Letter Withdrawal From Psychopathology

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Dear Members of the Undergraduate Scholastic Standards Committee, I am writing this letter to ask for consideration of my decision of late withdrawal from Psychopathology (Abnormal Psychology) PSYCH 221 01 [59046]. It has become clear to me that factors beyond my control have impacted my ability to be successful in my studies in this course and I believe members of the committee should be aware of my circumstances in order to make a fair and informed decision.
Being a transfer student, I was unaware of the withdrawal dates at Queens College. Never having been faced with this dilemma, I never investigated the regulations and deadline dates. Being unaware of university procedures and deadlines or modification of the record does not constitute justification for an exception to policy, but due specific circumstances, I hope you will consider my request this one time for having missed the cutoff date. …show more content…

My very dear and close friend, Christopher Shea, suddenly passed away from a drug overdose. Although Chris was not my immediate family, he was like a brother to me. We became friends my first day of kindergarten and have been extremely close since then. The news of his death and the circumstances surrounding it came as a shock, I am devastated. My mind is in turmoil; how could I have missed his signs of addiction, maybe I could have stopped him. The wake and funeral prevented me from taking the second exam in this class. I requested a retake and was assured there would be one and only just found out it will be held the last day of

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