Petition Letter
Hello,
I am writing to you because I intend to study abroad for the winter semester through a third party company in London, England, and then return to Queens for the following academic year (my fourth and hopefully final year during my undergrad). I am in the process of completing all outstanding documents (some have to be filled out by members of the IPO at Queens, and some by my tentative host school). One of the last things now is to get this appeal granted, so I can study a full course load abroad (more than 6.0 units) and have my credits transferred back with no problems.
The reason I did not go through Queens exchange program is because during my first two years here, I unfortunately experienced some quite serious extenuating circumstances (anxiety, panic attacks etc). These circumstances directly affected my school performance and because of that, I did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into bilateral program. For example, my GPA was around 2.8 at the time of applying, and my desired schools (University of Manchester was one of them), had a 3.0 requirement. All of these accommodation / circumstantial issues can be verified by several doctors (of which have submitted many notes to Queens in the past). I have also made my host school aware so that they can accommodate me in a way that they seem fit.
There are several reasons as to why I feel like I have to study abroad and go on exchange. Firstly, I feel as though I need the experience of moving to a foreign place and making a living there. In order to further better myself both socially and academically, I think that going away, adapting to a new culture, and meeting people from all around the word would benefit me greatly. On top of that, I have also always dreamed of going to London. Many of my favourite cultural things were founded / created in London, so living there for an extended period of time would greatly enhance me happiness and make my life better overall.
I have tried to be as brief and concise as possible, so there may be instances in this letter where I have not explained myself and my intentions to the best of my ability. Please let me know if there is any more information I can give you to help me get my appeal granted.
Thanks so much for your consideration,
Jake Kleiner,
20227005
I am writing to you because I intend to study abroad for the winter semester through a third party company in London, England, and then return to Queens for the following academic year (my fourth and hopefully final year during my undergrad). I am in the process of completing all outstanding documents (some have to be filled out by members of the IPO at Queens, and some by my tentative host school). One of the last things now is to get this appeal granted, so I can study a full course load abroad (more than 6.0 units) and have my credits transferred back with no problems.
The reason I did not go through Queens exchange program is because during my first two years here, I unfortunately experienced some quite serious extenuating circumstances (anxiety, panic attacks etc). These circumstances directly affected my school performance and because of that, I did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into bilateral program. For example, my GPA was around 2.8 at the time of applying, and my desired schools (University of Manchester was one of them), had a 3.0 requirement. All of these accommodation / circumstantial issues can be verified by several doctors (of which have submitted many notes to Queens in the past). I have also made my host school aware so that they can accommodate me in a way that they seem fit.
There are several reasons as to why I feel like I have to study abroad and go on exchange. Firstly, I feel as though I need the experience of moving to a foreign place and making a living there. In order to further better myself both socially and academically, I think that going away, adapting to a new culture, and meeting people from all around the word would benefit me greatly. On top of that, I have also always dreamed of going to London. Many of my favourite cultural things were founded / created in London, so living there for an extended period of time would greatly enhance me happiness and make my life better overall.
I have tried to be as brief and concise as possible, so there may be instances in this letter where I have not explained myself and my intentions to the best of my ability. Please let me know if there is any more information I can give you to help me get my appeal granted.
Thanks so much for your consideration,
Jake Kleiner,
20227005