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Notify your personal tutor and head of year as soon as possible. Ask for advice. They will most certainly not think you do not care about your education. But for them to not think that, you need to be honest with them.
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Complete the extenuating circumstances form, ensuring you provide any evidence requested by the university.
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Find out what you will cover during the week you'll be away. Unfortunately, this is the best I can say on this part because I have no idea how your university works.
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Concentrate on saying goodbye to your grandmother and try your best to minimise stress about any other matters. Although, for me, a calming escape amidst all the stress was to put on my headphones and immerse myself in lectures for a few hours. Given my extended absence for several months, it wasn't sufficient to catch up on everything. However, since your absence will only be for a week, it might not have as significant a negative impact as you anticipate.
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Return to university, see your personal tutor to discuss the next academic steps and get in touch with the mental health team/your GP at university. The latter of which I didn't do and I should've.
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Notify your personal tutor and head of year as soon as possible. Ask for advice. They will most certainly not think you do not care about your education. But for them to not think that, you need to be honest with them.
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Complete the extenuating circumstances form, ensuring you provide any evidence requested by the university.
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Find out what you will cover during the week you'll be away. Unfortunately, this is the best I can say on this part because I have no idea how your university works.
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Concentrate on saying goodbye to your grandmother and try your best to minimise stress about any other matters. Although, for me, a calming escape amidst all the stress was to put on my headphones and immerse myself in lectures for a few hours. Given my extended absence for several months, it wasn't sufficient to catch up on everything. However, since your absence will only be for a week, it might not have as significant a negative impact as you anticipate.
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Return to university, see your personal tutor to discuss the next academic steps and get in touch with the mental health team/your GP at university. The latter of which I didn't do and I should've.
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Got a third in my second year and the highest I’ve achieved in third year was 55%Last reply 3 weeks ago
Got a third in my second year and the highest I’ve achieved in third year was 55%