Petition Letter
Dear administrator,
I am Ruge Tian, and my student number is 10195289. I am writing this letter because I want to require appeal to drop class PHIL464 and to add classPHIL510.
There are several reasons for me to add and drop classes at this time. The first reason is that I cannot understand the course materials deeply as other classmates no matter how hard I have tried. At the beginning of the course, I thought I would get over these difficulties since I can understand other courses well. However, I found that this was not that easy during I prepared my first discussion which was on Jan.28. I felt depressed and struggled because I cannot understand the materials, and I cannot even concentrate on studying other courses because I was always thinking of this course and how terrible I was. Also, I could not fall asleep and feel scared about the whole thing. After the discussion lead, I decided to talk to the instructor to see if I can get any help from her. However, she did not have free time before Feb.1(the deadline for drop class), so we met on Feb.4. She understood my situation, and she said she cannot offer any help since I cannot understand the material deeply. Also, she suggested me to drop the course if I want since I cannot get a good mark. I was desperate after that because the deadline for adding new course was past. My sleeping problem became even worse because I dreamt of failing this course even I was sleeping. After that, I went to see the department assistant, and she suggested me to talk to a professor who is willing to do research with me. I asked Dr. Jacqueline M. Davies for her help and we find our common research interest, and she was so generous to say yes to my request.
I actually tried my best to study PHIL464, and I usually spend half of my week to understand the materials. I am depressed that everything does not work out even though I tried so hard. Also, the fact is I would graduate if I complete all credits this term, and I have already got one offer from graduate school. Every time I encourage myself that I will understand the course well if I work harder, I will be disappointed because of the reality. I feel stressful because of my performance in this course, and it affects my study in other classes.
I will be appreciate a lot if you approve my request, and please help me to get over this.
Thank you so much.
Best regards,
Ruge Tian
I am Ruge Tian, and my student number is 10195289. I am writing this letter because I want to require appeal to drop class PHIL464 and to add classPHIL510.
There are several reasons for me to add and drop classes at this time. The first reason is that I cannot understand the course materials deeply as other classmates no matter how hard I have tried. At the beginning of the course, I thought I would get over these difficulties since I can understand other courses well. However, I found that this was not that easy during I prepared my first discussion which was on Jan.28. I felt depressed and struggled because I cannot understand the materials, and I cannot even concentrate on studying other courses because I was always thinking of this course and how terrible I was. Also, I could not fall asleep and feel scared about the whole thing. After the discussion lead, I decided to talk to the instructor to see if I can get any help from her. However, she did not have free time before Feb.1(the deadline for drop class), so we met on Feb.4. She understood my situation, and she said she cannot offer any help since I cannot understand the material deeply. Also, she suggested me to drop the course if I want since I cannot get a good mark. I was desperate after that because the deadline for adding new course was past. My sleeping problem became even worse because I dreamt of failing this course even I was sleeping. After that, I went to see the department assistant, and she suggested me to talk to a professor who is willing to do research with me. I asked Dr. Jacqueline M. Davies for her help and we find our common research interest, and she was so generous to say yes to my request.
I actually tried my best to study PHIL464, and I usually spend half of my week to understand the materials. I am depressed that everything does not work out even though I tried so hard. Also, the fact is I would graduate if I complete all credits this term, and I have already got one offer from graduate school. Every time I encourage myself that I will understand the course well if I work harder, I will be disappointed because of the reality. I feel stressful because of my performance in this course, and it affects my study in other classes.
I will be appreciate a lot if you approve my request, and please help me to get over this.
Thank you so much.
Best regards,
Ruge Tian