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Petition Type: New
ID: 6875
Submitted: August 7, 2020 at 6:54:51 PM
First Name: Grace
Last Name: Chen
Student Number: 20172563
Email: 18gc27@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: ENGL
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: ENGL 237
Term: Summer
Year: 2020
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: Hello,
My name is Grace Chen and I am writing to request for an appeal to drop my ENGL 237 course without academic penatly. It has been a challenging month for me mentally and psychologically, that after careful consultation with counsellor Allison from Student Wellness Services and Melissa from Arts & Science Consideration, it was decided that it¿¿s in the best interest for me to request for a droop in this course without academic penalty. Normally, such as last year, I am a very motivated and passionate student who loves to achieve high and has many dreams and aspirations for the future. However, because of COVID-19, it has really taken a toll on my mental health this summer, as I found myself experiencing extreme anxiety long-term symptoms and found the daily routines of getting up to accomplish day-to-day tasks of being human very difficult. I was not in the same mindset as I normally am with life, and because of that I needed to take time off with this course, and plan to take it again in the future when I am better. I wasn¿¿t always aware of these symptoms, but gradually as I found myself isolating myself from friends and others for the past month, I knew I just wasn¿¿t okay and needed to not focus on school now and focus on getting better. I learned so much in the past month about knowing when to reach out and having that discipline, that I know I will carry forward in the fall semester and for the rest of my life.
However, if possible, I would actually love to just defer this ENGL 237 exam, which I originally scheduled for Saturday, August 8th. This is because I received a two-week extension from Allison, I was just told it may be unlikely I can defer this exam. However, if I could just defer it, then I would have time to not only submit my remaining assignments for this course, but be in the right mindset and improved mental health state to rise to the occasion of the exam. Like I said earlier, I have taken so many difficult valuable life lessons from this summer, and I am determined to pick myself back up, and bring back this faith and confidence after going through such intense emotions in July.
Thank you, please get back to me soon.
Sincerely,
Grace Chen
My name is Grace Chen and I am writing to request for an appeal to drop my ENGL 237 course without academic penatly. It has been a challenging month for me mentally and psychologically, that after careful consultation with counsellor Allison from Student Wellness Services and Melissa from Arts & Science Consideration, it was decided that it¿¿s in the best interest for me to request for a droop in this course without academic penalty. Normally, such as last year, I am a very motivated and passionate student who loves to achieve high and has many dreams and aspirations for the future. However, because of COVID-19, it has really taken a toll on my mental health this summer, as I found myself experiencing extreme anxiety long-term symptoms and found the daily routines of getting up to accomplish day-to-day tasks of being human very difficult. I was not in the same mindset as I normally am with life, and because of that I needed to take time off with this course, and plan to take it again in the future when I am better. I wasn¿¿t always aware of these symptoms, but gradually as I found myself isolating myself from friends and others for the past month, I knew I just wasn¿¿t okay and needed to not focus on school now and focus on getting better. I learned so much in the past month about knowing when to reach out and having that discipline, that I know I will carry forward in the fall semester and for the rest of my life.
However, if possible, I would actually love to just defer this ENGL 237 exam, which I originally scheduled for Saturday, August 8th. This is because I received a two-week extension from Allison, I was just told it may be unlikely I can defer this exam. However, if I could just defer it, then I would have time to not only submit my remaining assignments for this course, but be in the right mindset and improved mental health state to rise to the occasion of the exam. Like I said earlier, I have taken so many difficult valuable life lessons from this summer, and I am determined to pick myself back up, and bring back this faith and confidence after going through such intense emotions in July.
Thank you, please get back to me soon.
Sincerely,
Grace Chen
Documentation
Professional Letter: Screen Shot 2020-08-07 at 3.29.16 PM.png
Documentation Detail: Allison's signature has been signed on her end, her email is all11@queensu.ca
