Can I resit my Dissertation?
I’m currently a 4th year undergraduate student in Lancaster University graduating this summer. However, I have been really struggling with mental health this past years. I am still undiagnosed but have reached out for help before. There was one time it got so bad and had to go to A&E for it. The doctors in A&E told me they’ll send a letter to my gp to refer me to a therapist and to prescribe me some meds once diagnosed. But unfortunately this time, I did not know that I was not registered to a gp as my parents moved and have probably told our gp that they’ll register in a new gp instead. Therefore, my go never received the letter from A&E and I wasn’t diagnosed properly. Now that I’m doing my dissertation, the added stress just makes everything worse. I have my dissertation due today but I’m only 2000 words in. Mainly because I’m lacking any motivation to continue and just kinda stay in bed most of the time not moving an inch because i feel like everything is weighing me down. Can’t even be bothered to stand up just to go for a pee. I feel so guilty and it’s very far from what I’m actually like before in my first year of uni in which I did exceptionally well in but turns out it doesn’t even count towards my final grade. So now i want to know what penalties are there if I submit my dissertation late or can i even still submit it late when i was already granted exceptional circumstances extended deadline? If there are any alternative options for me where i can do different modules with the equivalent credits or just resit my dissertation? Also if this would affect my graduation this summer?
Original post by anonymous
I’m currently a 4th year undergraduate student in Lancaster University graduating this summer. However, I have been really struggling with mental health this past years. I am still undiagnosed but have reached out for help before. There was one time it got so bad and had to go to A&E for it. The doctors in A&E told me they’ll send a letter to my gp to refer me to a therapist and to prescribe me some meds once diagnosed. But unfortunately this time, I did not know that I was not registered to a gp as my parents moved and have probably told our gp that they’ll register in a new gp instead. Therefore, my go never received the letter from A&E and I wasn’t diagnosed properly. Now that I’m doing my dissertation, the added stress just makes everything worse. I have my dissertation due today but I’m only 2000 words in. Mainly because I’m lacking any motivation to continue and just kinda stay in bed most of the time not moving an inch because i feel like everything is weighing me down. Can’t even be bothered to stand up just to go for a pee. I feel so guilty and it’s very far from what I’m actually like before in my first year of uni in which I did exceptionally well in but turns out it doesn’t even count towards my final grade. So now i want to know what penalties are there if I submit my dissertation late or can i even still submit it late when i was already granted exceptional circumstances extended deadline? If there are any alternative options for me where i can do different modules with the equivalent credits or just resit my dissertation? Also if this would affect my graduation this summer?
Hey Anon,
I'm really sorry to hear you are going through this and I hope you are feeling better now.
I am a third year student and I submitted my undergrad dissertation in March.
It is not uncommon to get an extention on your project, pretty much everybody I knew had an extension because they simply just asked the teaching office and got 2 weeks extra.
It is a little late for you as it is due today but it might still be worth asking as you have a valid reason.
Otherwise I believe it is counted as any other module (with a higher weight I'm assuming) and a late submission by a couple days results in a degraded mark. ie your A becomes a B.
I am not sure about resitting but my dissertation grade entirely depends on the viva that is followed. If I am to miss my viva I get a 0 in my dissertation and it affects my summer graduation. If you are eligible to graduate this year, you should have received an email outlining what credits are needed to graduate per module and how dissertation affects your graduation. Here is what my email (for BSc Hons) says:"If you fail a module but the final module mark is lower than 7.0, we cannot condone this and you will be expected to attempt a re-sit for this in August, meaning you would miss graduation. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this, this 7.0 target is a university regulation that all departments are expected to implement. Please note the above doesn’t apply for your Third Year Project, you must pass this module as this is linked to BCS Accreditation. You will be expected to re-sit this if you fail. "
In my case, "third year project" refers to dissertation. Please note that the above quote might be specific for BSc Computer Science
I hope this helps and I hope you are feeling better soon
Good luck !!
