My son failed his first year after resits. To stay at uni he was offered another degree. Told he must make up 60 credits lost in any module and then in semester 2 this year could then start taking his original sports coaching modules and finish his degree one semester later. After much deliberation choosing modules that fitted in with the timetable decided and sorted. Still very anxious as had to choose a subject completely new to him.He has just registered so student finance etc all sorted. However on recently emailing his personal tutor just to confirm which sports modules he would be taking next semester 2, the tutor replied that my son would not be able to take any sports coaching modules this academic year as the modules available ran over semester 1 and 2 so in short he has now been told he will have to find some more modules to take in semester 2 and then take any sports coaching modules at the beginning of semester 1 September 15. If he had known this to be the case in July when he went to see his student advisor he would not have returned to uni this year. He would have taken a year out and then reapplied at a later stage. It was the student advisor that has given him the wrong information. We have had such a stressful time this summer sorting things and getting over his exam failure now this. This will send him over the top now. He has emailed the student advisors and he is waiting to hear why they have told him the incorrect information. He realised this semester would be hard but he so wanted to stay at uni and wanted to put in the hard work to get back onto his sports coaching modules again. He is feeling that he should give it up now as there has been so many obstacles to get this far however if he drops out he will owe accommodation fees for the year, tuition fees and pay back the loan from student finance. Also in future he would only be entitled to 2 years funding so going back to uni later is not now an option. I feel so gutted for him. I am worried about his mental health now. Desperately need to know what he should do for the best.
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