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Petition Letter: My name is Weihang Yu, a second-year sociology major student. I want to drop SOCY305 (Sociology of Professions and Occupations).
I was interested in this topic, and I really enjoyed Dr. Kay's lecturing style. I did not drop this course before March 1 because at that time I really like this topic and still wanted to give a try. However, now I feel that this 300 level course is too hard for me. I always feel extremely stressful and anxious, especially during the time when I was working on my term essay, which was 20 pages long and worth 40 of the total grade. English is my second language, so I always have to put much more effort into writing assignments than others in order to achieve academic success. At that time, I frequently lost sleep and got eating disorder, which also led me to catch flu and fever frequently. I also got mental breakdown that I almost cried every day and always asked for support from my family and friends. These symptoms also led to a negative influence on my academic performance in other courses. Lack of sleep, eating disorder, anxiety, and pressure made me hard to concentrate on lectures.
Because of the reasons I demonstrated above, I sincerely apply for dropping SOCY305, in order to prevent further damage to my physical and psychological situation and academic performance in other courses.