Extenuating circumstances

I have some extenuating circumstances at the moment during exam period, my mother is away due to family problems which has caused much stress as I have extra caring responsibilities, furthermore I have clinical depression and this has effected my studies and exams also and I was going to email Warwick since I’m worried about these things meaning I don’t achieve my A*A*A for BSC economics (I’m planning to switch to Math BSC which is also same requirement) and I was curious what Warwick and my exam board would do with this information, would Warwick give me leniency in my grades, lower my requirements or likely do nothing?

Reply 1

LJMUStudentReps

Official Rep

Hey!

Sorry to hear about your struggles! And you're definitely doing the right thing to try act now in regards to your exams

Here’s what you should do:

Inform your school and exam board ASAP (through your school)
If your mental health and caring responsibilities have affected your exam performance, you should submit evidence for extenuating circumstances through your school. This usually needs to be done before or shortly after the exams, so do this as soon as you can! Although, you may need medical notes, a letter from your GP, or confirmation from a teacher/counsellor about your situation. this can sometimes lead to either a small percentage boost on your papers (typically 1–5%), or perhaps allowances made when grading borderline marks

Contact Warwick admissions directly
Send an honest email to Warwick Admissions (for BSc Economics or Maths), explaining your situation, that you have been dealing with clinical depression and increased caring responsibilities during the exam period, you are worried these may impact your performance, and that you’re still very committed to the course, and that you’re wondering whether contextual consideration or flexibility on results could apply in your case

I hope you get sorted! Best of luck!

Gemma
Official LJMU Student Rep

Reply 2

Mehmetali17

Original post

by LJMUStudentReps

Hey!
Sorry to hear about your struggles! And you're definitely doing the right thing to try act now in regards to your exams
Here’s what you should do:
Inform your school and exam board ASAP (through your school)
If your mental health and caring responsibilities have affected your exam performance, you should submit evidence for extenuating circumstances through your school. This usually needs to be done before or shortly after the exams, so do this as soon as you can! Although, you may need medical notes, a letter from your GP, or confirmation from a teacher/counsellor about your situation. this can sometimes lead to either a small percentage boost on your papers (typically 1–5%), or perhaps allowances made when grading borderline marks
Contact Warwick admissions directly
Send an honest email to Warwick Admissions (for BSc Economics or Maths), explaining your situation, that you have been dealing with clinical depression and increased caring responsibilities during the exam period, you are worried these may impact your performance, and that you’re still very committed to the course, and that you’re wondering whether contextual consideration or flexibility on results could apply in your case
I hope you get sorted! Best of luck!
Gemma
Official LJMU Student Rep

Hi thanks for your reply! Would you recommend waiting for a GP letter or just send something from my pastoral support and head of sixth form about my circumstances ?

Reply 3

McGinger

Original post

by Anonymous

If Warwick accepts your extenuating circumstances, this means that they would 'take this into consideration' in August. This means that were your grades 'a near-miss' they would try and accept you if they could, but this does not mean that you would be accepted regardless of grades achieved or that they would definitely still accept you.

"Warwick understands that occasionally your academic progress and attainment may be impacted upon by circumstances which are beyond your control. If there are factors which you would like us to take into account when considering your UCAS application please complete our extenuating circumstances form."

You need to do this asap - and you should also do the same for your Insurance Uni.

Reply 4

LJMUStudentReps

Official Rep

Original post

by Mehmetali17

Hi thanks for your reply! Would you recommend waiting for a GP letter or just send something from my pastoral support and head of sixth form about my circumstances ?

Hey!

Of course no problem!

In terms of evidence, don’t wait too long to submit something, so if you already have support from your pastoral team or head of sixth form, then definitely send that first!! Exam boards and universities are used to receiving letters from schools confirming circumstances like caring responsibilities or mental health challenges.

If you're also in the process of getting a GP letter, you can say that additional medical evidence is pending and follow up with it once it's ready. But definitely don’t delay your initial submission while waiting for it, it’s better to get your case logged with some evidence now than to risk missing a deadline!!

Gemma
Official LJMU Student Rep