Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 10605
Submitted: May 31, 2023 at 11:26:08 PM
First Name: mikaela
Last Name: young
Pronoun: she/her
Student Number: 20287007
Email: 20mryg@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: BA
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear board of appeals,
i??m writing this letter to you to appeal the decision of being withdrawn for a year. As you can see from my solus records I have 3 marks weighing down my cumulative gpa tremendously. During semester one towards the ending of the semester I was really going through a lot, as I was mourning a death. I was completely stressed out and my parents immediately wanted me home during the time we loss a close family member. Being said because I went home immediately I did not do well in my classes, I had appealed 2 classes one being Empr 210 and the other Empr 100. After appealing i was given the chance to raise my mark and I ended up completing and passing my Empr 100 class which was great but did not raise my Gpa much. As for my Empr 210 class I was told I would be given the opportunity to make up my mark by completing an outstanding assignment and completing the exam. It is now May 27 and I still have no email response or any updates on what is happening with that class as it is weighing down my Gpa tremendously. I am asking you to please reconsider the decision and let me come back to Queens University next year as school is all I have. I was really going through a hard time and between classes and what was going on back home I let things slip, which is not the type of student I am.I am beyond grateful to be attending a school like Queen's University to begin with and I feel that I have finally found a voice and myself being at Queen's university. Being a black student and finding friends and clubs that except me for me was the best thing that this school has done for me and I don't wanna lose that. Having to withdraw for a year is extremely long as I am not suffering from anything right now and I am in a clear mind. Another major reason as to why I am asking you to appeal the decision as this will affect my funding tremendously. Osap is my way of funding and helping myself financially for school and being told to withdraw will completely affect my funding if asking for future funding. When coming back I would go through a significantly hard time trying to get enough funding which would mean I wouldn't even get the chance to come back next year, I would not be able to fund myself for the remainder of the academic school years. Financially, since I'm getting help from osap and it is not a crazy burden from my parents, they are able to help me, please if you could consider appealing this decision for the sake of my family and so I can be able to come back. I really need this. Queens university has so many opportunities and I have found a BAH degree for 3 years that I plan to complete. I am not going through anything right now or in any sort of distraction which is why I'm asking for the chance to redeem myself and keep myself in school. I can promise you that my grades will be up and I will be in great academic standing. I can also ensure that I will be an amazing representation of a queens university student. Please give me the chance to show you why you guys accepted me in the first place, let me redeem myself, please school is all I have right now and it's the only thing keeping me. Please if you can appeal the decision I would be beyond grateful. Thank you for your time.
i??m writing this letter to you to appeal the decision of being withdrawn for a year. As you can see from my solus records I have 3 marks weighing down my cumulative gpa tremendously. During semester one towards the ending of the semester I was really going through a lot, as I was mourning a death. I was completely stressed out and my parents immediately wanted me home during the time we loss a close family member. Being said because I went home immediately I did not do well in my classes, I had appealed 2 classes one being Empr 210 and the other Empr 100. After appealing i was given the chance to raise my mark and I ended up completing and passing my Empr 100 class which was great but did not raise my Gpa much. As for my Empr 210 class I was told I would be given the opportunity to make up my mark by completing an outstanding assignment and completing the exam. It is now May 27 and I still have no email response or any updates on what is happening with that class as it is weighing down my Gpa tremendously. I am asking you to please reconsider the decision and let me come back to Queens University next year as school is all I have. I was really going through a hard time and between classes and what was going on back home I let things slip, which is not the type of student I am.I am beyond grateful to be attending a school like Queen's University to begin with and I feel that I have finally found a voice and myself being at Queen's university. Being a black student and finding friends and clubs that except me for me was the best thing that this school has done for me and I don't wanna lose that. Having to withdraw for a year is extremely long as I am not suffering from anything right now and I am in a clear mind. Another major reason as to why I am asking you to appeal the decision as this will affect my funding tremendously. Osap is my way of funding and helping myself financially for school and being told to withdraw will completely affect my funding if asking for future funding. When coming back I would go through a significantly hard time trying to get enough funding which would mean I wouldn't even get the chance to come back next year, I would not be able to fund myself for the remainder of the academic school years. Financially, since I'm getting help from osap and it is not a crazy burden from my parents, they are able to help me, please if you could consider appealing this decision for the sake of my family and so I can be able to come back. I really need this. Queens university has so many opportunities and I have found a BAH degree for 3 years that I plan to complete. I am not going through anything right now or in any sort of distraction which is why I'm asking for the chance to redeem myself and keep myself in school. I can promise you that my grades will be up and I will be in great academic standing. I can also ensure that I will be an amazing representation of a queens university student. Please give me the chance to show you why you guys accepted me in the first place, let me redeem myself, please school is all I have right now and it's the only thing keeping me. Please if you can appeal the decision I would be beyond grateful. Thank you for your time.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: Coming Back my plan will be to complete a BAH 3 year degree in employment relations. I plan to seek out resources queen's university has to offer and use them to help me succeed. On top of it I will be working to pay for tutors and any sort of extra help I can get. I will also be taking 6 classes per semester and speaking to my academic advisor what is best for me to be making up all the credits and completing the credentials that are needed. Coming back I also plan to involve myself more in the queens community doing more for the school helping people who are in similar situations so we can all stay and be a part of the queens community.
