{"id":17052,"date":"2016-06-03T11:52:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T15:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=17052"},"modified":"2019-07-20T20:42:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T00:42:45","slug":"the-finer-points-of-petitioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=17052","title":{"rendered":"the finer points of petitioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Aska,<\/p>\n<p>So I am a third year student (technically 4th) and I&#8217;ve recently been put on a one year suspension. I&#8217;ve been in utsc since 2012 and it has been a miserable experience. Anyways, I was wondering how long it takes for the papers to finally reach to the registrars? My marks don&#8217;t add up for atleast 3 courses and I think my finals have been marked really really poorly. The thing is, it&#8217;s been close to 10 days and I haven&#8217;t heard anything from the registrar. I also petitioned for a recheck of my final exam marks\u00a0 and you are supposed to provide supporting documents within ten days of the petition, I am not sure if my petition would be cancelled if registrar fails to provide me papers on time? I&#8217;ve tried talking to the registrar but I was ignored and sent back promptly. I am concerned and would like to have atleast one chance to prove that I&#8217;ve been marked incorrectly so that things may be corrected and I can move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Any suggestions on who I can discuss this with? will my petition be cancelled?<\/p>\n<p>thanks<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>i\u2019m not 100% sure i&#8217;m understanding this question correctly, but i\u2019ll give it my best shot. since you didn\u2019t clarify what you mean by the word \u2018papers,\u2019 i\u00a0have to guess what I think you mean. i\u2019m gonna assume that since you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/~registrar\/calendars\/calendar\/5._Academic_Regulations.html#5.5_Exceptions_to_Academic_Regulations:_Special_Consideration,_Petitions_and_Appeals\">petitioned for a recheck<\/a>,\u00a0the papers you\u2019re referring to are the documents (your statement and photocopy of the final exam) through the <a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.utsc.utoronto.ca\/regoffice\/eservice\/student\/login.php\">eService<\/a> for your petition.<\/p>\n<p>if all documentation has been submitted on time, then there is no reason that your petition would not be considered. if there is some kind of documentation, like a copy of a final exam, that you need from the registrar\u2019s office, that\u2019s something you have to sort out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/registrar\/contact\">with them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>however, do keep in mind that petitions take a LOT of time to go through. while it is true that <em>you<\/em> have to submit all your supporting documentation within ten days, it can take much longer for you to receive the petition decision from UTSC. i don\u2019t know about how UTSC&#8217;s\u00a0process works in detail, but at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, three weeks is a typical waiting time to hear back about a petition. there\u2019re a lot of petitions and only one office, unfortunately. that\u2019s just how it goes.<\/p>\n<p>also, i know you didn\u2019t ask about this, but just as a side note: i don\u2019t want you to be having a miserable time at school. i\u2019m sure <em>you<\/em> don\u2019t be wanting to have a miserable time. maybe this is a good oppoerunity\u00a0to think about how worth it it is for you to stay at UTSC; and if you do want to stay, whether some changes might be in order. consider talking about it with an advisor at your registrar\u2019s office, parent, or someone else you trust; it could be worth your while.<\/p>\n<p>cheers,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey Aska, So I am a third year student (technically 4th) and I&#8217;ve recently been put on a one year suspension. I&#8217;ve been in utsc since 2012 and it has been a miserable experience. Anyways, I was wondering how long it takes for the papers to finally reach to the registrars? My marks don&#8217;t add up for atleast 3 courses and I think my finals have been marked really really poorly. The thing is, it&#8217;s been close to 10 days and I haven&#8217;t heard anything from the registrar. I also petitioned for a recheck of my final exam marks\u00a0 and you are supposed to provide supporting documents within ten days of the petition, I am not sure if my petition would be cancelled if registrar fails to provide me papers on time? I&#8217;ve tried talking to the registrar but I was ignored and sent back promptly. I am concerned and would like to have atleast one chance to prove that I&#8217;ve been marked incorrectly so that things may be corrected and I can move forward. Any suggestions on who I can discuss this with? will my petition be cancelled? thanks \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, i\u2019m not 100% sure i&#8217;m understanding this question correctly, but i\u2019ll give it my best shot. since you didn\u2019t clarify what you mean by the word \u2018papers,\u2019 i\u00a0have to guess what I think you mean. i\u2019m gonna assume that since you petitioned for a recheck,\u00a0the papers you\u2019re referring to are the documents (your statement and photocopy of the final exam) through the eService for your petition. if all documentation has been submitted on time, then there is no reason that your petition would not be considered. if there is some kind of documentation, like a copy of a final exam, that you need from the registrar\u2019s office, that\u2019s something you have to sort out with them. however, do keep in mind that petitions take a LOT of time to go through. while it is true that you have to submit all your supporting documentation within ten days, it can take much longer for you to receive the petition decision from UTSC. i don\u2019t know about how UTSC&#8217;s\u00a0process works in detail, but at the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, three weeks is a typical waiting time to hear back about a petition. there\u2019re a lot of petitions and only one office, unfortunately. that\u2019s just how it goes. also, i know you didn\u2019t ask about this, but just as a side note: i don\u2019t want you to be having a miserable time at school. i\u2019m sure you don\u2019t be wanting to have a miserable time. maybe this is a good oppoerunity\u00a0to think about how worth it it is for you to stay at UTSC; and if you do want to stay, whether some changes might be in order. consider talking about it with an advisor at your registrar\u2019s office, parent, or someone else you trust; it could be worth your while. cheers, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-petition"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}