Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean,
My name is Michelle Chu and I am appealing my requirement to withdraw.
The last academic year has been challenging for me due to a variety of causes. To begin, I enrolled myself in a full course load without realizing that due to my health, I would be incapable of keeping up. I spent the entire year disliking the majority of my courses which were required for my English major without considering that I had the option to revaluate my academic plan. My disinterest lead to a lack of motivation as I was battling ongoing personal issues that directly impact my mental health, such as coping with my history of abuse and complications within my family. My inability to handle my academics created an irregular sleep pattern that crippled me for the first three months of second semester during the time when I was supposed to catch up and finish any remaining assignments from the first term. I also found out that I struggle with perfectionism, causing me to miss deadlines due to anxiety and depression.
I have created an academic plan with many proactive initiatives that I have begun to practice in hopes to be successful next year. I have been seeing my counselor from HCDS on a regular basis (every two weeks) and I have found his guidance extremely helpful. The process has been ongoing for more than a year and I am confident I will be able to achieve my goals with the right focus, help, and discipline.
My name is Michelle Chu and I am appealing my requirement to withdraw.
The last academic year has been challenging for me due to a variety of causes. To begin, I enrolled myself in a full course load without realizing that due to my health, I would be incapable of keeping up. I spent the entire year disliking the majority of my courses which were required for my English major without considering that I had the option to revaluate my academic plan. My disinterest lead to a lack of motivation as I was battling ongoing personal issues that directly impact my mental health, such as coping with my history of abuse and complications within my family. My inability to handle my academics created an irregular sleep pattern that crippled me for the first three months of second semester during the time when I was supposed to catch up and finish any remaining assignments from the first term. I also found out that I struggle with perfectionism, causing me to miss deadlines due to anxiety and depression.
I have created an academic plan with many proactive initiatives that I have begun to practice in hopes to be successful next year. I have been seeing my counselor from HCDS on a regular basis (every two weeks) and I have found his guidance extremely helpful. The process has been ongoing for more than a year and I am confident I will be able to achieve my goals with the right focus, help, and discipline.