Vyomika
LU Student Ambassador
(edited 10 months ago)
Original post by Lancaster Student Ambassador
Hey Anon,
I'm really sorry to hear you are going through this and I hope you are feeling better now.
I am a third year student and I submitted my undergrad dissertation in March.
It is not uncommon to get an extention on your project, pretty much everybody I knew had an extension because they simply just asked the teaching office and got 2 weeks extra.
It is a little late for you as it is due today but it might still be worth asking as you have a valid reason.
Otherwise I believe it is counted as any other module (with a higher weight I'm assuming) and a late submission by a couple days results in a degraded mark. ie your A becomes a B.
I am not sure about resitting but my dissertation grade entirely depends on the viva that is followed. If I am to miss my viva I get a 0 in my dissertation and it affects my summer graduation. If you are eligible to graduate this year, you should have received an email outlining what credits are needed to graduate per module and how dissertation affects your graduation. Here is what my email (for BSc Hons) says:"If you fail a module but the final module mark is lower than 7.0, we cannot condone this and you will be expected to attempt a re-sit for this in August, meaning you would miss graduation. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this, this 7.0 target is a university regulation that all departments are expected to implement. Please note the above doesn’t apply for your Third Year Project, you must pass this module as this is linked to BCS Accreditation. You will be expected to re-sit this if you fail. "
In my case, "third year project" refers to dissertation. Please note that the above quote might be specific for BSc Computer Science
I hope this helps and I hope you are feeling better soon
Good luck !!
Vyomika
LU Student Ambassador
I'm really sorry to hear you are going through this and I hope you are feeling better now.
I am a third year student and I submitted my undergrad dissertation in March.
It is not uncommon to get an extention on your project, pretty much everybody I knew had an extension because they simply just asked the teaching office and got 2 weeks extra.
It is a little late for you as it is due today but it might still be worth asking as you have a valid reason.
Otherwise I believe it is counted as any other module (with a higher weight I'm assuming) and a late submission by a couple days results in a degraded mark. ie your A becomes a B.
I am not sure about resitting but my dissertation grade entirely depends on the viva that is followed. If I am to miss my viva I get a 0 in my dissertation and it affects my summer graduation. If you are eligible to graduate this year, you should have received an email outlining what credits are needed to graduate per module and how dissertation affects your graduation. Here is what my email (for BSc Hons) says:"If you fail a module but the final module mark is lower than 7.0, we cannot condone this and you will be expected to attempt a re-sit for this in August, meaning you would miss graduation. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this, this 7.0 target is a university regulation that all departments are expected to implement. Please note the above doesn’t apply for your Third Year Project, you must pass this module as this is linked to BCS Accreditation. You will be expected to re-sit this if you fail. "
In my case, "third year project" refers to dissertation. Please note that the above quote might be specific for BSc Computer Science
I hope this helps and I hope you are feeling better soon
Good luck !!
Vyomika
LU Student Ambassador
I have contacted my department and they are willing to extend it for another week if I provide evidence. However since I’m undiagnosed. It is hard to get proof that I’m having mental health problems. So I am currently asking my gp to send me my medical records as it will perhaps show the time i went to A&E. i was also offered the option to defer the submission date to August in line with the resit submissions. But the catch is i will be unable to graduate if i chose this option. However, i do not want to let my parents down as they’ve been talking about my graduation all year. So this is not an ideal option for me. If I submit it later than the agreed deadline I receive a penalty of 1 grade. Hopefully I still get a good grade to boost my average a little. I’m currently sitting on 60% on my transcript but would want to maintain that or go higher as my parents have very high expectations when it comes to academics which is honestly one of the multiple reasons why I’m getting so anxious about this.
There should be a wellbeing department that can support you within the university. I'm not a Lancaster student, so i'm not sure what their email is, but contact this; [email protected] which is your student union and they should be able to hep you and point you in the right direction.
