Is this a valid reason to withdraw from course?

blossom
Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:30:39 +0000

OP- focus on the actual impact this is having on you, not the root cause. So-
“I no longer have a private place to study and concentrate because multiple extended family members have moved in with me” is a lot more compelling then “I’m so worried about my sibling that I can’t study”. Or “I no longer have access to a computer in the evening when I need to log on to review sessions because I am sharing a computer with another family member who needs it for work”. Or “my living space is no longer quiet between 7 pm and 1 am so I am finding it difficult to complete assignments when due”. Or whatever the truth is in your situation.

I think Deans are being somewhat generous right now- students are having to share living spaces with multiple people, their homes are no longer quiet in the evening if 5 noisy nephews have moved back home, etc. So that’s in your favor- thank you Covid. But being generally distressed over a siblings predicament seems like a stretch… unless it’s actually having an impact on you…