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Petition Type: New
ID: 8460
Submitted: December 8, 2021 at 3:11:02 PM
First Name: Nayyab
Last Name: Salman Cheema
Student Number: 20293524
Email: nayyabcheema1@gmail.com
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: PPE
Level of Study: 1
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: COGS100
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Code: GRMN101
Term: Fall
Year: 2021
Petition Category: Drop a course after the academic deadline
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: The reason why I want to drop two courses so late in the semester is because I've had a difficult semester and I've fallen severely behind in all of my courses. There is not one isolated thing that caused me to fall so behind but rather a collection of things.
Firstly, the external forces:
When school began I was doing well and really enjoying course content, but then at the end of September I got really sick. I had extremely bad abdominal pain, a fever, and I was throwing up bile. It lasted for around 2 weeks and I was completely unable to do school because all I could do was sleep all day, my brain was not working. I went to the emergency room twice, and it was concluded I had a very swollen intestine and an infection. This put me very behind in school. Then, I had to go to Pakistan during midterm week to visit my grandmother because she was very sick. I was unable to do much schoolwork there because I was very jetlagged/tired all day(it takes a week to adjust) and I needed to spend time with my grandmother.
Secondly, the internal factors:
I am diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, that impact my ability to do schoolwork and ADHD which impacts my ability to focus. I am also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1.
Since the aforementioned events made it so that I fell behind my anxieties became crippling and debilitated me to the point where I was either in a catatonic state for hours or I was in a depressive episode.
I think that if I can drop 2 of my classes then I have a greater chance of catching up and succeeding in my other 3 classes. I think the odds are better for me to pass/succeed in 3 classes than to fail/do mediocre in 5 classes.
Firstly, the external forces:
When school began I was doing well and really enjoying course content, but then at the end of September I got really sick. I had extremely bad abdominal pain, a fever, and I was throwing up bile. It lasted for around 2 weeks and I was completely unable to do school because all I could do was sleep all day, my brain was not working. I went to the emergency room twice, and it was concluded I had a very swollen intestine and an infection. This put me very behind in school. Then, I had to go to Pakistan during midterm week to visit my grandmother because she was very sick. I was unable to do much schoolwork there because I was very jetlagged/tired all day(it takes a week to adjust) and I needed to spend time with my grandmother.
Secondly, the internal factors:
I am diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, that impact my ability to do schoolwork and ADHD which impacts my ability to focus. I am also diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1.
Since the aforementioned events made it so that I fell behind my anxieties became crippling and debilitated me to the point where I was either in a catatonic state for hours or I was in a depressive episode.
I think that if I can drop 2 of my classes then I have a greater chance of catching up and succeeding in my other 3 classes. I think the odds are better for me to pass/succeed in 3 classes than to fail/do mediocre in 5 classes.
Documentation
Professional Letter: NSC Appeal Doc.pdf
Document: november sick note.pdf
Decision Letters
History
Originally submitted December 8, 2021 at 3:11:02 PM.
| Field | Reference | Old Value | New Value | Note | User | Date/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| status | N/A | Received | In Review | Spring Forsberg | 2021-12-09 1:54:58 PM | |
| status | N/A | In Review | Granted | Spring Forsberg | 2021-12-22 10:51:07 AM | |
| associate_dean | N/A | Amitava Chowdhury, Ph.D. | Spring Forsberg | 2021-12-22 10:51:07 AM | ||
| decision_letter | N/A | N/A | Decision letter sent | Spring Forsberg | 2021-12-22 10:53:26 AM |

