Posted by tkmphd on March 21, 2005, at 20:50:48
In reply to Re: I sound really awful right now.... » gardenergirl, posted by rainbowbrite on March 21, 2005, at 20:24:51
i am teaching undergraduates at the moment, and i have had students that have provided me with documentation, as gg was mentioning, that will buy you some time w/ professors.
can you throw yourself on the mercy of the health center? how big is your campus? is there a counselling center there? if not, go to your health services center and try to see a regular doc and fill them in on what is going on. they can provide documentation that you are being treated for a medical condition (they'll keep it vague) and that you need extra time to complete some assignments.
some professors will offer incompletes. an incomplete at our school shows up as an 'i' on your transcript and you have a year to complete the coursework. if you do not complete the coursework after a year, the grade will automatically turn into an F. a year is awhile though, you can do it!! some professors might give you some extra time w/ assignments if that is all you think you need.
i had a student w/ some anxiety issues that she spoke to me about. she had the medical center go through the student disabilities office and they communicated with her professors.
i would say that you should throw yourself on the mercy of the health services or the counseling center at school. universities are equipped to handle this kind of thing, believe me, i've used them at every school i've ever been to. i promise that you are not the first person they are seeing in this same situation.
you will get through it.
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