Academic Plan
I promise that if given the opportunity, I am ready and willing to work hard and prove that I can achieve much better in this class. In high school, I completed the International Baccalaureate program with a focus on higher-level biology, and not chemistry. I now understand that, to find success in BCHM218, I need to dedicate meaningful time to improving my fundamental chemistry abilities. I know that it is not a matter of being able to do it, but a matter of putting in the extra time and work with increased focus and engagement, and the help of a tutor whom I have already found to help me should I be granted the opportunity to re-take BCHM218. I am committed to academic success, and I want to prove that. I took BCHM218 this past semester and encountered many challenges with the course content. I shoulder all responsibility for my shortcomings in this course. My performance in this class is drastically different from that in other classes, and I am confident that the difficulties I had can be rectified, if given the opportunity to take this class again, with increased engagement, focus, and the help of a tutor who I have been able to find. With work and athletic commitments, and a long period of lingering COVID-infection complications, I was not at my best this semester. I failed to realize that much of the material covered in BCHM218 does not come naturally to me, as my strongest area in the past has always been biology, and not chemistry. I was easily discouraged, and I now realize it is not that I can't do it, it's just a matter of putting in the extra time and effort to achieve a result that I would be proud of.
As a student, I am extremely upset with my performance in this course. I am deeply disappointed in myself. I recognized that when I zoned in and focused on slowly understanding the content in-depth, I could learn it and learn it well, but I only applied myself to this extent when preparing for the final exam, which was far too late for me to find success in the course.
My plan for academic success if provided with the opportunity to re-take BCHM218 includes a specific focus dedicated to the chemistry component of the course, aided by an experienced tutor in the field. I plan to increase my engagement and focus in lectures, ensuring that I have a full, complete understanding of each foundational concept before moving on to the next.
Thank you, sincerely, for your consideration of my appeal.
Hilary Fotheringham
20229544
As a student, I am extremely upset with my performance in this course. I am deeply disappointed in myself. I recognized that when I zoned in and focused on slowly understanding the content in-depth, I could learn it and learn it well, but I only applied myself to this extent when preparing for the final exam, which was far too late for me to find success in the course.
My plan for academic success if provided with the opportunity to re-take BCHM218 includes a specific focus dedicated to the chemistry component of the course, aided by an experienced tutor in the field. I plan to increase my engagement and focus in lectures, ensuring that I have a full, complete understanding of each foundational concept before moving on to the next.
Thank you, sincerely, for your consideration of my appeal.
Hilary Fotheringham
20229544