{"id":17528,"date":"2016-07-07T09:29:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T13:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=17528"},"modified":"2019-07-20T16:24:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T20:24:24","slug":"suspension-sequel-the-petition-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=17528","title":{"rendered":"suspension sequel: the petition RETURNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, i don’t even know where to start but here i go… I’m a first year\u00a0student at utsg i started school in september 2015 same year March 2015 i\u00a0had my first born ( teen mom) as a young mom i just wanted to prove people\u00a0wrong and went straight to school so that i can get an education even if a\u00a0had a baby early. Its a bumpy ride as when my son was born he had major\u00a0complication which had required surgeries and 3\u00a0 months admitting\u00a0 at sick\u00a0kids and by the time we brought him home the amount of visits to\u00a0paediatrics and sick kids are very over whelming. But i still went for it\u00a0and went to school at utsg ( big mistake ) i took only 3 courses and failed\u00a0all 3 i thought that by taking summer school i can pull my GPA up little\u00a0did i know my register office has sent me a mail that went straight in to\u00a0clutter box and i didn’t get that letter indicating lots of important\u00a0things but when i read that letter it was too late because i have made an\u00a0academic offence for plagiarism and went through so much that i can’t drop\u00a0that course and i was not focusing in that course for me to pass it even\u00a0with a 60% which clearly i know i will be on 1 year suspension. I really\u00a0really don’t want to be on that suspension because i have no plans for me\u00a0if i did honesty my mom would be so mad, i will lose subsidy i will loose\u00a0osap i don’t know what to do. (I’m a single mom btw). I went to my register\u00a0office and that they recommended a petition letter which i know its not a\u00a0guaranteed thing but i just wanted to know will they grant me that
\nopportunity to do so because of what I’ve been through during the year? i\u00a0have all the documents of my child being sick, emergency visits almost all\u00a0the document added it to 71 pages pf paper of his history do you think that\u00a0my petition will go through and that i won’t be on suspension??? I’m really\u00a0confused and so scared for my future ?? i know it isn’t a big deal but\u00a0being a suspension means its the end of the world to me tbh !!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

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hey there,<\/p>\n

unfortunately, the golden nugget at the core of your question is something i can’t answer. will your petition go through? i don’t know. i’m not involved with petitions. all i have is anecdotal information, and that’s scant as best. the best thing you can do is keep in touch with your registrar’s office<\/strong> – and imagine that i am saying this emphatically, because i really mean it – about the status of your petition. ask them questions. they won’t be able to give you a 100%-for-sure answer either, but they can tell you how likely they think the petition\u00a0is to go through.<\/p>\n

i will say that the more evidence you have, the better the chances of the petition being granted. if you have documentation verifying the existence of an extenuating circumstance<\/a>, that’s great. the fact that your registrar’s office suggested the petition in the first place is a good sign. if your child was sick, that seems to me like a specific, extenuating circumstance that could merit a granted petition.<\/p>\n

that being said, i don’t have an answer for you. it may not go through. if it does happen that you are suspended, you will make it through that. and i can totally understand the feeling that a suspension is the end of the world; i don’t want to invalidate that feeling. it is<\/em> scary. i can’t imagine how hard it must have been for you to juggle school and parenting, and it is admirable that you have been putting your child first while simultaneously\u00a0handling this academic matter.<\/p>\n

however, if you are suspended, it’s only for a year. if, after that year, you still feel like coming back to school is the right decision for you, then you can do that, and you\u00a0can<\/em> be successful. again, your registrar’s office can help with that. the academic success centre<\/a>, the family care office<\/a>, your college writing centre<\/a>, and the math aid centres<\/a> can help with that.<\/p>\n

then again, in a year’s time, you may realize that school is not\u00a0for you; maybe not right now, maybe not ever. you have to do what feels right, and you’re the only one who can make that decision. trust yourself. trust in yourself. don’t be afraid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

best of luck with it.<\/p>\n

cheers,<\/p>\n

aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi, i don’t even know where to start but here i go… I’m a first year\u00a0student at utsg i started school in september 2015 same year March 2015 i\u00a0had my first born ( teen mom) as a young mom i just wanted to prove people\u00a0wrong and went straight to school so that i can get an education even if a\u00a0had a baby early. Its a bumpy ride as when my son was born he had major\u00a0complication which had required surgeries and 3\u00a0 months admitting\u00a0 at sick\u00a0kids and by the time we brought him home the amount of visits to\u00a0paediatrics and sick kids are very over whelming. But i still went for it\u00a0and went to school at utsg ( big mistake ) i took only 3 courses and failed\u00a0all 3 i thought that by taking summer school i can pull my GPA up little\u00a0did i know my register office has sent me a mail that went straight in to\u00a0clutter box and i didn’t get that letter indicating lots of important\u00a0things but when i read that letter it was too late because i have made an\u00a0academic offence for plagiarism and went through so much that i can’t drop\u00a0that course and i was not focusing in that course for me to pass it even\u00a0with a 60% which clearly i know i will be on 1 year suspension. I really\u00a0really don’t want to be on that suspension because i have no plans for me\u00a0if i did honesty my mom would be so mad, i will lose subsidy i will loose\u00a0osap i don’t know what to do. (I’m a single mom btw). I went to my register\u00a0office and that they recommended a petition letter which i know its not a\u00a0guaranteed thing but i just wanted to know will they grant me that opportunity to do so because of what I’ve been through during the year? i\u00a0have all the documents of my child being sick, emergency visits almost all\u00a0the document added it to 71 pages pf paper of his history do you think that\u00a0my petition will go through and that i won’t be on suspension??? I’m really\u00a0confused and so scared for my future ?? i know it isn’t a big deal but\u00a0being a suspension means its the end of the world to me tbh !!!!!!!!! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, unfortunately, the golden nugget at the core of your question is something i can’t answer. will your petition go through? i don’t know. i’m not involved with petitions. all i have is anecdotal information, and that’s scant as best. the best thing you can do is keep in touch with your registrar’s office – and imagine that i am saying this emphatically, because i really mean it – about the status of your petition. ask them questions. they won’t be able to give you a 100%-for-sure answer either, but they can tell you how likely they think the petition\u00a0is to go through. i will say that the more evidence you have, the better the chances of the petition being granted. if you have documentation verifying the existence of an extenuating circumstance, that’s great. the fact that your registrar’s office suggested the petition in the first place is a good sign. if your child was sick, that seems to me like a specific, extenuating circumstance that could merit a granted petition. that being said, i don’t have an answer for you. it may not go through. if it does happen that you are suspended, you will make it through that. and i can totally understand the feeling that a suspension is the end of the world; i don’t want to invalidate that feeling. it is scary. i can’t imagine how hard it must have been for you to juggle school and parenting, and it is admirable that you have been putting your child first while simultaneously\u00a0handling this academic matter. however, if you are suspended, it’s only for a year. if, after that year, you still feel like coming back to school is the right decision for you, then you can do that, and you\u00a0can be successful. again, your registrar’s office can help with that. the academic success centre, the family care office, your college writing centre, and the math aid centres can help with that. then again, in a year’s time, you may realize that school is not\u00a0for you; maybe not right now, maybe not ever. you have to do what feels right, and you’re the only one who can make that decision. trust yourself. trust in yourself. don’t be afraid. best of luck with it. 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":[236,132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic-offense","category-suspension"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t