Petition Letter
Dear Academic Appeal Board,
My name is Philippa Goodleaf, and I am a third year Applied Economics student. I am conducting this appeal in the hopes that I may enrol late in STATS 263 online summer course.
As an Economics student, I must obtain a minimum of a grade C in statistics. Unfortunately, I have taken the Economics equivalent of ECON 250 (Introduction to Stats), and did not meet this requirement. As a variety athlete on the Queen's Rowing team, in addition to taking a full course load, my time is often stretched thin and I cannot give every subject the full attention it deserves. Taking STATS 263 during the summer term is a perfect opportunity for me to fully immerse myself in the subject without worry of other classes.
In addition, it is of paramount importance for me to take this course during the summer, or I will not have the prerequisite to take the following required economics classes. This will result in my having to take an additional semester.
A supporting argument that can be made in favour of me enrolling in STATS 263 late is that I have taken a statistics class before (ECON 250). Therefore, I am familiar with the material. This will allow me to catch up more quickly and efficiently than if it were an entirely new subject to me. Other than my professional work over the summer, I have no other academic responsibilities. As I mentioned before, this will additionally allow me to focus my energy on fully understanding the material at hand.
Prior to today, I had been traveling with my family, with limited Internet access. Because of a misleading email from the Queen's University Faculty to Arts and Sciences, I had believed that today (May 13) was the last day you could add or drop classes, but I have now learned that tomorrow is the final day that you may drop classes only. It was due to this reason, as well as having a Senate Sanction block on my account because of over due fees that I made this mistake. I was only able to pay these overdue fees once I began to work again now that I have returned home to New York for the summer. It was not possible for me to afford to pay these fees prior.
I take full responsibility for the oversight, but I urge you to please consider to allow me to enrol in this class. I strongly believe that I will be able to make up the missed work in the time it takes for this appeal to run its course, and I will be successful in the completion of this class. It is very important to stress, as Economics Undergraduate Chair Jennine Ball agreed, that the failure to enrol in this class will result in me having to take another semester of study. This is a situation that I will try my absolute hardest to avoid for the sake of my professional and academic career.
I look forward to proceeding with this process. Please do not hesitate to ask for additional information.
Sincerely,
Philippa Goodleaf
My name is Philippa Goodleaf, and I am a third year Applied Economics student. I am conducting this appeal in the hopes that I may enrol late in STATS 263 online summer course.
As an Economics student, I must obtain a minimum of a grade C in statistics. Unfortunately, I have taken the Economics equivalent of ECON 250 (Introduction to Stats), and did not meet this requirement. As a variety athlete on the Queen's Rowing team, in addition to taking a full course load, my time is often stretched thin and I cannot give every subject the full attention it deserves. Taking STATS 263 during the summer term is a perfect opportunity for me to fully immerse myself in the subject without worry of other classes.
In addition, it is of paramount importance for me to take this course during the summer, or I will not have the prerequisite to take the following required economics classes. This will result in my having to take an additional semester.
A supporting argument that can be made in favour of me enrolling in STATS 263 late is that I have taken a statistics class before (ECON 250). Therefore, I am familiar with the material. This will allow me to catch up more quickly and efficiently than if it were an entirely new subject to me. Other than my professional work over the summer, I have no other academic responsibilities. As I mentioned before, this will additionally allow me to focus my energy on fully understanding the material at hand.
Prior to today, I had been traveling with my family, with limited Internet access. Because of a misleading email from the Queen's University Faculty to Arts and Sciences, I had believed that today (May 13) was the last day you could add or drop classes, but I have now learned that tomorrow is the final day that you may drop classes only. It was due to this reason, as well as having a Senate Sanction block on my account because of over due fees that I made this mistake. I was only able to pay these overdue fees once I began to work again now that I have returned home to New York for the summer. It was not possible for me to afford to pay these fees prior.
I take full responsibility for the oversight, but I urge you to please consider to allow me to enrol in this class. I strongly believe that I will be able to make up the missed work in the time it takes for this appeal to run its course, and I will be successful in the completion of this class. It is very important to stress, as Economics Undergraduate Chair Jennine Ball agreed, that the failure to enrol in this class will result in me having to take another semester of study. This is a situation that I will try my absolute hardest to avoid for the sake of my professional and academic career.
I look forward to proceeding with this process. Please do not hesitate to ask for additional information.
Sincerely,
Philippa Goodleaf