Petition Letter
To whom it may concern,
I am writing to appeal my academic withdrawal from Queen¿¿s University. I had anticipated the receipt of a letter informing me of my withdrawal, but I was still upset when I received it. I would like to urge you to reinstate me for next year.
I am in a similar situation to last year when I appealed my academic withdrawal for the 2015-2016 school year. I achieved even more success this past year in comparison to my third year at Queen¿¿s, as I achieved a G.P.A. of 1.84 this past year compared to the G.P.A of 1.63 I achieved in my third year. Even with this success, my second year haunts me as I had described in my previous appeal letter last year. My grandfather passed away in a tragic car accident late November of 2013, as it was nearing exams for first semester. This event affected me greatly as I had to go back home to Richmond Hill immediately for the funeral proceedings missing the final weeks of class. As explained in my previous letter, I was extremely saddened at his untimely passing and was unable to focus on my upcoming exams. I knew I had done poorly after writing my exams, but once I received my marks, it only became worse in second semester as I was on a downward spiral because I felt like I was unable to do well anymore. Only when the school year was done I was able to pick myself back up as I no longer had the stress of a full course load.
Now I am in a position where I can almost graduate as I have been trending upwards in my academic success as displayed by my past year. This is due to following the Academic Plan I crafted for my appeal last year. I focused more on Mathematics courses this past year, resulting in my first A- in a course in my university career. I also have been in contact with my professors, exchanging emails so I can keep track of my knowledge in the course. I also took an 80 course load of only 24 credits this past year instead of the full 30 credits. I will admit I did not speak with a Learning Strategist, but that is because I felt as though speaking with my professors led to more specific advice.
I am writing to appeal my academic withdrawal from Queen¿¿s University. I had anticipated the receipt of a letter informing me of my withdrawal, but I was still upset when I received it. I would like to urge you to reinstate me for next year.
I am in a similar situation to last year when I appealed my academic withdrawal for the 2015-2016 school year. I achieved even more success this past year in comparison to my third year at Queen¿¿s, as I achieved a G.P.A. of 1.84 this past year compared to the G.P.A of 1.63 I achieved in my third year. Even with this success, my second year haunts me as I had described in my previous appeal letter last year. My grandfather passed away in a tragic car accident late November of 2013, as it was nearing exams for first semester. This event affected me greatly as I had to go back home to Richmond Hill immediately for the funeral proceedings missing the final weeks of class. As explained in my previous letter, I was extremely saddened at his untimely passing and was unable to focus on my upcoming exams. I knew I had done poorly after writing my exams, but once I received my marks, it only became worse in second semester as I was on a downward spiral because I felt like I was unable to do well anymore. Only when the school year was done I was able to pick myself back up as I no longer had the stress of a full course load.
Now I am in a position where I can almost graduate as I have been trending upwards in my academic success as displayed by my past year. This is due to following the Academic Plan I crafted for my appeal last year. I focused more on Mathematics courses this past year, resulting in my first A- in a course in my university career. I also have been in contact with my professors, exchanging emails so I can keep track of my knowledge in the course. I also took an 80 course load of only 24 credits this past year instead of the full 30 credits. I will admit I did not speak with a Learning Strategist, but that is because I felt as though speaking with my professors led to more specific advice.