To jump on her for much needed advice re dd a levels - she is ill ..

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Last week dd had flu like virus and struggled to revise and sit paper 1 of two a levels - we got gp letter explaining she will have been affected by this for exam board . They bay allocate cple extra points .
She has now got white pus like stuff on tonsils - took to gp again - tested glandular fever await blood s results .
Spoke to exam. Officer again as she has not been well enough to revise .
Advised can miss one paper ( wed thur due ) but it a gamble as must sit paper 3 as will get no a levels if misses paper 3
Dd not been able to revise and is saying she thinks she should miss the exams and use time to try to get better for paper 3 rather than struggle thro a paper she likely to do badly on and put self unde r more stress and just aim to do last papers .
It's a massive gamble to me as she cd miss paper 3 and not get any a levels ..
she is sobbing as she feels her university place is disappearing due to illness ..
any advice really appriciated .

Eeeeek shat terrible timing. No advice (sorry) but hopefully someone will be along shortly who can help!

Poor DD! What do the school advise?

Awful. Poor you and DD. I had glandular fever during my A Levels but in the days where it was 100%exam and no resits so I somehow got through them but I did defer my uni place and spent the year getting back on my feet. I actually performed very well as I think studying hard in the the two years leading up to them paid off (got a's) but I remember being absolutely convinced I would fail.

Universities are understanding so give them a call and explain. sorry I can't advise you re the exam but I don't know what the resist situation is.

resit

School say sit if can
But otherwise sit third papers come what may or she won't be given a level
I'm tempted to advise her to miss the papers two s and hope n pray she can sit paper 3 .

Could she go for paper 3 and then if she doesn't get the predicted grade, re-take it when better and defer her uni place?

I think she should probably do them if she possibly can even if she hasn't been able to revise. If she doesn't do well enough she will have to resit but I can't see any advantage in missing the second paper really.

They said if she too ill to do paper two she can ask for a grade to be given based on her paper one and three if has g p note - she wd get an a level

However if missed paper 3 also - no a level ...

Hello, Im a teacher in a sixth form college and an A Level examiner.

I'm sorry your dd is so poorly ☹️

The best advice I can give you is if she possibly can, she should sit the exams. The school exams officer can apply for special consideration due to her illness, but this would usually be only a few marks grace. If she doesn't sit them, or misses a paper she will fail.

If she is too unwell, she can defer her uni place and resist next summer (January resits are no more). This is also problematic, as many schools and colleges won't allow external candidates to sit exams, and whatever happens there will be a cost. If she can get herself in and sit them, she still stands a chance of passing, even with little revision.

Wish her luck

I can understand her worries about her uni place but I disagree with the suggestion above to carry on regardless and try and sit more exams. Frankly, glandular fever is no joke and if it is that she may take months to properly recover and may not be fit to start uni in the autumn anyway. Rest, rest and more rest is what she needs, her health needs to come first. I say this as someone who kept pushing and pushing to carry on as normal through GF and three years later, the fatigue still has a significant effect on my life. Sorry to be pessimistic but working in a school I see so many kids coming back to school after GF way too soon looking horrendous and never quite bouncing back. Really hope your DD doesn't have it

Hi Kirsty
The school say she can miss one of three papers ? Is that ur view ?

Is she on antibiotics in case it's tonsillitis?

My ds developed white pus on his tonsils the day before GCSE's started. He has a history of tonsillitis so his GP issued a prescription without seeing him (he had seen the school nurse) and he started antibiotics that night.

Yes anti biotics alongside the blood test
Thanks

I m worried for her
I'm numb and full of chocolate !

She has got glandular fever
Exam tomorrow
Plus due jabs for Thailand am at loss wot to do re latter - gp said he not even sure .

Without wanting to be a cloud of gloom, if she has gf she may not be well enough to go either to Thailand or to University this year. I suggest she scraps the exam, postpones the jabs and rest. She how she gpes. My dsis had gf as a young adult and was ill for months and months.

I dont kno how to break this possibility to her
Can gf be short lived too ?

I would leave the jabs until she feels a bit better if you can. Hep A and typhoid needed if I remember and I think you have a few weeks to get them sorted.

Musical thanks but she due to go 3 July ..

I had gf in my first year at uni and almost had to drop out. As it was I had to drop one subject and take on an extra one in second year, which the uni allowed but obviously didnt have to.

I would prepare for this to hit hard, uni and Thailand are probably going to be postponed. I was exhausted for around 3 months, and even then, I know I only had a fairly mild dose. Other people I know had it a lot worse and took 6+ months to get to anywhere near normal.

whatever you do, delay the jabs... they are an added "load" on her system which is already struggling with the priorities i.e. the infection and her A levels.... Don't make it even harder for her!

If she is still planning on going to thailand, i would read up on what her travel insurance says, this diagnosed illness may invalidate it.

I've had GF and it is unlikely she will be well enough to go to Thailand in a couple of weeks if she is that ill now. It wiped me out for months xxx

As someone who works at university, I advise getting in touch with their admissions team about mitigating circumstances asap. It really helps that you have a doctor's note and the exam board are notified and it's hopefully something they will take into consideration. But please don't delay it- the earlier they are aware about this the better.

As for Thailand I would be seriously cautious- my sister went travelling after having GF, thought she had recovered after several months but ended up hospitalised. It was seriously scary and stressful.

I have my fingers crossed for your daughter, can only imagine what a tough time it is currently.

Oh the poor love that's tough op. Total sympathy as my twins are doing them right now and the stress is immense.

No advice just and and for you.

Hope she feels better soon