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Petition Type: New
ID: 12034
Submitted: June 14, 2024 at 2:18:47 AM
First Name: kaitlen
Last Name: Anderson
Pronoun: she / her
Preferred Name: Katie Anderson
Student Number: 20365884
Email: katiegumdrops@live.ca
Degree Program: BA
Plan: PSYCH
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
My name is Kaitlen Anderson, a second year student at Queens University. I am submitting an appeal to have the 1 year requirement to withdraw from studies withdrawn due to extenuating circumstances; I have varying forms of documentation in order to support these circumstances, including a reference note from my therapist of two years, as well as a letter from Barbra Lotan, whom provided me with assistance after experiencing sexual assault at queens university in my first year. In my first few months at Queens University, I was unfortunately a victim of on campus sexual violence, in particular, I was sexually assaulted by my neighbour in Chown residency. Due to the proximity of my assaulter, the months after my assault I was confined to my residence out of fear of an interaction with the assaulter, who was not only in my program but in most of my classes. this, accompanied by the feelings associated with the trauma of my event, resulted in a difficult year on my mental health, and unfortunately my acccidemics. As is clear in my transcripts, my gpa was very low in my first year at Queens University, with a particular class in which I failed with a zero. over the summer, I reached out to my therapist, whom has since help me understanding my emotions towards the events and develop coping skills, though this took time, and unfortunately within my my second year at queens, I was hit with the memories of the events due to the environments I was frequenting. again, this caused me to fail a class. since then, my therapist and I have been meeting regularly on a weekly basis to ensure my coping skills are developed enough such that I may live in the environment of Queens without it triggering memories of the trauma. Since committing to therapy, my grades have increased drastically and I believe they will continue to go up consistently. Unfortunately, these two failing grades are very difficult to recover from and in turn, have also contributed to the university requiring me to withdraw. I believe that the references I have, in combination with the drastic increase in grade points will be a clear indication that I am not a bad student, but rather a student who had a bad thing happen to her and needed the time to learn how to cope. Now that I have had that oppertunity, I would like to continue my journey towards bettering my GPA while ion attendance at the university in the 2025 year.
My name is Kaitlen Anderson, a second year student at Queens University. I am submitting an appeal to have the 1 year requirement to withdraw from studies withdrawn due to extenuating circumstances; I have varying forms of documentation in order to support these circumstances, including a reference note from my therapist of two years, as well as a letter from Barbra Lotan, whom provided me with assistance after experiencing sexual assault at queens university in my first year. In my first few months at Queens University, I was unfortunately a victim of on campus sexual violence, in particular, I was sexually assaulted by my neighbour in Chown residency. Due to the proximity of my assaulter, the months after my assault I was confined to my residence out of fear of an interaction with the assaulter, who was not only in my program but in most of my classes. this, accompanied by the feelings associated with the trauma of my event, resulted in a difficult year on my mental health, and unfortunately my acccidemics. As is clear in my transcripts, my gpa was very low in my first year at Queens University, with a particular class in which I failed with a zero. over the summer, I reached out to my therapist, whom has since help me understanding my emotions towards the events and develop coping skills, though this took time, and unfortunately within my my second year at queens, I was hit with the memories of the events due to the environments I was frequenting. again, this caused me to fail a class. since then, my therapist and I have been meeting regularly on a weekly basis to ensure my coping skills are developed enough such that I may live in the environment of Queens without it triggering memories of the trauma. Since committing to therapy, my grades have increased drastically and I believe they will continue to go up consistently. Unfortunately, these two failing grades are very difficult to recover from and in turn, have also contributed to the university requiring me to withdraw. I believe that the references I have, in combination with the drastic increase in grade points will be a clear indication that I am not a bad student, but rather a student who had a bad thing happen to her and needed the time to learn how to cope. Now that I have had that oppertunity, I would like to continue my journey towards bettering my GPA while ion attendance at the university in the 2025 year.
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: I have recently discussed a future for my academics with an academic advisor. The two of us went through my current grades, and took time to understand not only how my grades corresponded with my emotions, but also where my strengths lie; I particular, Gender studies and cultures related courses. if I am allowed back into the School for the 2025 season, I will be contacting the gender studies faculty to petition myself as a candidate for a late program switch, and will be pursuing a gender studies major. I have a strong interest in a PYSCH major, but unfortunately , a psychology major at this point in time seems unlikely, as such, I will be pursuing a minor in the field such that all of my interests can be peaked by my education. I will also be petitioning to drop my to failing courses (or to retake them) as to make my academic career slightly more represented of my own success, and less the effect that one cruel person can have on my character.
In reference to my past grades, I have a thorough understanding of where my poor grades came from, a terrible combination of a traumatic event and the lack of skills developed in order to cope with the trauma. As indicated by my grades in the 2024 winter semester, these coping skills are working and causing a drastic shift in my accidmeic grades. I am continuing my therapeutic journey for as far as I can see into my future, and am excited too see how the continuation of personal growth and healing from this trauma event will positively influence my accidemic achievements.
In reference to my past grades, I have a thorough understanding of where my poor grades came from, a terrible combination of a traumatic event and the lack of skills developed in order to cope with the trauma. As indicated by my grades in the 2024 winter semester, these coping skills are working and causing a drastic shift in my accidmeic grades. I am continuing my therapeutic journey for as far as I can see into my future, and am excited too see how the continuation of personal growth and healing from this trauma event will positively influence my accidemic achievements.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: doccumemtarion will be provided to the faculty office
Documentation Detail: separately to the faculty office