Deferred exams: big mess. Need to know if there’s any point pushing through.

Something awful happened to me over Christmas that completely wrecked my mental health. My uni is aware of this and allowed me to defer my exams.
However I have 8 pieces of work due by the 19th.
5 essays, 3 24hr exams which just had to be back to back exams.
I’m a second year law student.
What makes this all such a mess is im a care leaver no family or friends that could support , without my student finance in September I’ll be homeless I can’t afford accommodation otherwise. I’m frantically looking for jobs now of course. But wondering if I should just push through try and get all the work done in the next 12days all I need is a pass. I should add I have attended none of the seminars and done none of the work over the year. Please do not judge me, I am lucky to be alive.

Should I use the rest of the month to job hunt and hope I can find some short term accommodation or is completeting 5 essays and 3 24hr exams in 12 days possible?..
I’ve exhausted all mitigation,extension options and a repeat year is also out of the question.

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threeportdrift

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Original post by Lucu

Something awful happened to me over Christmas that completely wrecked my mental health. My uni is aware of this and allowed me to defer my exams.
However I have 8 pieces of work due by the 19th.
5 essays, 3 24hr exams which just had to be back to back exams.
I’m a second year law student.
What makes this all such a mess is im a care leaver no family or friends that could support , without my student finance in September I’ll be homeless I can’t afford accommodation otherwise. I’m frantically looking for jobs now of course. But wondering if I should just push through try and get all the work done in the next 12days all I need is a pass. I should add I have attended none of the seminars and done none of the work over the year. Please do not judge me, I am lucky to be alive.

Should use the rest of the month to job hunt and hope I can find some short term accommodation or is completeting 5 essays and 3 24hr exams in 12 days possible?..
I’ve exhausted all mitigation,extension options and a repeat year is also out of the question.

Knock out the essays and two exams. It's a 12 days push in a whole lifetime. If you can scrape a pass, then you've got a whole different set of more positive options and outcomes. If you quit now, you just have an extra 12 days to fend off the worst outcome.