Forgot an Exam!!!

[Pootle]

Like the others say - he should speak to his tutor straight away, they will always try to help but they can only do this if they know what is going on! The last thing they want is for students to fail - it looks bad on their statistics for a start and there can be a performance element to lecturers pay too!

When I was at Uni a friend failed his first year exams in grand style but he was allowed to resist the whole lot during the summer holidays and also received some extra tuition for his weakest areas. He went on to get a 2:1. It was the transition from school to uni that threw him in his first year, but once he adapted he was fine.

Could he speak to someone who knows more about his dyslexia and get some kind of electronic organiser with alarms for important events? Not sure if that would be practical but when I'm really busy (3 children/chair of PTA/general dogsbody!) I know it helps keep me on schedule!

Hope he sorts it all out

[TPeers]

Having flunked enough exams in my time - though I did remember to turn up for them - and being dyslexic as well (thank God for computer spell checkers!) If he goes to his tutor and 'owns up' then he should be able to do a re-sit in August.

I flunked my finals for my degree - had to re-write my thesis. I was allowed to stay on campus and have access to the mainframe to do extra research. I passed in the September and have my degree.

As to poor organisational skills and difficulty spelling meaning one should not be 'allowed' to take a degree in the first place...... would you mind if I firmly and loudly disagree Alice?! My degree is not 'obscure' - I have a double major in Maths and Computing!
And I'm bloody proud of my achievements! So what if I no longer work in the field I trained in - learning is never wasted.

[BarleySugar]

I finally managed to get through to my son tonight. His tutor was next to useless, said it was tough, so he went to see the student services. They are pleading mitigating circumstances due to the dyslexia, and he can do a retake. I've told him to get it in writing, so we know what the arrangements are.
He is more of an absent minded professor than anything else. He's doing physics, and really understands all the concepts and is very intelligent. If he could do the exams verbally he'd be fine, it's getting the knowledge down on paper that is the problem. Unfortunately this runs down the male side of the family, I have 2 brothers and a cousin badly affected, they were counted as lazy and difficult at school. My eldest brother is now a published author, although he relied on his wife to proof read the novel before submitting his work. I also have 2 nephews with the same condition who, although they haven't gone to uni, have done well and have good careers. Dyslexia doesn't mean someone is stupid or lazy, but they have to find strategies to survive and reach their potential in a world which is still not really geared to their way of working.

[Pootle]

He is more of an absent minded professor than anything else. He's doing physics, and really understands all the concepts and is very intelligent.

Ah! Now I understand - I'm married to a physicist

OH doesn't have dyslexia but is so often thinking about physicsy things that he couldn't organise a sock drawer! Your son should fit right in to the scientific community.

I hope it all works out ok for him.