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Petition Type: New
ID: 1398
Submitted: September 8, 2015 at 4:25:24 PM
First Name: Janet
Last Name: Jeon
Student Number: 6206942
Email: 9jj22@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSc
Plan: LISC
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the 21-day or one term deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: September 2015
To the Associate Dean (Studies):
My name is Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942) and I am currently enrolled in a non-degree plan to improve my GPA. I am writing this letter to appeal the 21-day deadline to appeal for credit standing (CHEM281, CHEM221, MICR221, ANAT315) and to have a mark dropped (CHEM282).
To be honest, I did not know anything about the appeal process and I was scared to go through with the process. I have been under a lot of stress, especially in the school year 2014-2015 which reflected on my academic performance. It took me a few months to pick myself back up but I believe this is worth a try.
Although I should have known not to let my personal life affect my academic performance however, due to the stress of trying to raise my GPA and working full-time and part-time to help my parents was really hard to manage.
I come from a low-income family. My dad is the only person working and providing for a family of four. My dad was given no choice but to resign from his dry-cleaning business at Sobey's two years ago due to Sobey¿¿s renovation and they said they couldn¿¿t provide a space for his business. He picked himself back up and found a temporary one-year contract job in Victoria Island. The hardest part was seeing my parents live apart from each other. My parent¿¿s health were deteriorating and my dad was not eating properly due to getting used to his new job. A few months into my dad¿¿s new job, my parents decided to sell the house to get more money and move to British Columbia. The moving process took about a year (while my dad was in BC). The moving date was set to the end of September 2014, so my sister and I helped with the move, which resulted in us missing our classes and had a negative impact on our academic performance. When things started to come together and my mom moved to BC in a one-bedroom apartment to be with my dad, his one-year contract was over and he was again left jobless due to the competitive job market and his age. He was unemployed and relied on employment insurance. This was very stressful on all of us and I knew I had to help out in some way. Without thinking of consequences, I took my own measures and found a full-time job and a part-time on top of completing my studies in my 2014-2015 studies. I thought if my parents don't have to worry about me then things would get better little by little. Obviously, this was a mistake on my part and I did not think this through due to being stressed and desperate to make money on my own to help my family that I jeopardized my academics.
After almost a year of depending on employment insurance, my dad was able to find another business in July 2014. July was a month when everything started to work out. I also had the opportunity to meet someone who was a psychiatrist by profession but became a friend to me. She actually graduated from Queen¿¿s as well and she helped me cope with stress and told me it is never too late to try. It is not too late to try and fix my mistakes, fix my academic standing, fix my life. That is why I am writing this letter to ask for a second chance. And this is why I decided to break out of my shell and take online courses to raise my GPA. I have never, not once in my undergraduate life, been so sure of my career, but now I am. I feel that I have matured a lot from this healing process.
The reason for not appealing my marks before the 21-day deadline was because I was too afraid to ask my parents for my dad¿¿s income of 2014 as documentation proof and I didn't want to tell them the bad news of my poor academic performance. I spent a year without seeing my family and I could not even go to my graduation ceremony because I did not want the burden of my parents paying for a plane ticket all the way from British Columbia to Kingston. However, I finally got the courage to tell my mom a few days ago and she was very supportive and reassured me.
If I can have a chance at appealing my 2014-2015 marks, I would forever see this moment as the one last chance at making things right. My plan is to re-take some courses from my previous years to raise my GPA, and be able to qualify to apply for the radiology therapy or radiological technology program at the Michener Institute.
Despite all the hardships I have experienced, I have learned so much from my short time at Queen¿¿s University. These experiences, although challenging, were valuable and I intend to grow and act upon them. I hope that this letter expresses my genuine sincerity and I ask for your favourable consideration as you consider my appeal.
Sincerely,
Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942)
To the Associate Dean (Studies):
My name is Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942) and I am currently enrolled in a non-degree plan to improve my GPA. I am writing this letter to appeal the 21-day deadline to appeal for credit standing (CHEM281, CHEM221, MICR221, ANAT315) and to have a mark dropped (CHEM282).
To be honest, I did not know anything about the appeal process and I was scared to go through with the process. I have been under a lot of stress, especially in the school year 2014-2015 which reflected on my academic performance. It took me a few months to pick myself back up but I believe this is worth a try.
Although I should have known not to let my personal life affect my academic performance however, due to the stress of trying to raise my GPA and working full-time and part-time to help my parents was really hard to manage.
