Academic Plan
Taken from my appeal letter:
As far as an academic plan goes, I have a few steps that I am going to take. First of all, I have occasionally been seeing a counsellor through Queens wellness, and I intend to start seeing that counsellor on a much more regular basis in order to help keep myself on track. I also intend to retake a portion of the courses that I previously failed in order to turn my GPA around. If I am able to have this hold removed, I am also going to meet/talk to an academic advisor to completely plan out my courses until I graduate so that I can see a realistic timeframe and can see the objectives that I am working towards. Furthermore, I have a job lined up for September in Kingston which will make my days far more regimented- I have always been someone that thrives when I am forced to be busy. Less so when I find I have too much time on my hands, as I have had (by my own doing) throughout my time at Queens so far. Finally, I have moved house over the summer, and my new housemates are much more work-oriented than my previous housemates were. I really think that this influence will go far. I have found real motivation to be at university in the form of a job offer once I graduate. Where before I was at Queens because university felt like what I should be doing, I now have a tangible, legitimate opportunity for work in a field that I really enjoy once I graduate. It is for this reason that I will be at college/university this year, as the offer is solely contingent on a degree, no matter where from. As previously stated: I really don’t want or mean to make that sound ungrateful for the opportunities Queens has provided me, or to sound at all flippant towards the outcome of this appeal: I would like nothing more than to see my degree through at Queens. But I refuse to spend the next year working a job that my heart isn’t in, when I could spend that year somewhere else getting a year closer to finishing my degree to then be able to start doing what it is that I plan to be doing long term. That is also why I will be changing my degree plan to a plan without honours, so that I am able to finish earlier than I would otherwise. Once more, I cannot stress how much I would like to see my degree through at Queens.
As far as an academic plan goes, I have a few steps that I am going to take. First of all, I have occasionally been seeing a counsellor through Queens wellness, and I intend to start seeing that counsellor on a much more regular basis in order to help keep myself on track. I also intend to retake a portion of the courses that I previously failed in order to turn my GPA around. If I am able to have this hold removed, I am also going to meet/talk to an academic advisor to completely plan out my courses until I graduate so that I can see a realistic timeframe and can see the objectives that I am working towards. Furthermore, I have a job lined up for September in Kingston which will make my days far more regimented- I have always been someone that thrives when I am forced to be busy. Less so when I find I have too much time on my hands, as I have had (by my own doing) throughout my time at Queens so far. Finally, I have moved house over the summer, and my new housemates are much more work-oriented than my previous housemates were. I really think that this influence will go far. I have found real motivation to be at university in the form of a job offer once I graduate. Where before I was at Queens because university felt like what I should be doing, I now have a tangible, legitimate opportunity for work in a field that I really enjoy once I graduate. It is for this reason that I will be at college/university this year, as the offer is solely contingent on a degree, no matter where from. As previously stated: I really don’t want or mean to make that sound ungrateful for the opportunities Queens has provided me, or to sound at all flippant towards the outcome of this appeal: I would like nothing more than to see my degree through at Queens. But I refuse to spend the next year working a job that my heart isn’t in, when I could spend that year somewhere else getting a year closer to finishing my degree to then be able to start doing what it is that I plan to be doing long term. That is also why I will be changing my degree plan to a plan without honours, so that I am able to finish earlier than I would otherwise. Once more, I cannot stress how much I would like to see my degree through at Queens.