Haya

I do understand what people are saying about taking it to the support team.
When I started this course I was honest in the interview... so God knows why they let me in xD. He asked if I'd get the coursework in by the deadline, I told I couldn't make any promises. He asked me if I thought I was ready and able to cope with the course... I told him I have to be. Otherwise sitting around for another year on ESA is just depressing.
I'm really, really trying to get everything in order, seeing all these people, and it's all help I never had before. But at the same time I want so badly to get into university, I get torn between focus on the course, and having to sort out everything else, and I want to be able to tell my tutors that I love their subject, and I'm working my arse off, and I really, really want to do well, but my attention does get caught up on other things.

I apologise for that. I was actually referring to the excuses bit. It stings every time I hear that, because it's sounds like I'm not bothering to put the effort in, which I really am.

I understand what you mean by manipulation, I feel the same way, which is why I struggle how to word it.

Perna: I've set up with at least one of my tutors so that after the exam she's going to set me the task of boosting my coursework grade to distinction, so that at least if I don't feel I did well on the exam, I can feel good about my coursework. I wonder if my other tutors will allow me to do this??


Thank you all for your advice though. It's a bit of a juggling act but everything will fall into place.