Petition Letter
Appeal Letter
Dear Associate Dean (Studies):
I am appealing to Return to Studies after a Requirement to Withdraw for Three Years has Lapsed.
I was required to withdraw from Queen¿¿s for a minimum of three years in May 2014. The main reason that I did not pass the academic probation after returned from withdraw for one year was I had difficulties dealing with lost and grief which led to unhealthy psychological condition that debilitated my academic performance. In summer 2013, I lost my grandmother and a close friend. The sorrow combined with my history of depression really hit me hard. Although I was getting treatment from psychiatrist during 2013-2014 academic years, it did not help me make a rational assessment of my academic abilities nor set up realistic goals for myself. I fell into false believe that I would be fine if I work hard enough. I refused to let other people help me and also denied I needed time to heal.
In result of been required to withdraw for three years, I realized I need time to make personal adjustments before I could do anything well. Therefore, I took a year off from studying to focus on my well-being. I was seeing doctors and a counselor regularly, as well as maintaining exercises and healthy diet. After regain my health, I decided to study in Medical Lab Assistant/Technician program at St. Lawrence College.
In the academic year of 2015-2016 I studied in St. Lawrence College, I have not only gained knowledge of medical lab science, but also acquired and enhanced many learning strategies. Even though it was an intense program with 6-7 courses each semester, I managed to graduate with accumulated GPA of 3.57 and passed the national Medical Lab Assistant certify exam. This successful experience heightens my confidence in archiving academic success in the future.
I started working part time back home in China after I graduated from the Medical Lab Assistant/Technician program. Meanwhile, I continued taking online courses at St. Lawrence College relate to health care management. This has been another good practice of time management skill, and balancing between work and study, which I will be benefit in future study.
In the past three year, I have been making great efforts to get myself prepared for future academic success, include getting helps from health-care professional, continued studying and learning to be an effective student. I believe I am ready to come back to continue my study at Queen¿¿s, and I am confident that I will be able to achieve good academic results in the coming year.
Yours sincerely,
Meng Qi
Dear Associate Dean (Studies):
I am appealing to Return to Studies after a Requirement to Withdraw for Three Years has Lapsed.
I was required to withdraw from Queen¿¿s for a minimum of three years in May 2014. The main reason that I did not pass the academic probation after returned from withdraw for one year was I had difficulties dealing with lost and grief which led to unhealthy psychological condition that debilitated my academic performance. In summer 2013, I lost my grandmother and a close friend. The sorrow combined with my history of depression really hit me hard. Although I was getting treatment from psychiatrist during 2013-2014 academic years, it did not help me make a rational assessment of my academic abilities nor set up realistic goals for myself. I fell into false believe that I would be fine if I work hard enough. I refused to let other people help me and also denied I needed time to heal.
In result of been required to withdraw for three years, I realized I need time to make personal adjustments before I could do anything well. Therefore, I took a year off from studying to focus on my well-being. I was seeing doctors and a counselor regularly, as well as maintaining exercises and healthy diet. After regain my health, I decided to study in Medical Lab Assistant/Technician program at St. Lawrence College.
In the academic year of 2015-2016 I studied in St. Lawrence College, I have not only gained knowledge of medical lab science, but also acquired and enhanced many learning strategies. Even though it was an intense program with 6-7 courses each semester, I managed to graduate with accumulated GPA of 3.57 and passed the national Medical Lab Assistant certify exam. This successful experience heightens my confidence in archiving academic success in the future.
I started working part time back home in China after I graduated from the Medical Lab Assistant/Technician program. Meanwhile, I continued taking online courses at St. Lawrence College relate to health care management. This has been another good practice of time management skill, and balancing between work and study, which I will be benefit in future study.
In the past three year, I have been making great efforts to get myself prepared for future academic success, include getting helps from health-care professional, continued studying and learning to be an effective student. I believe I am ready to come back to continue my study at Queen¿¿s, and I am confident that I will be able to achieve good academic results in the coming year.
Yours sincerely,
Meng Qi