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Petition Type: New
ID: 10779
Submitted: July 6, 2023 at 5:35:17 PM
First Name: Diya
Last Name: Upadhyay
Pronoun: She/her
Student Number: 20369203
Email: 22du3@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BCOMP
Plan: COGS
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: MATH 121
Term: Summer
Year: 2023
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Level 1 Status
Status: DeniedLevel 2
Appeal Type: Level 2
ID: 212
Submitted: July 24, 2023 at 11:02:21 PM
Relevant Petition: 10779
Decision(s) Being Appealed: Drop a course after the academic deadline: MATH 121 , Summer 2023
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:
- Make a reasonable decision in your appeal. A “reasonable” decision is one that is based on evidence, thought out and supported by facts and logical inferences from the facts. To be reasonable, the decision must contain adequate reasons for the conclusions.
Appeal Grounds Details: I believe the Associate Dean's decision was not based on a substantial amount of evidence, which is something wrong on my part. I did not provide enough details on the timeline or symptoms of the medication I was taking which did not do justification to the circumstances I was in. This was the first time I was writing an appeal letter and was unaware of the depth I should have gone into. Ultimately, this prevented the Associate Dean from making a decision based on all the details.
Appeal Letter
Appeal Letter: Dear Board of Studies,
I am appealing the Associate Dean’s decision to deny my appeal to drop MATH 121 (Summer 2023) after the academic deadline because the decision was made without an adequate amount of evidence. I acknowledge my first letter of appeal did not justify my request because it was brief and did not fully delve into my situation; nor did it demonstrate a recollection of the timeline of my illness. I wrote it hastily, in a panicked and emotional state, which obscured its cogency.
From the period between May 26th to July 7th, I was taking medication for six weeks, which caused unanticipated side effects; including nausea, severe headaches, and dizziness. When I was prescribed it, I was aware of side effects, however, I was not expecting them to be long-lasting. Throughout this time, I was taking MATH 121, and I would have trouble focusing because I would get headaches. The headaches would be followed by nausea, and I would end up having to take rest. This cycle continued everyday for a few weeks, which caused me to fall behind in the course. Because I believed the side effects would subside, I applied first for short-term academic consideration, followed by long-term academic consideration; resulting in deferring the exam two times. Throughout this time, I anticipated a quick recovery, so I was in frequent email correspondence with my professor about my concerns about writing the exam and my overall performance in the course. I informed her days prior that I was still feeling sick, and tried my best to complete my homework during this time.
Presently, I do not believe I have enough time to learn the course material and catch up to the point where I feel I will fail the course. Additionally, I am no longer taking this medication, and I will not in the future. I am taking another six week summer course, which began July 4th, and my performance in this course is substantially better, which I believe is contributed to having no side effects from the medication I was taking. I also took another summer course in the beginning of May, which had little overlap with my illness, and my performance in that course was significantly better than in MATH 121.
During the winter semester, I dropped this course and received NG. Currently, I am on academic probation and decided to retake this course to improve my GPA. However, I realized I do not need this course for the plan I intend to select by the end of next year (cognitive sciences). I understand the importance of diligence toward my education; this has been congruent with my efforts and improvement during the spring semester in comparison to the winter semester. I believe this illness will cause an unforeseeable backtrack in the progress I've been striving to make in my GPA.
Moving forward I will not wait and be hopeful my illness will improve if it progresses for so long. I thank you for considering and requesting leniency at this time. I never experienced this before and was unsure of the steps I should take.
Thank you for understanding,
Diya Upadhyay
I am appealing the Associate Dean’s decision to deny my appeal to drop MATH 121 (Summer 2023) after the academic deadline because the decision was made without an adequate amount of evidence. I acknowledge my first letter of appeal did not justify my request because it was brief and did not fully delve into my situation; nor did it demonstrate a recollection of the timeline of my illness. I wrote it hastily, in a panicked and emotional state, which obscured its cogency.
From the period between May 26th to July 7th, I was taking medication for six weeks, which caused unanticipated side effects; including nausea, severe headaches, and dizziness. When I was prescribed it, I was aware of side effects, however, I was not expecting them to be long-lasting. Throughout this time, I was taking MATH 121, and I would have trouble focusing because I would get headaches. The headaches would be followed by nausea, and I would end up having to take rest. This cycle continued everyday for a few weeks, which caused me to fall behind in the course. Because I believed the side effects would subside, I applied first for short-term academic consideration, followed by long-term academic consideration; resulting in deferring the exam two times. Throughout this time, I anticipated a quick recovery, so I was in frequent email correspondence with my professor about my concerns about writing the exam and my overall performance in the course. I informed her days prior that I was still feeling sick, and tried my best to complete my homework during this time.
Presently, I do not believe I have enough time to learn the course material and catch up to the point where I feel I will fail the course. Additionally, I am no longer taking this medication, and I will not in the future. I am taking another six week summer course, which began July 4th, and my performance in this course is substantially better, which I believe is contributed to having no side effects from the medication I was taking. I also took another summer course in the beginning of May, which had little overlap with my illness, and my performance in that course was significantly better than in MATH 121.
During the winter semester, I dropped this course and received NG. Currently, I am on academic probation and decided to retake this course to improve my GPA. However, I realized I do not need this course for the plan I intend to select by the end of next year (cognitive sciences). I understand the importance of diligence toward my education; this has been congruent with my efforts and improvement during the spring semester in comparison to the winter semester. I believe this illness will cause an unforeseeable backtrack in the progress I've been striving to make in my GPA.
Moving forward I will not wait and be hopeful my illness will improve if it progresses for so long. I thank you for considering and requesting leniency at this time. I never experienced this before and was unsure of the steps I should take.
Thank you for understanding,
Diya Upadhyay
Documentation
Document: Email Correspondence-0.pdf