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Petition Type: New
ID: 4283
Submitted: March 8, 2018 at 7:22:05 PM
First Name: Christian Matthew
Last Name: Santiago
Student Number: 10192354
Email: 15cms@queensu.ca
Degree Program: Bachelor of Arts
Plan: Life Science
Level of Study: 3
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: BCHM 218
Term: Winter
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To Whom it may concern,
My name is Christian Matthew Santiago, Student number 10192354. I sincerely apologize for having to bring these matters to you, and I thank you for listening to them.
I wish to drop BCHM 218 due to personal reasons involving my mental health. I have been struggling to keep up a good balance concerning school work and my mental health. As a result I have not been keeping up with the school work as diligently as I should have been.
The weekend before the midterm, I was studying, attempting to catch up on the exam and I experienced a very sudden wave of loss of motivation, as well as a very depressed mood. It was very difficult to continue studying and I experienced a lot of frustration and anger at myself. As a result, I do have to admit, I put off studying, taking frequent breaks in between.
The night of the midterm, I had experienced several difficulties with my computer, having to borrow a friend's. The feelings that the midterm elicited was sufficient enough that it had caused me to seriously question suicide rather than write the midterm. This distress was sufficient enough that when I got out of my chair, I was heading towards the location with the action in mind.
However, instead of doing so I wrote an email to my professor about dropping the course. I am fully aware that I will experience academic penalty and I will take it without complaint. For the future, I plan on retaking this course with a lighter course load, as well as booking appointments with Queen's counseling, hopefully getting a referral to a therapist.
Thank you very much for your time, if you need any clarification, do not hesitate to send me an email.
-Matthew Santiago
My name is Christian Matthew Santiago, Student number 10192354. I sincerely apologize for having to bring these matters to you, and I thank you for listening to them.
I wish to drop BCHM 218 due to personal reasons involving my mental health. I have been struggling to keep up a good balance concerning school work and my mental health. As a result I have not been keeping up with the school work as diligently as I should have been.
The weekend before the midterm, I was studying, attempting to catch up on the exam and I experienced a very sudden wave of loss of motivation, as well as a very depressed mood. It was very difficult to continue studying and I experienced a lot of frustration and anger at myself. As a result, I do have to admit, I put off studying, taking frequent breaks in between.
The night of the midterm, I had experienced several difficulties with my computer, having to borrow a friend's. The feelings that the midterm elicited was sufficient enough that it had caused me to seriously question suicide rather than write the midterm. This distress was sufficient enough that when I got out of my chair, I was heading towards the location with the action in mind.
However, instead of doing so I wrote an email to my professor about dropping the course. I am fully aware that I will experience academic penalty and I will take it without complaint. For the future, I plan on retaking this course with a lighter course load, as well as booking appointments with Queen's counseling, hopefully getting a referral to a therapist.
Thank you very much for your time, if you need any clarification, do not hesitate to send me an email.
-Matthew Santiago
Documentation
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