I come from a low-income family. My dad is the only person working and providing for a family of four. My dad was given no choice but to resign from his dry-cleaning business at Sobey's two years ago due to Sobey¿¿s renovation and they said they couldn¿¿t provide a space for his business. He picked himself back up and found a temporary one-year contract job in Victoria Island. The hardest part was seeing my parents live apart from each other. My parent¿¿s health were deteriorating and my dad was not eating properly due to getting used to his new job. A few months into my dad¿¿s new job, my parents decided to sell the house to get more money and move to British Columbia. The moving process took about a year (while my dad was in BC). The moving date was set to the end of September 2014, so my sister and I helped with the move, which resulted in us missing our classes and had a negative impact on our academic performance. When things started to come together and my mom moved to BC in a one-bedroom apartment to be with my dad, his one-year contract was over and he was again left jobless due to the competitive job market and his age. He was unemployed and relied on employment insurance. This was very stressful on all of us and I knew I had to help out in some way. Without thinking of consequences, I took my own measures and found a full-time job and a part-time on top of completing my studies in my 2014-2015 studies. I thought if my parents don't have to worry about me then things would get better little by little. Obviously, this was a mistake on my part and I did not think this through due to being stressed and desperate to make money on my own to help my family that I jeopardized my academics.
After almost a year of depending on employment insurance, my dad was able to find another business in July 2014. July was a month when everything started to work out. I also had the opportunity to meet someone who was a psychiatrist by profession but became a friend to me. She actually graduated from Queen¿¿s as well and she helped me cope with stress and told me it is never too late to try. It is not too late to try and fix my mistakes, fix my academic standing, fix my life. That is why I am writing this letter to ask for a second chance. And this is why I decided to break out of my shell and take online courses to raise my GPA. I have never, not once in my undergraduate life, been so sure of my career, but now I am. I feel that I have matured a lot from this healing process.
The reason for not appealing my marks before the 21-day deadline was because I was too afraid to ask my parents for my dad¿¿s income of 2014 as documentation proof and I didn't want to tell them the bad news of my poor academic performance. I spent a year without seeing my family and I could not even go to my graduation ceremony because I did not want the burden of my parents paying for a plane ticket all the way from British Columbia to Kingston. However, I finally got the courage to tell my mom a few days ago and she was very supportive and reassured me.
If I can have a chance at appealing my 2014-2015 marks, I would forever see this moment as the one last chance at making things right. My plan is to re-take some courses from my previous years to raise my GPA, and be able to qualify to apply for the radiology therapy or radiological technology program at the Michener Institute.
Despite all the hardships I have experienced, I have learned so much from my short time at Queen¿¿s University. These experiences, although challenging, were valuable and I intend to grow and act upon them. I hope that this letter expresses my genuine sincerity and I ask for your favourable consideration as you consider my appeal.
Sincerely,
Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942)
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: My dad's 2014 Income
Decision Letters
Amendment to Appeal 1398
Relevant Petition: 1398
First Name: Janet
Last Name: Jeon
Student Number: 6206942
Email: 9jj22@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSc
Plan: LISC
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses, Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: CHEM 281
Term: Fall
Year: 2014
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: John Carran
Code: ANAT 315
Term: Fall
Year: 2014
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Ronald Easteal
Code: MICR 221
Term: Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Eric Carstens
Code: CHEM 221
Term: Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Gregory Jerkiewicz
Code: CHEM 282
Term: Winter
Year: 2015
Petition Category: Request aegrotat (AG) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: John Carran
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: September 2015
To the Associate Dean (Studies):
My name is Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942) and I am currently enrolled in a non-degree plan to improve my GPA. I am writing this letter to request a credit standing and an aegrotat standing in my 2014-2015 year. More specifically, I am requesting to have a credit standing in CHEM 281, ANAT 315, MICR 221, and CHEM 221, as well as, have my mark dropped and/or request an aegrotat standing in CHEM 282.
I have been under a lot of stress, especially in the school year 2014-2015 which reflected on my academic performance. It took me a few months to pick myself back up but I believe this is worth a try. Although I should have known not to let my personal life affect my academic performance, however, due to my history of dealing with anxiety and self-confidence, I was not able to perform my best. On top of coping with the stress of trying to raise my GPA and be out of academic probation, I came down with bad news from my family.
A huge factor reflecting my 2014-2015 academic performance was when my dad had to quit his job. I come from a low-income family. My dad is the only person working and providing for a family of four. My dad was given no choice but to resign from his dry-cleaning business at Sobey's two years ago due to Sobey¿¿s renovation and they said they could not provide a space for his business. He picked himself back up and found a temporary one-year contract job in Victoria Island. The hardest part was seeing my parents live apart from each other. My parent¿¿s health were deteriorating and my dad was not eating properly due to getting used to his new job. A few months into my dad¿¿s new job, my parents decided to sell the house to get more money and move to British Columbia. The moving process took about a year (while my dad was in BC). The moving date was set to the end of September 2014, so my sister and I helped with the move, which resulted in us missing our classes and had a negative impact on our academic performance. When things started to come together and my mom moved to BC in a one-bedroom apartment to be with my dad, his one-year contract was over and he was again left jobless due to the competitive job market and his age. He was unemployed and relied on employment insurance. This was very stressful on all of us and I knew I had to help out in some way. Without thinking of consequences, I took my own measures and found a full-time job and a part-time on top of completing my studies in my 2014-2015 studies. I thought if my parents did not have to worry about me then things would get better little by little. Obviously, this was a mistake on my part and I did not think this through due to being stressed and desperate to make money on my own to help my family that I jeopardized my academics.
