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Petition Type: New
ID: 598
Submitted: December 8, 2014 at 11:50:04 AM
First Name: Hayley
Last Name: Kaskens-Edwards
Student Number: 10097880
Email: 12hake@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH/BEd
Plan: ENGL major GPHY minor
Level of Study: 2
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: GPHY 227
Term: Fall
Year: 2014
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Instructor's Name: Betsy Donald
Component: withdrawal from course
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: December 8, 2014
To Whomever it May Concern:
I am writing this letter to appeal to withdraw from the course GPHY 227. I was unable to withdraw from the course by the deadline because I suffer from anxiety and this sometimes interferes with my ability to make sound, timely decisions. There are two predominant symptoms of my recurring anxiety: one is the inability to make a decision and the other is to feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by what feels like unmanageable circumstances. At the end of October, I made several appointments with academic advisors and counsellors as I was struggling with my anxiety and with decisions over my program, specifically whether or not to decrease my workload. In the end, I was unable to make a decision about anything, and used avoidance as my coping strategy. I thought I could manage. I realize now that I needed to reduce my course load in order to manage my anxiety.
This course suffered in particular because in my inability to manage my workload I was spreading myself too thin. In order to succeed in other courses, GPHY 227 fell by the wayside. Something needed to give in order for me to be able to cope and it happened to be this course.
When I began at Queens last year, I submitted medical forms to Disability Services. In this note my physician stated that I had been under her care for anxiety for several years. Disability Services has granted me additional time on exams as a result. I continue to be under my physician's care, and I take Cipralex and Concerta to manage my mental health.
Thank you for considering my appeal to withdraw from GPHY 227 after the deadline.
Sincerely,
Hayley Kaskens-Edwards
To Whomever it May Concern:
I am writing this letter to appeal to withdraw from the course GPHY 227. I was unable to withdraw from the course by the deadline because I suffer from anxiety and this sometimes interferes with my ability to make sound, timely decisions. There are two predominant symptoms of my recurring anxiety: one is the inability to make a decision and the other is to feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by what feels like unmanageable circumstances. At the end of October, I made several appointments with academic advisors and counsellors as I was struggling with my anxiety and with decisions over my program, specifically whether or not to decrease my workload. In the end, I was unable to make a decision about anything, and used avoidance as my coping strategy. I thought I could manage. I realize now that I needed to reduce my course load in order to manage my anxiety.
This course suffered in particular because in my inability to manage my workload I was spreading myself too thin. In order to succeed in other courses, GPHY 227 fell by the wayside. Something needed to give in order for me to be able to cope and it happened to be this course.
When I began at Queens last year, I submitted medical forms to Disability Services. In this note my physician stated that I had been under her care for anxiety for several years. Disability Services has granted me additional time on exams as a result. I continue to be under my physician's care, and I take Cipralex and Concerta to manage my mental health.
Thank you for considering my appeal to withdraw from GPHY 227 after the deadline.
Sincerely,
Hayley Kaskens-Edwards
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: Letter from Physician