Experiences with Extenuating Circumstances?

WoollyRedHat

Does anyone have any previous experience with the board of Extenuating Circumstances for Arts? Would you mind sharing them? I'm wondering how much of a chance do I have of successful application. I had an illness for a few weeks and fell way behind. I still have essays that I'm working on that dated to the Mid-Term, and I'm wondering am I wasting my time if there is a good chance my application could be rejected, if I have any chance at all. I orginally go late submission application, but have gone apst those dates, and over two weeks now.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

As long as you have a doctor's note and everything you should be grand. Also go and talk to your student adviser, and maybe one of the senior lecturers in your school if you can, just to explain the situation so that they are aware of your circumstances.

(haven't done it through arts though so not sure on the essays etc.)

WoollyRedHat

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

As long as you have a doctor's note and everything you should be grand. Also go and talk to your student adviser, and maybe one of the senior lecturers in your school if you can, just to explain the situation so that they are aware of your circumstances.

(haven't done it through arts though so not sure on the essays etc.)

Ok thanks. I have the doctors note, but that only really covers the late submission period. The arguement that I'll be putting across is that I was severely overwhelmed after all the time I lost. I am currently still doing one or two essays. Would this reason be given a hearing or would it be thin? I have no documentation to back up being overwhelmed but I lost about two and a half weeks around the mid terms

Fuzzy_Dunlop

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Ok thanks. I have the doctors note, but that only really covers the late submission period. The arguement that I'll be putting across is that I was severely overwhelmed after all the time I lost. I am currently still doing one or two essays. Would this reason be given a hearing or would it be thin? I have no documentation to back up being overwhelmed but I lost about two and a half weeks around the mid terms

Talk to the student advisor and they can also sign the form for extentuating circumstances or whatever after you explain the situation. You may need to resubmit the form stating your further issues, in any case, talk to these people, they'll know best.

07_12_90

when filling out the form it asks you whether you have contacted the relevant schools of your circumstances.. is this neccesary? i thought once you sumbit the extenuating circumstances form in , they will then contact your relevant lecturers, i don't really want to be contacting all my lecturers explaining my situation as it is quite personal

Fad

Go chat to your student advisor, they can contribute to your supporting evidence which'll support your argument (it it's genuine).