Documentation
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Decision Letters
Level 1 Status
Status: DeniedLevel 2
Appeal Type: Level 2
ID: 199
Submitted: June 25, 2023 at 10:19:28 PM
Relevant Petition: 10605
Decision(s) Being Appealed: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Appeal Grounds
Appeals to the Board of Studies must include a letter based on one or more of the Grounds for Appeal (Appeal Regulation 3.4). What are the grounds you are basing your appeal on?
- The Associate Dean's decision did not follow the rules of procedural fairness. A breach of procedural fairness includes such things as the Associate Dean failed to:
- Remain unbiased when reviewing your petition.
Appeal Grounds Details: Dear Board of Appeal Decisions,
I am writing this letter to you to please reconsider your decision in me withdrawing from Queens for a year. This decision means everything to me, which is why I'm emailing you to please understand and reconsider your decision. During the school year things were going well for me, till towards the end of first semester when I unfortunately lost a very close family member. In response of dean 's decision, he was aware that my circumstances were hard and things were rough for me. He mentioned that I should have dropped my classes for the winter term before the deadline if I felt such a strong grief.. For one I find it very harsh that the dean would even say that. School was the only thing distracting me from mourning and yes my grades were not the best in the end but I needed to stay and try to do school instead of going home and letting my mental health take me. The grades i reccived and the place i was at during that time is not an accurate representation of me as a student. At the time I was unaware of all the help access and support access I could get from queens, which yes is my responsibility to find out what I can do to help me but ultimately I just wanted to be in school and try to continue to keep my mind off things. I am now in a way better state and to be withdrawn for a year because of not dropping classes in time is truly not an ideal situation for anyone and I don't want to be in that situation. I understand the importance of academic success and maintaining the recommended Gpa But at the time I truly was going through it and I thought I could manage to continue classes in the winter term but ultimately i was’t. I am now in a way better place and I know and am aware of the help I can get, I also now know what to do and exactly what I want to accomplish at queens. I am also funded by Osap, if i take a year off i won't be able to continue in general as a queens university student as it is harder to get funded again when being withdrawn. Please if you could reconsider this decision it would mean anything to me as school is all i have for myself and i really really need this. It was a really hard time for me and I know I could have done things a lot differently but I now have learned from my actions and seriousness of not seeking help and getting advice from even academic advisors. Now I know better and I really want this chance to show you that I deserve to be at Queens university.
I am writing this letter to you to please reconsider your decision in me withdrawing from Queens for a year. This decision means everything to me, which is why I'm emailing you to please understand and reconsider your decision. During the school year things were going well for me, till towards the end of first semester when I unfortunately lost a very close family member. In response of dean 's decision, he was aware that my circumstances were hard and things were rough for me. He mentioned that I should have dropped my classes for the winter term before the deadline if I felt such a strong grief.. For one I find it very harsh that the dean would even say that. School was the only thing distracting me from mourning and yes my grades were not the best in the end but I needed to stay and try to do school instead of going home and letting my mental health take me. The grades i reccived and the place i was at during that time is not an accurate representation of me as a student. At the time I was unaware of all the help access and support access I could get from queens, which yes is my responsibility to find out what I can do to help me but ultimately I just wanted to be in school and try to continue to keep my mind off things. I am now in a way better state and to be withdrawn for a year because of not dropping classes in time is truly not an ideal situation for anyone and I don't want to be in that situation. I understand the importance of academic success and maintaining the recommended Gpa But at the time I truly was going through it and I thought I could manage to continue classes in the winter term but ultimately i was’t. I am now in a way better place and I know and am aware of the help I can get, I also now know what to do and exactly what I want to accomplish at queens. I am also funded by Osap, if i take a year off i won't be able to continue in general as a queens university student as it is harder to get funded again when being withdrawn. Please if you could reconsider this decision it would mean anything to me as school is all i have for myself and i really really need this. It was a really hard time for me and I know I could have done things a lot differently but I now have learned from my actions and seriousness of not seeking help and getting advice from even academic advisors. Now I know better and I really want this chance to show you that I deserve to be at Queens university.