The wellbeing team should be able to advocate for you, speak to your school and help you sort your GP out. I take it you now have a GP as you can contact them, they will likely prescribe you medication if its as bad as you say, and the first two weeks on psych meds is rough, as they make you feel worse before better. You arent going to be able to focus on a dissertation, so i'd see if they can give you a month at the least. How many words is your dissertation? Did you advise your school on how many words you had currently done? As a week is an unrealistic time frame for a dissertation.
Extensions do affect graduation as your work has to be marked and moderated before you can officially graduate, but i wouldn't worry about that right now. I'd be honest with your parents and accept the later deadline, and just graduate a little later. They'd surely want you to have the best degree you can achieve, then rush it just for a ceremony.
The wellbeing team should be able to advocate for you, speak to your school and help you sort your GP out. I take it you now have a GP as you can contact them, they will likely prescribe you medication if its as bad as you say, and the first two weeks on psych meds is rough, as they make you feel worse before better. You arent going to be able to focus on a dissertation, so i'd see if they can give you a month at the least. How many words is your dissertation? Did you advise your school on how many words you had currently done? As a week is an unrealistic time frame for a dissertation.
Extensions do affect graduation as your work has to be marked and moderated before you can officially graduate, but i wouldn't worry about that right now. I'd be honest with your parents and accept the later deadline, and just graduate a little later. They'd surely want you to have the best degree you can achieve, then rush it just for a ceremony.
(edited 10 months ago)
Original post by Anonymous
I’m currently a 4th year undergraduate student in Lancaster University graduating this summer. However, I have been really struggling with mental health this past years. I am still undiagnosed but have reached out for help before. There was one time it got so bad and had to go to A&E for it. The doctors in A&E told me they’ll send a letter to my gp to refer me to a therapist and to prescribe me some meds once diagnosed. But unfortunately this time, I did not know that I was not registered to a gp as my parents moved and have probably told our gp that they’ll register in a new gp instead. Therefore, my go never received the letter from A&E and I wasn’t diagnosed properly. Now that I’m doing my dissertation, the added stress just makes everything worse. I have my dissertation due today but I’m only 2000 words in. Mainly because I’m lacking any motivation to continue and just kinda stay in bed most of the time not moving an inch because i feel like everything is weighing me down. Can’t even be bothered to stand up just to go for a pee. I feel so guilty and it’s very far from what I’m actually like before in my first year of uni in which I did exceptionally well in but turns out it doesn’t even count towards my final grade. So now i want to know what penalties are there if I submit my dissertation late or can i even still submit it late when i was already granted exceptional circumstances extended deadline? If there are any alternative options for me where i can do different modules with the equivalent credits or just resit my dissertation? Also if this would affect my graduation this summer?
I would definitely try the hospital to see if they have a copy of the letter on file. Explain the situation, that you was admitted to A and E and they had done a referral letter, but the original GP has not got the letter due to parents moving and you now have a new GP and you would like a ) a letter to be sent there, and b) can they email you a copy of the letter as you need this as evidence to defer your final year work. Even if thats not possible, then also contact your current GP, explain the situation and you want an appointment to be assessed, and where possible a confirmation of this. I know your not assessed yet, but having appointment letters/emails and keeping the uni in the loop hopefully that helps contribute in some way.
