Manage Appeals
Petition Type: New
ID: 14463
Submitted: June 14, 2026 at 9:15:20 AM
First Name: Yuan
Last Name: Wang
Pronoun: He/Him
Preferred Name: Yuan Wang
Student Number: 20423605
Email: wy041015@gmail.com
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: ECON
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Waive the requirement to withdraw for one year
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to ask the Faculty to reconsider the decision to require me to withdraw from the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences for one year I received on May 26, 2026, which came as a shock,
as well as an alert that my input during the past year was still not effective or highly
productive. I understand that the direct reason for this decision was due to my low cGPA.
However, what I want to explain in this letter is that my situation has changed significantly in
the past year if compared with the former terms, and the cGPA from recent two terms does not
fully reflect my current academic status.
Firstly, I want share that my academic difficulties did not happen suddenly. In the early stage
of my entry into the university, I encountered great difficulties in adapting to the learning
style and the pressure of the courses. At the same time, I experienced a long period of
emotional instability and psychological pressure, which gradually affected my ability to
concentrate, organizational skills, and persistence in learning. As a result, I failed or did not
complete many courses from 2023 to 2025. I accept these results. But I also want to make it
clear that during that time, I was not in a stable psychological or emotional state, and I could
not study in a normal student state.
The real important change began in 2025 Fall. That semester was not perfect, but it was the
first time I felt that I was gradually returning to normal learning. I was no longer in a situation
where I could not complete courses at all. I attended the classes regularly, turned in my
homework on time, and achieved the C+, C, and C- results in many subjects. It was a great
deal for me since in contrast to the failures and unfinished courses in the past terms, I made
considerable progress. But once again, I have to admit that this Fall term was rather
emotionally hard for me. After receiving the first academic withdrawal decision which was
made in May 2025 I remember, I always studied having a lot of fear. Not only do I consider
what I am learning today, but also fear what might happen to me if I fail. Before taking the
exam, I tended to suffer insomnia and imagine myself getting terrible results even though I
had been trying to maintain stability spending longer time on studies.
But then in 2026 Winter, I made even more progress. Specifically, I got an A- in CISC 102,
passed ECON 110B (D), which was F in the previous term. Analyzing the results of this term
for myself, I can say that its importance cannot be underestimated, because for the first time
in my life, this term proved one important aspect that I was unable to prove in my life here.
That is, when my mental state is quite stable, I definitely have a capability to obtain good
results. This is not only an example of my successful studies, but also an indicator that my
capability to study remains in me. However, I also have a lot of issues in some subjects, such
as FM114, and, consequently, I also react strongly to stress when taking exams. As before, I
have sleep disorders before exam, as well as stomach pain and mental exhaustion due to
excessive stress. Although this term is not perfect, but it is obviously different from my
previous state of continuous failure.
Though there is an improvement in the GPA since the previous two terms, it is not enough to
bring the total GPA above 1.60. It is very clear why it is so because the weight of failures and
incomplete courses during the first three years cannot be easily overcome in terms of a quick
improvement. However, I believe that the Faculty can realize that the cGPA is the result of a
past record, but the performance is something that reflects my current performance. As a
matter of fact, from 2025 Fall to 2026 Winter, my performance pattern has changed from
repeated failure and incompletes to completion of several courses with better grades. This
change is real and important to me, indicating a continuous, positive improvement, even if the
overall GPA is still low.
On the other hand, I would like to share the changes that occurred in my personal life as well.
Emotional problems that I was struggling with have been overcome for the most part already.
Furthermore, I have begun receiving continuous counselling sessions and am trying to
construct my daily schedule again. I do exercises on a more consistent basis and attempt to
maintain an appropriate sleep regimen as well. Communication with my family has become
more steady, and in general, the conditions have improved compared to before. However, I
must also honestly state that recovery is not linear. Namely, I still have issues when I come
across challenging conditions in the academic process, such as exams or their outcomes. Yet,
now I can identify this state earlier and try to adjust it before the problem worsens.
Unlike in the previous year, I did not just hope for improvement to come. Instead, I took the
responsibility to reconnect with my education process. When I faced issues, I sought guidance
from my professors/TAs and tried to follow the course. Moreover, I attempted to recover the
lost credits by registering for courses in the other institution over the summer; however, the
cGPA was an obstacle for me to enroll into the courses provided by the institution. Even if it
was unsuccessful, it indicated that I did make an attempt to better improve my academic
standing. As for the summer holiday, I continued the psychological assistance, physical
exercises, and sought internships in my area. Up until now, I have not found a suitable
internship, but I will keep to search for the proper position. Such behavior is crucial for me
since it shows that I am no longer escaping from the problems and building myself back
again.
I also have to be honest in revealing the issues that I still face. The issue is the lack of
consideration on my part when selecting courses that I can tackle. This involves assessing the
complexity of the course and my psychological well-being at the time of selection. Before the
beginning of each term in the future, I will communicate with the academic advisor, carefully
review the curriculum, workload and assessment structure, and choose the course that is more
suitable for my current situation. I will also reduce the course burden when necessary to
ensure stable performance. I will continue to receive psychological counseling and identify
stress signals as early as possible, especially before the exam, so as to seek help in time.
