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Petition Letter: Hello,

I am appealing to drop RELS222 (Winter 2018). At the time of course selection, I had enrolled in 6 courses for the winter semester, rather than 5. At the time, I had intended on taking those 6 courses, but after the Fall Semester, I had decided on dropping one of my winter courses, to ease my workload. However, I completely forgot to do so. I continued with my other courses, forgetting that I was enrolled in this Religion course (which was an elective). Once I realized by Week 6, it was too late. I had contacted my professor asking if there was any chance of me passing this course, but they advised me to drop it. At this point, it was past the final drop deadline. Due to this, my overall GPA, which is already on the Academic Probation line, is greatly affected.
My greatest concern is the fact that I failed RELS222, as I did not complete nearly enough of this course¿¿s content to pass. I don¿¿t think a ¿¿fail¿ in this course properly reflects my academic abilities, as I did not fail the work, but I only failed to do the work. I know I could do well in this course, if I had committed to taking this 6th course, and gone to the lectures as well as done the work.
I understand that this was a mistake on my end, and I am responsible for this problem, but should my appeal be granted, I plan on re-taking this course next semester in addition to my other 5 courses. I have also consulted an academic advisor, and plan on meeting with her regularly to get me back on track academically, and I am planning on taking summer courses in 2019 to improve my GPA and get all the credits I need to graduate. I know I am capable of achieving in my academics here at Queen¿¿s.
If this course was treated as a drop, I would be most grateful and understand it would have a less adverse effect on my GPA. This would allow me to remain at Queen¿¿s and get on the right path to success where I have learned where and how to obtain proper guidance and support.