Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean (Studies),
My name is Julia Mashaal and I am a Sociology Major and Psychology Minor in fourth year at Queen's University. I am appealing my final exam grade for Developmental Psychology (PSYC 251) in the Winter term of 2015. I am appealing to request to waive the 21-day appeal deadline. This Developmental Psychology exam was on April 13, 2015 at 9am. During my psychology exam, I experienced an episode of acute anxiety. I have always been an anxious person, but I have never experienced the symptoms I experienced in the examination room. This episode was extremely overwhelming and I did not know how to handle the situation. I tried to calm myself down during the examination and find ways to cope while trying to provide the best possible answers I was able to come up with at this time. This psychological challenge prevented my ability to perform and write the examination to the best of my ability. This was fortunately the only course that was affected by my challenge, as it was the only course that held this much weight on the final examination (if you receive 40 or lower on final, you fail the course). My other exam and essays did not put this much pressure on me, as my other marks were also taken into account.
After receiving my grade for this exam, I was ashamed and embarrassed. I experienced similar symptoms I felt during the exam throughout the summer. My anxiety was associated with this grade I received, as it is extremely unusual for me. In the summer, I was not in Kingston and I did not have access to regular services provided on campus. I did not feel comfortable disclosing this information with my parents, as I have never received a grade this low on an examination before. This feeling of being ashamed was very overwhelming for me. The anxiety persisted over the summer as it was a very unusual situation for me. This contributes to the reasons why I am only appealing at this time. At the beginning of the Fall semester (2015), I decided to confide in my Mother, as I was hoping to rectify the situation. After discussing this with my Mother, we decided it would be best to see a health-care professional. By doing so, I found new ways to cope with my symptoms and feelings of embarrassment. This brings me to where I am now, writing this appeal to waive the 21-day deadline. Currently, I am finding ways to cope with my psychological challenge. I am going to see a psychologist in order to ensure these feelings and symptoms do not impact my grades in the future. I have taken on exercise, meditation and changed my eating habits, which have already helped me in many ways. These future plans will support my academic goals, and help me maintain the level of academics I have achieved throughout my undergraduate career. I am confident my academic plan will ensure I am successful in my current studies.
Thank you for your consideration.
Regards,
Julia Mashaal
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My name is Julia Mashaal and I am a Sociology Major and Psychology Minor in fourth year at Queen's University. I am appealing my final exam grade for Developmental Psychology (PSYC 251) in the Winter term of 2015. I am appealing to request to waive the 21-day appeal deadline. This Developmental Psychology exam was on April 13, 2015 at 9am. During my psychology exam, I experienced an episode of acute anxiety. I have always been an anxious person, but I have never experienced the symptoms I experienced in the examination room. This episode was extremely overwhelming and I did not know how to handle the situation. I tried to calm myself down during the examination and find ways to cope while trying to provide the best possible answers I was able to come up with at this time. This psychological challenge prevented my ability to perform and write the examination to the best of my ability. This was fortunately the only course that was affected by my challenge, as it was the only course that held this much weight on the final examination (if you receive 40 or lower on final, you fail the course). My other exam and essays did not put this much pressure on me, as my other marks were also taken into account.
After receiving my grade for this exam, I was ashamed and embarrassed. I experienced similar symptoms I felt during the exam throughout the summer. My anxiety was associated with this grade I received, as it is extremely unusual for me. In the summer, I was not in Kingston and I did not have access to regular services provided on campus. I did not feel comfortable disclosing this information with my parents, as I have never received a grade this low on an examination before. This feeling of being ashamed was very overwhelming for me. The anxiety persisted over the summer as it was a very unusual situation for me. This contributes to the reasons why I am only appealing at this time. At the beginning of the Fall semester (2015), I decided to confide in my Mother, as I was hoping to rectify the situation. After discussing this with my Mother, we decided it would be best to see a health-care professional. By doing so, I found new ways to cope with my symptoms and feelings of embarrassment. This brings me to where I am now, writing this appeal to waive the 21-day deadline. Currently, I am finding ways to cope with my psychological challenge. I am going to see a psychologist in order to ensure these feelings and symptoms do not impact my grades in the future. I have taken on exercise, meditation and changed my eating habits, which have already helped me in many ways. These future plans will support my academic goals, and help me maintain the level of academics I have achieved throughout my undergraduate career. I am confident my academic plan will ensure I am successful in my current studies.
Thank you for your consideration.
Regards,
Julia Mashaal
10075085