After almost a year of depending on employment insurance, my dad was able to find another business in July 2014. July was a month when everything started to work out. I also had the courage to talk to a friend who helped me cope with stress and told me it¿¿s never too late to try. It¿¿s not too late to try and fix my mistakes, fix my academic standing, fix my life. That¿¿s why I am writing this letter ¿¿ to ask for a second chance. And this is why I decided to break out of my shell and take online courses to raise my GPA. I have never, not once in my undergraduate life, been so sure of my career, but now I am. I feel that I¿¿ve matured a lot from this healing process.
I would say July 2015 was my turning point in my life. It was the first time I have been so sure of what I wanted to do in my life, it was the first time I told my family of my emotional state and my poor academics, as well, it was the first time I had the courage to ask a friend for help. If I can have a chance at appealing my 2014-2015 marks, I would forever see this moment as the one last chance at making things right. My plan at the moment is, I am re-taking courses from my previous years to raise my GPA, and be able to qualify to apply for the radiology therapy or radiological technology program at the Michener Institute.
Despite all the hardships I¿¿ve experienced, I have learned so much from my short time at Queen¿¿s University. These experiences, although challenging, were valuable and I intend to grow and act upon them. I hope that this letter expresses my genuine sincerity and I ask for your favourable consideration as you consider my appeal.
Sincerely,
Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942)
To the Associate Dean (Studies):
My name is Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942) and I am currently enrolled in a non-degree plan to improve my GPA. I am writing this letter to request a credit standing and an aegrotat standing in my 2014-2015 year. More specifically, I am requesting to have a credit standing in CHEM 281, ANAT 315, MICR 221, and CHEM 221, as well as, have my mark dropped and/or request an aegrotat standing in CHEM 282.
I have been under a lot of stress, especially in the school year 2014-2015 which reflected on my academic performance. It took me a few months to pick myself back up but I believe this is worth a try. Although I should have known not to let my personal life affect my academic performance, however, due to my history of dealing with anxiety and self-confidence, I was not able to perform my best. On top of coping with the stress of trying to raise my GPA and be out of academic probation, I came down with bad news from my family.
A huge factor reflecting my 2014-2015 academic performance was when my dad had to quit his job. I come from a low-income family. My dad is the only person working and providing for a family of four. My dad was given no choice but to resign from his dry-cleaning business at Sobey's two years ago due to Sobey¿¿s renovation and they said they could not provide a space for his business. He picked himself back up and found a temporary one-year contract job in Victoria Island. The hardest part was seeing my parents live apart from each other. My parent¿¿s health were deteriorating and my dad was not eating properly due to getting used to his new job. A few months into my dad¿¿s new job, my parents decided to sell the house to get more money and move to British Columbia. The moving process took about a year (while my dad was in BC). The moving date was set to the end of September 2014, so my sister and I helped with the move, which resulted in us missing our classes and had a negative impact on our academic performance. When things started to come together and my mom moved to BC in a one-bedroom apartment to be with my dad, his one-year contract was over and he was again left jobless due to the competitive job market and his age. He was unemployed and relied on employment insurance. This was very stressful on all of us and I knew I had to help out in some way. Without thinking of consequences, I took my own measures and found a full-time job and a part-time on top of completing my studies in my 2014-2015 studies. I thought if my parents did not have to worry about me then things would get better little by little. Obviously, this was a mistake on my part and I did not think this through due to being stressed and desperate to make money on my own to help my family that I jeopardized my academics.
After almost a year of depending on employment insurance, my dad was able to find another business in July 2014. July was a month when everything started to work out. I also had the courage to talk to a friend who helped me cope with stress and told me it¿¿s never too late to try. It¿¿s not too late to try and fix my mistakes, fix my academic standing, fix my life. That¿¿s why I am writing this letter ¿¿ to ask for a second chance. And this is why I decided to break out of my shell and take online courses to raise my GPA. I have never, not once in my undergraduate life, been so sure of my career, but now I am. I feel that I¿¿ve matured a lot from this healing process.
I would say July 2015 was my turning point in my life. It was the first time I have been so sure of what I wanted to do in my life, it was the first time I told my family of my emotional state and my poor academics, as well, it was the first time I had the courage to ask a friend for help. If I can have a chance at appealing my 2014-2015 marks, I would forever see this moment as the one last chance at making things right. My plan at the moment is, I am re-taking courses from my previous years to raise my GPA, and be able to qualify to apply for the radiology therapy or radiological technology program at the Michener Institute.
Despite all the hardships I¿¿ve experienced, I have learned so much from my short time at Queen¿¿s University. These experiences, although challenging, were valuable and I intend to grow and act upon them. I hope that this letter expresses my genuine sincerity and I ask for your favourable consideration as you consider my appeal.
Sincerely,
Janet Jeon (SN: 06206942)
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Documentation Detail: My dad's Income