Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean of Studies,
I am writing to you today to appeal the 21-day period in which I can appeal a decision. I wish to appeal this in hope that you may waive this rule you have set in place and I can essentially write another appeal in hopes of being granted credit standing.
I ask that you waive the 21-day period rule because I was not able to appeal the original decision of my grades prior to being placed on academic probation. My reason for not complying within the 21 day grace period is simply I was stressed out dealing with poor marks as well as the fact that I was in first year and did not have the complete knowledge of my abilities and what I was allowed to do or question. I simply did not know that I was able to deal with situations such as this because it was never possible to appeal anything, much less grades in my prior educational institutions. I was essentially ignorant of the opportunities I had and ended up botching the whole thing and am now in a place I don¿¿t think anyone wants to be (academic probation). I did talk with an academic advisor at the time and I suppose I was probably not clear with them of what I was trying to do so their information to me although probably very beneficial and to the best of their abilities did not benefit me.
The steps I will take in the future are as follows; if the 21-day rule is waived for my situation I am prepared to submit another appeal to apply for credit standing. I had received a concussion in first year and that influenced my grades tremendously placing me in the predicament, which I now reside. I plan to get more organized and plan out what I am doing so that I do not become stressed and so that I am able to better understand information that academic advisors are trying to explain to me. Ultimately, I plan to receive credit standing and not take it lightly. If I receive this waive of the 21-day appealing rule, I will understand that you have seen potential in me, that I am trying and that I actually care. I hope you see that I am trying to take all the necessary steps to get off academic probation because although not shown by my first year grades I do not deserve to be part of this ¿¿club¿.
I leave you with this; if this 21-day period is waived I will understand that you are taking a chance on me to submit an appeal that proves I want to continue studying at Queen¿¿s University without the hovering cloud of academic probation. I understand and believe that; nothing worth having just comes out of nowhere, it¿¿s earned. That being said, I ask you to please give me the chance to prove why I deserve credit standing by lifting the grace period of only 21-days for my specific situation.
I thank you for time and understanding.
Regards, Stephen Sloan
10184530
I am writing to you today to appeal the 21-day period in which I can appeal a decision. I wish to appeal this in hope that you may waive this rule you have set in place and I can essentially write another appeal in hopes of being granted credit standing.
I ask that you waive the 21-day period rule because I was not able to appeal the original decision of my grades prior to being placed on academic probation. My reason for not complying within the 21 day grace period is simply I was stressed out dealing with poor marks as well as the fact that I was in first year and did not have the complete knowledge of my abilities and what I was allowed to do or question. I simply did not know that I was able to deal with situations such as this because it was never possible to appeal anything, much less grades in my prior educational institutions. I was essentially ignorant of the opportunities I had and ended up botching the whole thing and am now in a place I don¿¿t think anyone wants to be (academic probation). I did talk with an academic advisor at the time and I suppose I was probably not clear with them of what I was trying to do so their information to me although probably very beneficial and to the best of their abilities did not benefit me.
The steps I will take in the future are as follows; if the 21-day rule is waived for my situation I am prepared to submit another appeal to apply for credit standing. I had received a concussion in first year and that influenced my grades tremendously placing me in the predicament, which I now reside. I plan to get more organized and plan out what I am doing so that I do not become stressed and so that I am able to better understand information that academic advisors are trying to explain to me. Ultimately, I plan to receive credit standing and not take it lightly. If I receive this waive of the 21-day appealing rule, I will understand that you have seen potential in me, that I am trying and that I actually care. I hope you see that I am trying to take all the necessary steps to get off academic probation because although not shown by my first year grades I do not deserve to be part of this ¿¿club¿.
I leave you with this; if this 21-day period is waived I will understand that you are taking a chance on me to submit an appeal that proves I want to continue studying at Queen¿¿s University without the hovering cloud of academic probation. I understand and believe that; nothing worth having just comes out of nowhere, it¿¿s earned. That being said, I ask you to please give me the chance to prove why I deserve credit standing by lifting the grace period of only 21-days for my specific situation.
I thank you for time and understanding.
Regards, Stephen Sloan
10184530