Posted by bleeding rose on April 1, 2003, at 9:50:31
In reply to UK / US issues!, posted by dogboy on April 1, 2003, at 5:17:07
> ah, thanks dogboy, i didnt realise this was mostly US based...oh well, i've still had some good advice, thanks all!
so far i've spoken to my examination admissions tutor who was pretty helpful, i just need to get a letter from GP basically, but i am considering telling teachers about it now, although it probably is a little late :s what do you think :s? it does seem a bit pointless to them now, after so long, but then again it may be good to tell them now as they have to predict my end of year grades, and may consider depression in the predictions :|:s argh, i dunoooooo!!!! just bit scary i guess to suddenly tell these teachers, who seem authorative, my problem that ive had for so long....sorry, i'm babbling....
i appreciate any suggestions/opinionsYes, I'm pretty sure that UK exam boards will give you special consideration for depression.
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> It's worth pointing out that a lot of the posters to this board are in the US so they may not know what A-levels are, and their advice might be based on US practice rather than UK practice (I assume you are in the UK, right?).
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> One of your teachers should be able to help. Also, try looking into mental health advocacy groups which offer support to people with mental health problems.
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