A-Level Extenuating Circumstances
2-3 weeks before my Alevel exams, my mum collapsed and fainted ( suspected heart issues ). She hit her head on the kitchen counter and was bedridden for a couple of weeks due to a severe headache. This understandably took a toll on my mental health. Would this be a viable reason for extenuating circumstances for me. How would I proceed.
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Speak to your school immediately if you can find a way. See your GP if you have not already done so. It’s late to raise the issue after the event and with results so close, but it is worth seeing if it can make any difference
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by ZarekSpeak to your school immediately if you can find a way. See your GP if you have not already done so. It’s late to raise the issue after the event and with results so close, but it is worth seeing if it can make any difference
thanks for replying really appreciate it
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by Anonymous2-3 weeks before my Alevel exams, my mum collapsed and fainted ( suspected heart issues ). She hit her head on the kitchen counter and was bedridden for a couple of weeks due to a severe headache. This understandably took a toll on my mental health. Would this be a viable reason for extenuating circumstances for me. How would I proceed.
First things first, I'm sorry about your mum... hope she's doing better now and there's not long-term problems for you or her.
I Agree with @Zarek, with A level results due to be published in a couple of weeks, realistically it's probably too late for anything to be done about it now. Still, you've nothing to lose by advising the school, and you never know, but realistically your grades are set in stone now.
As you say you're doing "A" levels, I'm assuming you've applied to University, and had some conditional offers. If this is the case, then you may be better off approaching the relevant Admin teams (along with all the evidence you have), and seeing if they'll be willing to take that into consideration and allowing a "handicap" for your current grades. It may be worth including statements from your tutors as to what they think you would have gotten, had this not happened.
If you're going to do this, I suggest you get on the case ASAP (yes, there should be people at the Uni who can help, even at this time). Don't wait until results are published, as then, some cynical people may see it as a ham-fisted attempt to get in because you didn't get the required grades.
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by Anonymous2-3 weeks before my Alevel exams, my mum collapsed and fainted ( suspected heart issues ). She hit her head on the kitchen counter and was bedridden for a couple of weeks due to a severe headache. This understandably took a toll on my mental health. Would this be a viable reason for extenuating circumstances for me. How would I proceed.
Did you report this to your school at the time?
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by ageshallnotDid you report this to your school at the time?
no, it happened during study leave and i was quite busy
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by Old Skool FreakFirst things first, I'm sorry about your mum... hope she's doing better now and there's not long-term problems for you or her.
I Agree with @Zarek, with A level results due to be published in a couple of weeks, realistically it's probably too late for anything to be done about it now. Still, you've nothing to lose by advising the school, and you never know, but realistically your grades are set in stone now.
As you say you're doing "A" levels, I'm assuming you've applied to University, and had some conditional offers. If this is the case, then you may be better off approaching the relevant Admin teams (along with all the evidence you have), and seeing if they'll be willing to take that into consideration and allowing a "handicap" for your current grades. It may be worth including statements from your tutors as to what they think you would have gotten, had this not happened.
If you're going to do this, I suggest you get on the case ASAP (yes, there should be people at the Uni who can help, even at this time). Don't wait until results are published, as then, some cynical people may see it as a ham-fisted attempt to get in because you didn't get the required grades.
I Agree with @Zarek, with A level results due to be published in a couple of weeks, realistically it's probably too late for anything to be done about it now. Still, you've nothing to lose by advising the school, and you never know, but realistically your grades are set in stone now.
As you say you're doing "A" levels, I'm assuming you've applied to University, and had some conditional offers. If this is the case, then you may be better off approaching the relevant Admin teams (along with all the evidence you have), and seeing if they'll be willing to take that into consideration and allowing a "handicap" for your current grades. It may be worth including statements from your tutors as to what they think you would have gotten, had this not happened.
If you're going to do this, I suggest you get on the case ASAP (yes, there should be people at the Uni who can help, even at this time). Don't wait until results are published, as then, some cynical people may see it as a ham-fisted attempt to get in because you didn't get the required grades.
do you think it is viable reason for special consideration
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by Anonymousdo you think it is viable reason for special consideration
If you genuinely felt you might lose your mother (or her life might be forever changed / impeded), then (IMHO) yes.
However, it doesn't matter what I think, as I don't have any power / influence on this. The people who it matters are those who will be marking your papers or the Admin people at the university you wish to apply. Also remember A level papers are anonymised and marked by independent adjudicators and not the school itself.
As I said in my previous post, you've got nothing to lose by asking them; the worst that can happen is that it doesn't influence their decision (in which case, it's the same as you not mentioning anything). Shoot your shot and see where it takes you, you never know 🤞
If successful, what's likely to happen is that if you had just marginally missed the entry requirements (e.g. they're asking for a "B" and you got a "C"), then they'd give you the benefit of the doubt. However, if you're way off the mark, (like you get very low grades), then they'll probably discard it.
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