I fully understand that the Faculty must maintain academic standards, and I am not asking to
ignore these standards. I hope the Faculty will consider my recent real changes. Since 2025
Fall, I have changed from repeated failures to a stable completion of the course, and achieved
an A- in 2026 Winter, which implies that my standing is beginning to recover.
Should I be required to leave my studies, I feel it might disrupt the process which has only
just begun in both my academics and mental stability. However, should I be permitted to
pursue further studies under probation, I am confident that steady progress will be made in
time for me. I sincerely hope for a further chance to prove my ability in a better, healthier
condition.
Thank you very much for considering my situation.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Yuan
I am writing to ask the Faculty to reconsider the decision to require me to withdraw from the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences for one year I received on May 26, 2026, which came as a shock,
as well as an alert that my input during the past year was still not effective or highly
productive. I understand that the direct reason for this decision was due to my low cGPA.
However, what I want to explain in this letter is that my situation has changed significantly in
the past year if compared with the former terms, and the cGPA from recent two terms does not
fully reflect my current academic status.
Firstly, I want share that my academic difficulties did not happen suddenly. In the early stage
of my entry into the university, I encountered great difficulties in adapting to the learning
style and the pressure of the courses. At the same time, I experienced a long period of
emotional instability and psychological pressure, which gradually affected my ability to
concentrate, organizational skills, and persistence in learning. As a result, I failed or did not
complete many courses from 2023 to 2025. I accept these results. But I also want to make it
clear that during that time, I was not in a stable psychological or emotional state, and I could
not study in a normal student state.
The real important change began in 2025 Fall. That semester was not perfect, but it was the
first time I felt that I was gradually returning to normal learning. I was no longer in a situation
where I could not complete courses at all. I attended the classes regularly, turned in my
homework on time, and achieved the C+, C, and C- results in many subjects. It was a great
deal for me since in contrast to the failures and unfinished courses in the past terms, I made
considerable progress. But once again, I have to admit that this Fall term was rather
emotionally hard for me. After receiving the first academic withdrawal decision which was
made in May 2025 I remember, I always studied having a lot of fear. Not only do I consider
what I am learning today, but also fear what might happen to me if I fail. Before taking the
exam, I tended to suffer insomnia and imagine myself getting terrible results even though I
had been trying to maintain stability spending longer time on studies.
But then in 2026 Winter, I made even more progress. Specifically, I got an A- in CISC 102,
passed ECON 110B (D), which was F in the previous term. Analyzing the results of this term
for myself, I can say that its importance cannot be underestimated, because for the first time
in my life, this term proved one important aspect that I was unable to prove in my life here.
That is, when my mental state is quite stable, I definitely have a capability to obtain good
results. This is not only an example of my successful studies, but also an indicator that my
capability to study remains in me. However, I also have a lot of issues in some subjects, such
as FM114, and, consequently, I also react strongly to stress when taking exams. As before, I
have sleep disorders before exam, as well as stomach pain and mental exhaustion due to
excessive stress. Although this term is not perfect, but it is obviously different from my
previous state of continuous failure.
Though there is an improvement in the GPA since the previous two terms, it is not enough to
bring the total GPA above 1.60. It is very clear why it is so because the weight of failures and
incomplete courses during the first three years cannot be easily overcome in terms of a quick
improvement. However, I believe that the Faculty can realize that the cGPA is the result of a
past record, but the performance is something that reflects my current performance. As a
matter of fact, from 2025 Fall to 2026 Winter, my performance pattern has changed from
repeated failure and incompletes to completion of several courses with better grades. This
change is real and important to me, indicating a continuous, positive improvement, even if the
overall GPA is still low.
On the other hand, I would like to share the changes that occurred in my personal life as well.
Emotional problems that I was struggling with have been overcome for the most part already.
Furthermore, I have begun receiving continuous counselling sessions and am trying to
construct my daily schedule again. I do exercises on a more consistent basis and attempt to
maintain an appropriate sleep regimen as well. Communication with my family has become
more steady, and in general, the conditions have improved compared to before. However, I
must also honestly state that recovery is not linear. Namely, I still have issues when I come
across challenging conditions in the academic process, such as exams or their outcomes. Yet,
now I can identify this state earlier and try to adjust it before the problem worsens.
Unlike in the previous year, I did not just hope for improvement to come. Instead, I took the
responsibility to reconnect with my education process. When I faced issues, I sought guidance
from my professors/TAs and tried to follow the course. Moreover, I attempted to recover the
lost credits by registering for courses in the other institution over the summer; however, the
cGPA was an obstacle for me to enroll into the courses provided by the institution. Even if it
was unsuccessful, it indicated that I did make an attempt to better improve my academic
standing. As for the summer holiday, I continued the psychological assistance, physical
exercises, and sought internships in my area. Up until now, I have not found a suitable
internship, but I will keep to search for the proper position. Such behavior is crucial for me
since it shows that I am no longer escaping from the problems and building myself back
again.
