Petition Letter
Regards,
My name is Geeti Khandelwal, and this letter is with respect to my wish to withdraw from the ANAT100 course for this semester. I am a first-year student hoping to complete my BSCH in BioPsych. Unfortunately, I have gotten ill this semester with a recurring bacterial throat infection. In my other courses, which are all in person, I was able to catch up on my assignments and studies each time as I was able to use the on-campus resources as well as receive support from TAs and peers. However, when it came to ANAT 100, I was unable to stay on top of the coursework due to the time missed while being sick. This has caused me to perform very badly in a course that I am genuinely interested in. I wish to retake this course in the summer with better health and the ability to focus on the online course to ensure I am staying on top of it. I found that each time I would get sick, I'd miss the time I would otherwise use to review the work, and since it's a very self-led course, it was extremely difficult to hold myself accountable. I am now left with an underwhelming experience in the course, which is very upsetting because I genuinely love the class. I have all the required documentation to prove my illness over the past couple of months, including a doctor's note, prescription medication (dated), as well as a recording of the state of my voice while I was sick. I want it to be clear that this is my absolute last resort to be able to gain the benefits of the class. I have already sent in multiple academic consideration requests, which have gone through, but at this point, I no longer feel as if I am gaining from the class since I have fallen so behind. I would greatly appreciate the chance to withdraw from this course temporarily and be able to take it in the summer.
Thank you so much for your consideration,
Geeti
My name is Geeti Khandelwal, and this letter is with respect to my wish to withdraw from the ANAT100 course for this semester. I am a first-year student hoping to complete my BSCH in BioPsych. Unfortunately, I have gotten ill this semester with a recurring bacterial throat infection. In my other courses, which are all in person, I was able to catch up on my assignments and studies each time as I was able to use the on-campus resources as well as receive support from TAs and peers. However, when it came to ANAT 100, I was unable to stay on top of the coursework due to the time missed while being sick. This has caused me to perform very badly in a course that I am genuinely interested in. I wish to retake this course in the summer with better health and the ability to focus on the online course to ensure I am staying on top of it. I found that each time I would get sick, I'd miss the time I would otherwise use to review the work, and since it's a very self-led course, it was extremely difficult to hold myself accountable. I am now left with an underwhelming experience in the course, which is very upsetting because I genuinely love the class. I have all the required documentation to prove my illness over the past couple of months, including a doctor's note, prescription medication (dated), as well as a recording of the state of my voice while I was sick. I want it to be clear that this is my absolute last resort to be able to gain the benefits of the class. I have already sent in multiple academic consideration requests, which have gone through, but at this point, I no longer feel as if I am gaining from the class since I have fallen so behind. I would greatly appreciate the chance to withdraw from this course temporarily and be able to take it in the summer.
Thank you so much for your consideration,
Geeti