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Petition Type: New
ID: 5838
Submitted: June 3, 2019 at 10:08:46 AM
First Name: Alexander
Last Name: Ghai
Student Number: 10208429
Email: 15atgk@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BSH
Plan: MATH
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Code: CISC 121
Term: Fall
Year: 2018
Petition Category: Request credit (CR) standing in a course or courses
Instructor's Name: RCHARD LINLEY
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Dear Associate Dean,
My name is Alexander Ghai. I am a second-year student majoring in Mathematics. I am appealing for a credit standing in CISC 121, offered in the fall semester of 2018 by Dr. Richard Linley.
I was retaking the class to improve the C+ grade I had received in the Summer of 2018, unfortunately unforeseen circumstances set in and I ended up getting a lower grade, D. I understand that it does not count towards my GPA, but I would be grateful if the grade could be replaced with a credit standing.
Last year, I lost a friend at KGH. He got sick in November and by December his health had deteriorated to the point of being placed on life support machine. Eventually his body was removed off the life support. This was a very challenging time for me. I was writing assignments, preparing for exams and talking to the deceased parents. On the other hand, I was hosting the deceased friends who were coming from other towns to pay their respect.
I missed some very important classes in the process. I fell behind in lectures and as a result one of my classes suffered the most, CISC 121. I did not do well in the midterm and was hoping to score well in the final so that I can raise the total grade since those two portions account for about 70 of the overall final grade. So, I requested for my exams to be pushed to January, which was granted. I studied over the December Christmas break. However, I was mentally unprepared and that showed when I took my exams. I did not do well in my final exams. Fortunately, I had done well in all my assignments for Econ 112 and CISC 110 and that helped raised my grades in those classes.
I would be very grateful if you could help with my appeal thank you.
Best Regards,
Alex
My name is Alexander Ghai. I am a second-year student majoring in Mathematics. I am appealing for a credit standing in CISC 121, offered in the fall semester of 2018 by Dr. Richard Linley.
I was retaking the class to improve the C+ grade I had received in the Summer of 2018, unfortunately unforeseen circumstances set in and I ended up getting a lower grade, D. I understand that it does not count towards my GPA, but I would be grateful if the grade could be replaced with a credit standing.
Last year, I lost a friend at KGH. He got sick in November and by December his health had deteriorated to the point of being placed on life support machine. Eventually his body was removed off the life support. This was a very challenging time for me. I was writing assignments, preparing for exams and talking to the deceased parents. On the other hand, I was hosting the deceased friends who were coming from other towns to pay their respect.
I missed some very important classes in the process. I fell behind in lectures and as a result one of my classes suffered the most, CISC 121. I did not do well in the midterm and was hoping to score well in the final so that I can raise the total grade since those two portions account for about 70 of the overall final grade. So, I requested for my exams to be pushed to January, which was granted. I studied over the December Christmas break. However, I was mentally unprepared and that showed when I took my exams. I did not do well in my final exams. Fortunately, I had done well in all my assignments for Econ 112 and CISC 110 and that helped raised my grades in those classes.
I would be very grateful if you could help with my appeal thank you.
Best Regards,
Alex
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from social worker at KGH
Document: image2018-12-06-112245-0.pdf