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Petition Type: New
ID: 5544
Submitted: April 5, 2019 at 12:11:57 PM
First Name: Julia
Last Name: Coote
Student Number: 20077334
Email: 17jlc4@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSH
Plan: LISC
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: STAT 263
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: Charles Molson
Code: CHEM 281
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: John Carran
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: To the Associate Dean (Studies),
I am appealing to receive credit standing in two courses, STAT 263 taken in Fall 2018 with Professor Charles Molson, as well as CHEM 281 in the Fall 2018 semester taken with Professor John Carran.
I am requesting this appeal because I feel that the grades I received for each of these courses is not indicative of, nor does it reflect my success in these courses. I feel that extenuating circumstances, which this letter will outline, affected my academic performance during the exam season. Going into exam season, my grades in both courses were much higher than the grade I received after the exam period. To provide context, in STAT 263, my midterm grade and my weekly quiz grades were no lower than 80. In CHEM 281, my Midterm 1 grade was 75, my Midterm 2 grade was 78 and my total Wiley online assignment grade was 89.
However, I suffer from chronic migraines. They started to worsen this Fall, and I had planned to make an appointment with my family doctor for after exams when I returned to my home in Sherbrooke, QC for Christmas. This condition is substantiated by a note by my physician that I have provided in this appeal. On the day of December 8 2018, I had a migraine headache. These migraines cause me to experience pain, nausea, light-headedness, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light and sound. At the time, I had no treatment for these migraines other than over-the-counter medications. I did not know my options for deferring an exam, because it was so close to the time of the exam in question. Because of this, I went to the STAT 263 exam at 2:00pm on December 8 2018, but I was not able to complete it to the best of my ability. Because of this, my grade in the course dropped significantly to a D.
This migraine lasted for the next two days. By the time of the CHEM 281 exam on December 10, although the obvious symptoms had disappeared, I still experienced lightheadedness, light sensitivity and an inability to focus. As well, I was not able to adequately and effectively study in these 2 days leading up to this exam. Therefore, I believe that I was unable to perform to the best of my ability. My grade in this course also dropped significantly to a D.
During the period of these three days (December 8 to December 10) I attempted to treat these migraines with over-the-counter medications such as Advil and Tylenol, but they had little to no effect. As a result, I spent a lot of time in a darkened room with a cold-pack on my head, unable to study for any extended period of time. At this time, I called my mother, Terry Moore, multiple times for help in treating my migraines. On December 9, she was able to make an appointment with my family doctor, Dr. Raymonde Vaillancourt for the following week (December 21). At the appointment, I was able to receive a treatment plan, and was prescribed real medication to target and relieve these migraines. This timeline of information is substantiated by a letter written and submitted by my mother, included in this appeal.
Because this was an extenuating circumstance that is very unlikely to be repeated, I am not concerned about its re-occurrence. If it does indeed happen again, especially during a time of assessment like exam period, I have received proper medication and a treatment plan from my family doctor and will know how to treat it in order to proceed as normal. I am also aware about my options to defer an exam if needed. However, in reference to the past exams, I feel that it is best to appeal these grades because I did not have the information or treatment plan that I do now, and. I do not believe that these circumstances out of my control should have such a significant effect on my grades. These grades are not a reflection of my academic performance at Queen¿¿s, as can be seen with my previous grades. As well, I have spoken to Professor Molson about my circumstances and he has shared his support for my appeal.
Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or require any further information, please do not hesitate to ask.
Warm regards,
Julia Coote
I am appealing to receive credit standing in two courses, STAT 263 taken in Fall 2018 with Professor Charles Molson, as well as CHEM 281 in the Fall 2018 semester taken with Professor John Carran.
I am requesting this appeal because I feel that the grades I received for each of these courses is not indicative of, nor does it reflect my success in these courses. I feel that extenuating circumstances, which this letter will outline, affected my academic performance during the exam season. Going into exam season, my grades in both courses were much higher than the grade I received after the exam period. To provide context, in STAT 263, my midterm grade and my weekly quiz grades were no lower than 80. In CHEM 281, my Midterm 1 grade was 75, my Midterm 2 grade was 78 and my total Wiley online assignment grade was 89.
However, I suffer from chronic migraines. They started to worsen this Fall, and I had planned to make an appointment with my family doctor for after exams when I returned to my home in Sherbrooke, QC for Christmas. This condition is substantiated by a note by my physician that I have provided in this appeal. On the day of December 8 2018, I had a migraine headache. These migraines cause me to experience pain, nausea, light-headedness, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light and sound. At the time, I had no treatment for these migraines other than over-the-counter medications. I did not know my options for deferring an exam, because it was so close to the time of the exam in question. Because of this, I went to the STAT 263 exam at 2:00pm on December 8 2018, but I was not able to complete it to the best of my ability. Because of this, my grade in the course dropped significantly to a D.
This migraine lasted for the next two days. By the time of the CHEM 281 exam on December 10, although the obvious symptoms had disappeared, I still experienced lightheadedness, light sensitivity and an inability to focus. As well, I was not able to adequately and effectively study in these 2 days leading up to this exam. Therefore, I believe that I was unable to perform to the best of my ability. My grade in this course also dropped significantly to a D.
During the period of these three days (December 8 to December 10) I attempted to treat these migraines with over-the-counter medications such as Advil and Tylenol, but they had little to no effect. As a result, I spent a lot of time in a darkened room with a cold-pack on my head, unable to study for any extended period of time. At this time, I called my mother, Terry Moore, multiple times for help in treating my migraines. On December 9, she was able to make an appointment with my family doctor, Dr. Raymonde Vaillancourt for the following week (December 21). At the appointment, I was able to receive a treatment plan, and was prescribed real medication to target and relieve these migraines. This timeline of information is substantiated by a letter written and submitted by my mother, included in this appeal.
Because this was an extenuating circumstance that is very unlikely to be repeated, I am not concerned about its re-occurrence. If it does indeed happen again, especially during a time of assessment like exam period, I have received proper medication and a treatment plan from my family doctor and will know how to treat it in order to proceed as normal. I am also aware about my options to defer an exam if needed. However, in reference to the past exams, I feel that it is best to appeal these grades because I did not have the information or treatment plan that I do now, and. I do not believe that these circumstances out of my control should have such a significant effect on my grades. These grades are not a reflection of my academic performance at Queen¿¿s, as can be seen with my previous grades. As well, I have spoken to Professor Molson about my circumstances and he has shared his support for my appeal.
Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions or require any further information, please do not hesitate to ask.
Warm regards,
Julia Coote
Documentation
Professional Letter: Appeal Documentation 2-0.pdf
Document: Appeal Documentation-7.pdf