Petition Letter
Dear Associate Dean of Studies,
Thank you for taking the time to read my appeal and I hope that this letter finds you well. I am requesting that the Faculty kindly waive the 21-Day Appeal Deadline. Should the deadline be waived, I will subsequently appeal for Late Course Drops and Credit Standing from my time at Queen's in 2004-2005.
I excelled in High School and came to Queen's eager to succeed. However, shortly after moving out of my family's home to attend university, my father was deployed to Afghanistan as a military combatant (during most of Fall Term 2004 and all of Winter Term 2005). I was understandably concerned for his safety and did not initially recognize how it was affecting my ability to focus on school work and cope with the stress of adjusting to the new environment. My mother and younger sister, who still lived in our family home, were not handling my father's absence well and I found myself driving home every weekend and many weeknights to be with them.
When my father suffered a life-threatening illness under fire, he had to be evacuated and his emergency was not communicated well to my family. I feared for his life. Quite suddenly, I felt myself detach from the program and started dropping class. I was young and did not fully understand my feelings at the time, but retrospectively, I know I was depressed.
After my father's return home, he underwent surgery and I tried to be available to my family at that time. I tried to recommit to my academic career (Fall Term 2005), but felt that since I was already failing, I was beyond help and chose to withdraw from the program entirely. I was unaware at the time that appeal was an option.
After I left Queen's, my father received the medical care he needed and after additional surgeries, he is now in good health. With my family's support, I recommitted to following my passion for medicine. I chose to apply to college for the Paramedic Diploma. In this endeavour, I thrived and excelled, receiving many awards and was promptly employed by two Paramedic Services. I have been working as a Paramedic in this region for 10 years. I am a perpetual student and have been teaching for our Regional Base Hospital, immersing myself in the study of health.
While it has been fulfilling and exciting work, my true love has always been medicine. After re-evaluating my life, I have decided to resign from my position as a Paramedic to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences and work harder than I have ever worked before to become a worthy candidate for Medical School. I have grown a lot in the last 13 years and now feel that the circumstances that crippled me as a child, has given me the tools to succeed at Queen's, if given the opportunity.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my appeal and for your compassion.
Kindest Regards,
Jennifer Candow
Thank you for taking the time to read my appeal and I hope that this letter finds you well. I am requesting that the Faculty kindly waive the 21-Day Appeal Deadline. Should the deadline be waived, I will subsequently appeal for Late Course Drops and Credit Standing from my time at Queen's in 2004-2005.
I excelled in High School and came to Queen's eager to succeed. However, shortly after moving out of my family's home to attend university, my father was deployed to Afghanistan as a military combatant (during most of Fall Term 2004 and all of Winter Term 2005). I was understandably concerned for his safety and did not initially recognize how it was affecting my ability to focus on school work and cope with the stress of adjusting to the new environment. My mother and younger sister, who still lived in our family home, were not handling my father's absence well and I found myself driving home every weekend and many weeknights to be with them.
When my father suffered a life-threatening illness under fire, he had to be evacuated and his emergency was not communicated well to my family. I feared for his life. Quite suddenly, I felt myself detach from the program and started dropping class. I was young and did not fully understand my feelings at the time, but retrospectively, I know I was depressed.
After my father's return home, he underwent surgery and I tried to be available to my family at that time. I tried to recommit to my academic career (Fall Term 2005), but felt that since I was already failing, I was beyond help and chose to withdraw from the program entirely. I was unaware at the time that appeal was an option.
After I left Queen's, my father received the medical care he needed and after additional surgeries, he is now in good health. With my family's support, I recommitted to following my passion for medicine. I chose to apply to college for the Paramedic Diploma. In this endeavour, I thrived and excelled, receiving many awards and was promptly employed by two Paramedic Services. I have been working as a Paramedic in this region for 10 years. I am a perpetual student and have been teaching for our Regional Base Hospital, immersing myself in the study of health.
While it has been fulfilling and exciting work, my true love has always been medicine. After re-evaluating my life, I have decided to resign from my position as a Paramedic to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences and work harder than I have ever worked before to become a worthy candidate for Medical School. I have grown a lot in the last 13 years and now feel that the circumstances that crippled me as a child, has given me the tools to succeed at Queen's, if given the opportunity.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my appeal and for your compassion.
Kindest Regards,
Jennifer Candow