Petition Letter
Dear Dean.
Hello, this is Zilin Ye, My student number is 20095168. I am a first year student. I am requiring for late academic appealing and taking a gap year due to my family issue and depression. I would like to ask for late drop in:
COGS 100
GEOL 102
ECON 112
LLCU 111
SPAN 111
in fall 2018
ECON 111
MATH 112
in winter 2019.
I felt glad that I accepted by Queen's University one year ago. It was my dream that i got in top university in Canada. However, in pass one year, I experienced lacks of pressure from my family.
First, I grew up in a traditional Chinese family. All they care was my academic performance, I realized that since I was young. They were calling me every week and ask my academic performance, all they asked was my grade and they gave me lots of pressure. Could you imagine your parents only care about your grade when you first came to a new place and you have no friends could talk with I was keep telling myself I could make it through the new environment and keep positive till November 2018. When the winter came, everything changed, I felt depression, I was confused. The reason I was confusing that¿¿s because my life experienced. I stayed in Canada for 6 years already. I experienced different kind of problem and solved it easily. The only question for me that i never figure out that Is finishing university is the only way to be success What's the purpose to go university For the actual study Or for the exam then get a diploma What else I can do beyond study These question was made me very confusing and disappointing. I couldn't focused in study at all. That's the reason I fell all the courses in fall 2018.
Second, I was confused for awhile from November to December winter break. The feeling was getting worst and worst. During the winter break I decided to go somewhere out of Kingston. So I could took a breathe. I went to Montreal. That's because I used to go to school near by Montreal. Most of my friends live in Montreal. One of my friend had a business proposal that is start up a restaurant. He showed me the plan. Then we began to work on it. I felt happy that I don't need to think of my academic performance at all. I really want to prove to my parents I could do something beyond study and exam. That's why I only took two courses in winter semester. So I could focusing on our restaurant business. However, spent two month to do the research and marketing and realized the restaurant business couldn¿¿t made as much as we though. In these two months from late January to early March, I miss most of the school, on the other hand, I learned something beyond the school most likely about business plan, marketing research, accounting and business law etc. We got lots of useful data from our research. I felt glad that I could learn something beyond school.
Third, after we decided to stop the restaurant business, my parents found I miss school. Therefore they were very angry with me. They felt very disappointed. I also felt disappointed, that¿¿s because I really wanted to prove to them that I could live by myself.. After all these pressure they gave it to me and school work. I feel very depressing. I suffered from depressed from mid March till the end of April. I don¿¿t really want to describe what I felt at that period. That¿¿s because the depression is like the black whole, you suck inside and never escape. I am glad that I walk it out and talk with student councils. I feel thankful for Spring and Allison. They talked to me and helped me for the decisions.
In conclusion, I really figure out what I really want to do. First, I am requiring for late drop in all those courses in pass one year. Second, I would like to take a gap year so I could get myself together then do something meaningful for my life. Tired, I will be back in one year and begin a brand new university journey. Thank you very much
Hello, this is Zilin Ye, My student number is 20095168. I am a first year student. I am requiring for late academic appealing and taking a gap year due to my family issue and depression. I would like to ask for late drop in:
COGS 100
GEOL 102
ECON 112
LLCU 111
SPAN 111
in fall 2018
ECON 111
MATH 112
in winter 2019.
I felt glad that I accepted by Queen's University one year ago. It was my dream that i got in top university in Canada. However, in pass one year, I experienced lacks of pressure from my family.
First, I grew up in a traditional Chinese family. All they care was my academic performance, I realized that since I was young. They were calling me every week and ask my academic performance, all they asked was my grade and they gave me lots of pressure. Could you imagine your parents only care about your grade when you first came to a new place and you have no friends could talk with I was keep telling myself I could make it through the new environment and keep positive till November 2018. When the winter came, everything changed, I felt depression, I was confused. The reason I was confusing that¿¿s because my life experienced. I stayed in Canada for 6 years already. I experienced different kind of problem and solved it easily. The only question for me that i never figure out that Is finishing university is the only way to be success What's the purpose to go university For the actual study Or for the exam then get a diploma What else I can do beyond study These question was made me very confusing and disappointing. I couldn't focused in study at all. That's the reason I fell all the courses in fall 2018.
Second, I was confused for awhile from November to December winter break. The feeling was getting worst and worst. During the winter break I decided to go somewhere out of Kingston. So I could took a breathe. I went to Montreal. That's because I used to go to school near by Montreal. Most of my friends live in Montreal. One of my friend had a business proposal that is start up a restaurant. He showed me the plan. Then we began to work on it. I felt happy that I don't need to think of my academic performance at all. I really want to prove to my parents I could do something beyond study and exam. That's why I only took two courses in winter semester. So I could focusing on our restaurant business. However, spent two month to do the research and marketing and realized the restaurant business couldn¿¿t made as much as we though. In these two months from late January to early March, I miss most of the school, on the other hand, I learned something beyond the school most likely about business plan, marketing research, accounting and business law etc. We got lots of useful data from our research. I felt glad that I could learn something beyond school.
Third, after we decided to stop the restaurant business, my parents found I miss school. Therefore they were very angry with me. They felt very disappointed. I also felt disappointed, that¿¿s because I really wanted to prove to them that I could live by myself.. After all these pressure they gave it to me and school work. I feel very depressing. I suffered from depressed from mid March till the end of April. I don¿¿t really want to describe what I felt at that period. That¿¿s because the depression is like the black whole, you suck inside and never escape. I am glad that I walk it out and talk with student councils. I feel thankful for Spring and Allison. They talked to me and helped me for the decisions.
In conclusion, I really figure out what I really want to do. First, I am requiring for late drop in all those courses in pass one year. Second, I would like to take a gap year so I could get myself together then do something meaningful for my life. Tired, I will be back in one year and begin a brand new university journey. Thank you very much