Any advice gratefully received.
DS is currently in a crisis, two months before his upcoming final a level exams, he's thinking of " not doing them " because apparently good unis won't consider resits.
Slight backstory, incredibly bright , all 9s at GCSE, fine throughout Y12 except that he spent the entire year 24/7 with a new girlfriend, obsessive relationship. Ridiculous, they were literally living together. No work.
Applied to Oxford and froze when challenged with the MAT paper, despite some prep (obviously not enough because he was otherwise occupied!)
The mat test was catastrophic. Not only did he lose that application and imperial too, he's scuppered up his capacity to perform in school tests, mock exams....he's just freezing. Was predicted all A*s but now unlikely to get Bs or C's as he's freezing.
He thinks quitting now means he gets an extra year to get it right.
I'm despairing.
All unis applied to are London Russell group, wouldn't take on advice to include a backup uni.
Thank you
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stirling · 05/03/2024 22:51
stirling · 05/03/2024 23:43
ilovebreadsauce that's really helpful perspective. Doctor seems to think he may have some autistic trait or neorodivergent trait but it needs formal testing which involves a long wait...
lifeturnsonadime · 06/03/2024 08:42
In your shoes I would completely encourage him to restart year 13 in September and take a mental health break.
Explain what's been going on to the school and see if they will let him restart in September. Get support from your GP in advance if possible.
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Changed18 · 06/03/2024 09:05
A friend’s DC had a similar situation. They did the exams despite months off with MH issues, got lower grades and then found it very hard to get anyone to let them retake. Might be a better plan to delay for a year. A diagnosis would explain the gap well.
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