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going on holiday during AS term and missing exams

well its not really a holiday its an emergency as me and my family have to visit a sick relative.the only ticket date we could get is from the start of december till the end of january.ill probably miss my january exams in AS maths psychology,biolagy and chemistry.what should i do?will i be able to sit these exams in july?will it affect my grade?plus ive got social anxiety and depression i need to go to the doctors by myself in a few days and the break from college might help....i.e the emergency visit /holiday.ps what about the work shall i take it with me?

Reply 1

MentalSarcasm

You'll have to speak to your teachers as your exams co-ordinator may have to write to the exams board explaining it to them. You will also probably need a letter from your parents stating why you will be away for 2 months.

Your teachers will also tell you what work you need to take with you.

Reply 2

_bonnie

Yeah you can take them in June.
Just a shame as January exams give you idea where your working at, and lightens load.
Hope relative is ok :smile:

Reply 3

Annaconda

you wont have been entered into the exams yet so there shouldnt be a problem with not doing them then.
The only problem may be with missing lots of work and having a heavy exam timetable fro the summer

Reply 4

Original Legend

You will have a big load in June

Reply 5

angel eyes kate

A big load ??? how big??? considering im doing AQA chem,bio,maths and psychology and have had a really slow start....

Reply 6

_bonnie

2/3 exams for each.
to between 8-12.
And exams for same subjects will be on same day.

Reply 7

GerardT

angel eyes kate

A big load ??? how big??? considering im doing AQA chem,bio,maths and psychology and have had a really slow start....

It's manageable. I know a lot of schools (including my own) that flat out refuse to do January exams in AS because it disrupts the teaching schedule so much. 12 exams over five or six weeks is fine.

It depends on your subjects, but ones usually taken in combination (like the sciences, for instance) are likely to be well spaced out.

Reply 8

Annaconda

no thats not true. they often group them together more.
dont know why

Reply 9

GerardT

Annaconda

no thats not true. they often group them together more.
dont know why

Maybe it was my board, then. I remember Maths being early May, and Physics the third week of June. Biology and Chemistry were at least a week apart from those, too (I think).

Reply 10

_bonnie

I had maths chemistry and biology all one day after eachother, which two exams on each day. loverly.

Reply 11

kookoo_koochoo

You will have some extra work to do in June but look at it this way - January modules will definitely help you out with the June modules. Some colleges don't even let their students take AS January modules and make them do all of them in June. You should be ok, just stay on top of your work and keep it all fresh in your mind.

Reply 12

Erzan

I prefer my exams spread out and hate having too much in one space of time.However i guess it is different 'stroke for different folks' kind of thing. If it was me, i would not be looking forward to my June exams at all, would be an awful amount of exams and revision for me to contend with.

good luck

Reply 13

arpeggio

You may even do better having all your exams in June - the modules are often a progression so you'll understand the content of previous modules better (e.g. with Maths, C1 is a doddle once you've completed C2.) I think I did better having them all in one go in the summer anyway. You probably won't miss as much work since you'll be away over the Christmas break and exam time, when there's not lessons on anyway :smile:

Hope it goes OK for you!

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