Petition Letter
21 January 2015
Dear Associate Dean,
I am contacting you in hope to waive the 21 day appeal, unfortunately since January of 2014 my depression has become sever, and it has impacted my sleep, focus, motivation, alimentation and aggravated my arthritis. This impacted my ability to attend and focus in classes, submit and complete work in a timely manner and seek help.
During winter term 2014, I was functioning at a very low level, seeing a counselor helped me scrape by, but when the term ended and I had no support, daily functions became seemingly insurmountable. I was not in a place to do the necessary research in order to discover that there was a twenty-one day deadline nor was I ready to confront the circumstance of my downfalls. The effects of my debilitating depression, have led to vitamin deficiencies, causing low energy and made finding motivation ever more difficult. Trying to manage my mood disorder on my own landed me in emergency room at the beginning of November. Shortly after is when I admitted to the severity of my emotional condition and sought out help. After working with many healthcare professionals, I am only now at a place that I can reflect on my own short fallings and am fully committing to taking care of my academics and myself.
Despite great efforts, I am still struggling with my depression and trying not to let it affect all aspects of my life. Writing this appeal has been very difficult, however it is a first step into planning my academic future. I know that overcoming depression will take time and I have to be patient and hope that the school can be patient with me as well. I have the ability to achieve more than what my GPA says of me and I hope to prove it.
Sincerely,
Sieglinde Busch
Dear Associate Dean,
I am contacting you in hope to waive the 21 day appeal, unfortunately since January of 2014 my depression has become sever, and it has impacted my sleep, focus, motivation, alimentation and aggravated my arthritis. This impacted my ability to attend and focus in classes, submit and complete work in a timely manner and seek help.
During winter term 2014, I was functioning at a very low level, seeing a counselor helped me scrape by, but when the term ended and I had no support, daily functions became seemingly insurmountable. I was not in a place to do the necessary research in order to discover that there was a twenty-one day deadline nor was I ready to confront the circumstance of my downfalls. The effects of my debilitating depression, have led to vitamin deficiencies, causing low energy and made finding motivation ever more difficult. Trying to manage my mood disorder on my own landed me in emergency room at the beginning of November. Shortly after is when I admitted to the severity of my emotional condition and sought out help. After working with many healthcare professionals, I am only now at a place that I can reflect on my own short fallings and am fully committing to taking care of my academics and myself.
Despite great efforts, I am still struggling with my depression and trying not to let it affect all aspects of my life. Writing this appeal has been very difficult, however it is a first step into planning my academic future. I know that overcoming depression will take time and I have to be patient and hope that the school can be patient with me as well. I have the ability to achieve more than what my GPA says of me and I hope to prove it.
Sincerely,
Sieglinde Busch