Hi, this is my first time on here but I need to let off steam and see if anyone can advise.
DS has come home at the end of his first year. He has failed 4 out of 6 exams and needs to resit and pass them to continue. Two he was short by 1 and 2 marks. He has passed all coursework but this is not taken into account.
We have sat and talked through this and it seems that at exam time he was suffering from stress. To the point that he didn't leave his room for three days, except to go down to the college shop to buy food as he couldn't face going into the catering hall. In one exam, he left after 15 minutes because he had a panic attack. He went to the doctors and it was suggested that counselling through the uni would help but the waiting list is months and so the end of the year came without him seeing anyone. Tonight, he admitted that he had been taking caffeine tablets to try and help him, but they only made it worse when he wasn't taking them.
His course does not have a personal tutor and the academic liaison meetings are in a group of 6, which he says does not allow for one-to-one talks.
He would like to change course, and has emailed the relevant departments, but the response was that they will only consider this if he passes his exams. This has left him even more down and worried about his future.
I am worried and upset. Firstly because he felt that he could not talk to me as he felt he needed to deal with it himself. Secondly, because it seems that the pastoral care at his college is totally useless.
On top of this, his gf of 4 years has ended the relationship and a grandparent has been diagnosed with terminal cancer which cannot be treated. Basically, not a good year.
I just feel that I need to do something to support him. But I'm not sure who to contact at university and will they see me as an interfering parent?
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renee168 · 25/07/2015 23:23
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