Submit an Academic Petition or Appeal

New Information: I am attaching my grandfather obituary to this amendment. I apologize for the way it is formatted. I can't seem to find a way to save the obituary in a format that is accepted by this form. When you open the file you will be able to see the paragraph with his date of death and surviving family.

I'd like to further explain that simply thinking of having to take these two exams makes me feel overwhelmed and anxiety fill my chest. I am not proud of my grades last semester and I don't want to relive that. If you look at my previous years you will see that I have never not done an exam and I have almost always done very well on them. This is not a situation where I simply want to skip an exam. The thought of having to look back on last year, remember my struggles, my loss, and my hurt fills me with dread, tears, and anxiety. I desperately want to put last year behind me and I worry that dealing with these two exams will cost me my focus on doing well in this new year. I enjoy school and I enjoy my program, it is not my intention to fail or do poorly, this appeal is to help me get back to my original academic standing and succeed.