Original post by Anonymous
I’m currently a 4th year undergraduate student in Lancaster University graduating this summer. However, I have been really struggling with mental health this past years. I am still undiagnosed but have reached out for help before. There was one time it got so bad and had to go to A&E for it. The doctors in A&E told me they’ll send a letter to my gp to refer me to a therapist and to prescribe me some meds once diagnosed. But unfortunately this time, I did not know that I was not registered to a gp as my parents moved and have probably told our gp that they’ll register in a new gp instead. Therefore, my go never received the letter from A&E and I wasn’t diagnosed properly. Now that I’m doing my dissertation, the added stress just makes everything worse. I have my dissertation due today but I’m only 2000 words in. Mainly because I’m lacking any motivation to continue and just kinda stay in bed most of the time not moving an inch because i feel like everything is weighing me down. Can’t even be bothered to stand up just to go for a pee. I feel so guilty and it’s very far from what I’m actually like before in my first year of uni in which I did exceptionally well in but turns out it doesn’t even count towards my final grade. So now i want to know what penalties are there if I submit my dissertation late or can i even still submit it late when i was already granted exceptional circumstances extended deadline? If there are any alternative options for me where i can do different modules with the equivalent credits or just resit my dissertation? Also if this would affect my graduation this summer?
You need to review your university regulations. It may be better to get an EC and an extension as opposed to a “resit” or if its too late you should consider an EC and try and get a new first attempt.
The problem with a resit is at most universities this would be capped at 40% which drags down your final grade.
Original post by Anonymous
I have contacted my department and they are willing to extend it for another week if I provide evidence. However since I’m undiagnosed. It is hard to get proof that I’m having mental health problems. So I am currently asking my gp to send me my medical records as it will perhaps show the time i went to A&E. i was also offered the option to defer the submission date to August in line with the resit submissions. But the catch is i will be unable to graduate if i chose this option. However, i do not want to let my parents down as they’ve been talking about my graduation all year. So this is not an ideal option for me. If I submit it later than the agreed deadline I receive a penalty of 1 grade. Hopefully I still get a good grade to boost my average a little. I’m currently sitting on 60% on my transcript but would want to maintain that or go higher as my parents have very high expectations when it comes to academics which is honestly one of the multiple reasons why I’m getting so anxious about this.
You are better off delaying graduation, you’d probably find your graduation is December period so only a few extra months. You’ll have the qualification for the rest of your life so get the best classification you can attain.
Original post by Anonymous
I have contacted my department and they are willing to extend it for another week if I provide evidence. However since I’m undiagnosed. It is hard to get proof that I’m having mental health problems. So I am currently asking my gp to send me my medical records as it will perhaps show the time i went to A&E. i was also offered the option to defer the submission date to August in line with the resit submissions. But the catch is i will be unable to graduate if i chose this option. However, i do not want to let my parents down as they’ve been talking about my graduation all year. So this is not an ideal option for me. If I submit it later than the agreed deadline I receive a penalty of 1 grade. Hopefully I still get a good grade to boost my average a little. I’m currently sitting on 60% on my transcript but would want to maintain that or go higher as my parents have very high expectations when it comes to academics which is honestly one of the multiple reasons why I’m getting so anxious about this.
Hi Anon,
Sorry to hear about the struggles you have been facing.
That is great that you have contacted your department. I was going to suggest contacting your academic advisor (not sure if other departments have them but they're lecturers who we meet with each term of our undergraduate physics degrees) or your department's teaching office, as I cannot say what exactly would be possible in your situation but your they should be able to help you with this. They should also be able to advise you on what the penalties / consequences are if you submit your dissertation late.
Has your department explained exactly what counts as evidence? I think asking your GP for your records is a good idea.
I think it may be worth considering the august extension. That would give you a lot more time to give the dissertation your best shot and although you would miss the July graduation, it would give you the chance to do a lot better than what you could produce in a week. However, it is important to consider whether a delayed graduation would affect any job you have lined up, or any other knock on effects. I am sure your parents would understand you delaying your graduation if it means you have a chance to do the best you can in your degree. A 60% average is very good, if you are able to keep this up you could end up with a 2:1 which is a very respectable grade.
If you are registered with Lancaster Medical Practice you can contact them online through their Patchs form or on the phone. They should be able to see you about your mental health. You can contact the unis mental health service at [email protected] https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/why-lancaster/wellbeing-and-support/
Best of luck with your dissertation and I hope that you are able to get mental health support soon!
Tineke
Lancaster University Student Ambassador
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