I also have to be honest in revealing the issues that I still face. The issue is the lack of
consideration on my part when selecting courses that I can tackle. This involves assessing the
complexity of the course and my psychological well-being at the time of selection. Before the
beginning of each term in the future, I will communicate with the academic advisor, carefully
review the curriculum, workload and assessment structure, and choose the course that is more
suitable for my current situation. I will also reduce the course burden when necessary to
ensure stable performance. I will continue to receive psychological counseling and identify
stress signals as early as possible, especially before the exam, so as to seek help in time.
I fully understand that the Faculty must maintain academic standards, and I am not asking to
ignore these standards. I hope the Faculty will consider my recent real changes. Since 2025
Fall, I have changed from repeated failures to a stable completion of the course, and achieved
an A- in 2026 Winter, which implies that my standing is beginning to recover.
Should I be required to leave my studies, I feel it might disrupt the process which has only
just begun in both my academics and mental stability. However, should I be permitted to
pursue further studies under probation, I am confident that steady progress will be made in
time for me. I sincerely hope for a further chance to prove my ability in a better, healthier
condition.
Thank you very much for considering my situation.
Yours sincerely,
Wang Yuan
Academic Plan
Academic Plan: if the Faculty allows me to continue my study this time, I will focus on stabilizing my learning state, reasonably controlling the course pressure and using the Faculty's support resources in a timely manner in the next year. In the past, my main problem was not that I had no learning ability at all, but that under long-term psychological pressure, family pressure and exam anxiety, my learning state was unstable. At the same time, I was not mature enough in course selection and time management, and sometimes I ignored the difficulty of the course and my own capacity at that time in order to recover the progress. Therefore, in the future, I will no longer blindly pursue taking many courses at once, but will give priority to ensuring that each course can be completed stably.
In terms of course selection, I will take the initiative to make an appointment with an Academic Advisor before the start of each semester to confirm the course selection, course arrangement and graduation progress with the advisor. I will read the syllabus of each course in advance to understand the course content, assessment method, prerequisite requirements and workload, and then make choices according to my interests, foundation and psychological state. For courses that have been repeatedly affected or difficult in the past, I will arrange a review plan in advance instead of waiting until the exam to concentrate on preparing. If the Faculty advises me to reduce the course load or continue to study in the form of probation, I am also willing to accept it and gradually bring the GPA back to the Faculty's requirements through a more stable course arrangement.
In terms of learning methods, I will make a weekly study plan from the first week of the semester, and divide reading, assignment, quiz and exam preparation into weekly tasks. I will use a calendar and a to-do list to record deadlines to avoid excessive pressure in the final stage due to anxiety or procrastination. For what I don't understand, I will continue to take the initiative to ask professors, TAs or classmates for advice as in the past year, and I will also use the learning strategies, writing, time management and exam preparation support provided by Student Academic Success Services to help myself build more stable learning habits.
In terms of mental health, I will continue to maintain psychological counseling and regular exercise. If I find myself having obvious anxiety, insomnia, decreased attention, low mood or panic before the exam again, I will contact the counselor, doctor or the relevant support department of the Faculty in time, instead of holding on until the situation worsens. I will also maintain a healthier communication boundary with my family to reduce the direct impact of family stress on learning. Now my communication with my family is more stable than in the past, and I have received more support. I believe this will help me complete my studies in a more stable state in the future.
In terms of course selection, I will take the initiative to make an appointment with an Academic Advisor before the start of each semester to confirm the course selection, course arrangement and graduation progress with the advisor. I will read the syllabus of each course in advance to understand the course content, assessment method, prerequisite requirements and workload, and then make choices according to my interests, foundation and psychological state. For courses that have been repeatedly affected or difficult in the past, I will arrange a review plan in advance instead of waiting until the exam to concentrate on preparing. If the Faculty advises me to reduce the course load or continue to study in the form of probation, I am also willing to accept it and gradually bring the GPA back to the Faculty's requirements through a more stable course arrangement.
In terms of learning methods, I will make a weekly study plan from the first week of the semester, and divide reading, assignment, quiz and exam preparation into weekly tasks. I will use a calendar and a to-do list to record deadlines to avoid excessive pressure in the final stage due to anxiety or procrastination. For what I don't understand, I will continue to take the initiative to ask professors, TAs or classmates for advice as in the past year, and I will also use the learning strategies, writing, time management and exam preparation support provided by Student Academic Success Services to help myself build more stable learning habits.
In terms of mental health, I will continue to maintain psychological counseling and regular exercise. If I find myself having obvious anxiety, insomnia, decreased attention, low mood or panic before the exam again, I will contact the counselor, doctor or the relevant support department of the Faculty in time, instead of holding on until the situation worsens. I will also maintain a healthier communication boundary with my family to reduce the direct impact of family stress on learning. Now my communication with my family is more stable than in the past, and I have received more support. I believe this will help me complete my studies in a more stable state in the future.
Documentation
Professional Letter: Yuan Wang Psychological Counseling compressed.pdf
Document: Summer term registration-2.pdf