Appeal Letter
Appeal Letter: Dear Board of Appeal Decisions,
I am writing this letter to you to please reconsider your decision in me withdrawing from Queens for a year. This decision means everything to me, which is why I'm emailing you to please understand and reconsider your decision. During the school year things were going well for me, till towards the end of first semester when I unfortunately lost a very close family member. In response of dean 's decision, he was aware that my circumstances were hard and things were rough for me. He mentioned that I should have dropped my classes for the winter term before the deadline if I felt such a strong grief.. For one I find it very harsh that the dean would even say that. School was the only thing distracting me from mourning and yes my grades were not the best in the end but I needed to stay and try to do school instead of going home and letting my mental health take me. The grades i reccived and the place i was at during that time is not an accurate representation of me as a student. At the time I was unaware of all the help access and support access I could get from queens, which yes is my responsibility to find out what I can do to help me but ultimately I just wanted to be in school and try to continue to keep my mind off things. I am now in a way better state and to be withdrawn for a year because of not dropping classes in time is truly not an ideal situation for anyone and I don't want to be in that situation. I understand the importance of academic success and maintaining the recommended Gpa But at the time I truly was going through it and I thought I could manage to continue classes in the winter term but ultimately i was’t. I am now in a way better place and I know and am aware of the help I can get, I also now know what to do and exactly what I want to accomplish at queens. I am also funded by Osap, if i take a year off i won't be able to continue in general as a queens university student as it is harder to get funded again when being withdrawn. Please if you could reconsider this decision it would mean anything to me as school is all i have for myself and i really really need this. It was a really hard time for me and I know I could have done things a lot differently but I now have learned from my actions and seriousness of not seeking help and getting advice from even academic advisors. Now I know better and I really want this chance to show you that I deserve to be at Queens university.
Moving forward I plan on seeking all help I can get. I will be getting tutors and getting help from all support academic councils that are provided from queens. I also plan to speak to an academic advisor and create a plan that is attainable and achievable. I also plan on changing my degree as I now know what classes interest me and what is best for me so I can succeed and enjoy the remainder of my duration at Queen university.
I am writing this letter to you to please reconsider your decision in me withdrawing from Queens for a year. This decision means everything to me, which is why I'm emailing you to please understand and reconsider your decision. During the school year things were going well for me, till towards the end of first semester when I unfortunately lost a very close family member. In response of dean 's decision, he was aware that my circumstances were hard and things were rough for me. He mentioned that I should have dropped my classes for the winter term before the deadline if I felt such a strong grief.. For one I find it very harsh that the dean would even say that. School was the only thing distracting me from mourning and yes my grades were not the best in the end but I needed to stay and try to do school instead of going home and letting my mental health take me. The grades i reccived and the place i was at during that time is not an accurate representation of me as a student. At the time I was unaware of all the help access and support access I could get from queens, which yes is my responsibility to find out what I can do to help me but ultimately I just wanted to be in school and try to continue to keep my mind off things. I am now in a way better state and to be withdrawn for a year because of not dropping classes in time is truly not an ideal situation for anyone and I don't want to be in that situation. I understand the importance of academic success and maintaining the recommended Gpa But at the time I truly was going through it and I thought I could manage to continue classes in the winter term but ultimately i was’t. I am now in a way better place and I know and am aware of the help I can get, I also now know what to do and exactly what I want to accomplish at queens. I am also funded by Osap, if i take a year off i won't be able to continue in general as a queens university student as it is harder to get funded again when being withdrawn. Please if you could reconsider this decision it would mean anything to me as school is all i have for myself and i really really need this. It was a really hard time for me and I know I could have done things a lot differently but I now have learned from my actions and seriousness of not seeking help and getting advice from even academic advisors. Now I know better and I really want this chance to show you that I deserve to be at Queens university.
Moving forward I plan on seeking all help I can get. I will be getting tutors and getting help from all support academic councils that are provided from queens. I also plan to speak to an academic advisor and create a plan that is attainable and achievable. I also plan on changing my degree as I now know what classes interest me and what is best for me so I can succeed and enjoy the remainder of my duration at Queen university.
Documentation
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Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted May 31, 2023 at 11:26:08 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | In Review | Spring Forsberg | 2023-06-01 1:08:21 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Denied | Spring Forsberg | 2023-06-12 10:06:06 AM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Jenn Stephenson, Ph.D. | Spring Forsberg | 2023-06-12 10:06:06 AM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Spring Forsberg | 2023-06-12 10:06:45 AM | |
| new_appeal_level_2 | N/A | Level 2 | Level 2 Appeal ID: 199 | 20MRYG | 2023-06-25 10:19:28 PM | |
| status | N/A | Received | Denied | Pamela Briand | 2023-08-18 1:52:03 PM | |
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Pamela Briand | 2023-08-18 1:53:11 PM |