Petition Letter
Dear Dr.Benard,
I am requesting to have my appeal heard past the university¿¿s 21 day deadline, due to extenuating health circumstances. I became severely unwell in the Fall semester of 2013, and after many doctors visits, was diagnosed with mono at the hospital in November. Being this sick had a huge effect on my academic success, and the outcome of my entire year. I had a very hard time keeping up with coursework, felt unprepared for a lot of my test and exams, and even found getting to class difficult a lot of days. I continued to be sick for the entire school year, as well as into the summer, and spent the majority of my time focusing on taking care of myself and recovering as best I could, which greatly contributed to the submitting of my appeal being delayed. I had a clear bill of health as of September 2014, and returned to Queen¿¿s to do my best, and make up for the unfortunate outcome of my first year.
I began feeling unwell once more in the Fall semester of 2014, and after being diagnosed and treated falsely for strep throat three times, I was finally diagnosed with mono for a second time in December. This had a detrimental effect on my courses once again, although I was more successful than the previous year. I was healthy again by the end of January 2015, and began organizing my appeal letters and documentation.
In the beginning of February 2015, I had a personal health matter occur, and had to take just over a month away from school to have surgery, and recover at home, and therefore, submitting my appeal was delayed again, due to my priorities changing. If the 21 day deadline is waived, my plan is to appeal my failed courses from my previous three semesters, and if my requests are granted, I will make up for lost credits during the summers, as well as making sure to see a doctor regularly for check-ups in order to ensure I stay healthy. By removing failed credits, I would hopefully be taken off academic probation, and would be given the opportunity to successfully work towards completing my remaining credits, and subsequently, my degree.
Sincerely,
Sarah Rack
I am requesting to have my appeal heard past the university¿¿s 21 day deadline, due to extenuating health circumstances. I became severely unwell in the Fall semester of 2013, and after many doctors visits, was diagnosed with mono at the hospital in November. Being this sick had a huge effect on my academic success, and the outcome of my entire year. I had a very hard time keeping up with coursework, felt unprepared for a lot of my test and exams, and even found getting to class difficult a lot of days. I continued to be sick for the entire school year, as well as into the summer, and spent the majority of my time focusing on taking care of myself and recovering as best I could, which greatly contributed to the submitting of my appeal being delayed. I had a clear bill of health as of September 2014, and returned to Queen¿¿s to do my best, and make up for the unfortunate outcome of my first year.
I began feeling unwell once more in the Fall semester of 2014, and after being diagnosed and treated falsely for strep throat three times, I was finally diagnosed with mono for a second time in December. This had a detrimental effect on my courses once again, although I was more successful than the previous year. I was healthy again by the end of January 2015, and began organizing my appeal letters and documentation.
In the beginning of February 2015, I had a personal health matter occur, and had to take just over a month away from school to have surgery, and recover at home, and therefore, submitting my appeal was delayed again, due to my priorities changing. If the 21 day deadline is waived, my plan is to appeal my failed courses from my previous three semesters, and if my requests are granted, I will make up for lost credits during the summers, as well as making sure to see a doctor regularly for check-ups in order to ensure I stay healthy. By removing failed credits, I would hopefully be taken off academic probation, and would be given the opportunity to successfully work towards completing my remaining credits, and subsequently, my degree.
Sincerely,
Sarah Rack