Petition Letter
Hi I am a first year student studying Science and have had a lot of trouble going through first year. I was already struggling adjusting into university in the first semester as it was the first time I had been away from home in so long and also struggling to make friends. I wasn't in the best position and mental health but I was getting through. Then near the end of the first semester my aunt who was really close to me passed away in India. This was the breaking point for me as I could not go home and my parents went to the funeral in India. At this point I dropped math and physics as I couldn't handle the work load and decided to take pharmacology and anatomy. Pharmacology was fine and i'm doing well and keeping up with it. Anatomy on the other hand I could not handle. The problem wasn't the classes and lectures, it was the lab portions of the course. The first time I went into the lab I was feeling a little queasy and we were only looking at bones. At this point I thought that maybe it was a little gross but I'd be able to handle it. The deadline to drop courses passed as I had already enrolled for the course late. The next week I went to the lab and we were studying muscles and related things, I couldn't handle it. I thought maybe that by keeping up with the classes I'd be fine if I didn't go to the labs as they were not marked and only informative. The mid-term rolled around and I did terribly. This leaves me at this point in the year where I'm doing terribly in the course and I feel as if I can't do nothing about it. I would really appreciate if you would let me drop this course as it would look terrible on my transcript. I've been through a lot this year and want to finish the year off as best as I can and take summer courses in the summer. I would like try my hardest in second year and turn university around. I would love if you could help me in this time of need. Thank you, Satvir Bhambra 20176710