Thank you in advance for taking the time to assess my appeal.
After receiving the notice of academic withdrawal, it has allowed my family and I to accept a more realistic academic goal. With guidance from an academic advisor at Queen¿¿s, I now plan to complete a 3-year general economics degree. I plan to take MATH 126 this upcoming year and will retake Canadian Tax policy and second year Micro Economics. I plan to take Tax Policy and Micro Economics with a different professor or online through a different university, as the same professor taught both courses and I struggled with his teaching methods. I plan on taking ASTR 101 when it is next offered, as I have completed ASTR 102. These astronomy courses were originally supposed to be taken in first year, instead of CLST 101/102, but unfortunately the prerequisite, ASTR 101 was offered in the summer of 2018, after ASTR 102 had been offered. Upon the completion and passing of PHYS 104, the professor waived the prerequisite requirement for ASTR 102. In addition, as I have now completed my military training courses which were the focus of my 2017 and 2018 summers, I will be able to choose my courses at the designated time. I was unable to do so in the past as my military courses put me in the field during those dates. I have attached my course reports which show the corresponding dates I was on military training. This change allows me to allocate time in the summer for taking classes through Queen¿¿s, helping me progress while also maintaining a manageable academic schedule. I will also be having my current psychologist refer me to one in Kingston, which will allow me to receive more consistent and timely medical help rather than having to travel up to Ottawa to speak with her, as I have been doing in the past. I was reluctant to make this change in the past, but now realizes it will be beneficial to my success at Queen¿¿s. With a more realistic academic goal, and having remedied problems which were leading to poor academic performance in my past two years, especially the winter 2019 semester, I know I am capable of bringing my GPA into good academic standing. Thank you in advance for taking the time to assess my appeal.