waiting for class again. How I hate it.

@HootyTheNightOwl haha or at least you don't care about them.

@popmol You know, my biggest problem as an adult was deciding if I would attend an awards afternoon and collect a certificate my tutor put me forward for because I had completed a course despite the fact that I'd had additional challenges come up that meant that I couldn't even write in the final exam.

I had been raised to know that my best was never good enough - so it was awkward when tutors flipped that reverse uno card on me as an adult. It didn't feel like I'd done anything that difficult because I got so much help that it would've been possible for me to not only finish that course, but do so at a higher grade than I applied for.

@HootyTheNightOwl what did you decide?

ooh we are similar in that respect!
ooh congratz! must have been weird indeed!

@popmol I did accept the certificate (after she outlined to me why she felt that I was worthy of it - keeping in mind that I was really struggling to see how I overcame hardship to complete this course) and my tutor gave me a photocopy of the form she sent in, which outlined exactly why she nominated me for my award. I still have both the certificate and that piece of paper to this day.

I knew that I had special needs anyway and I dealt with that as far as I could, I just hadn't anticipated being unable to write on top of that... so, I had to adapt as soon as I got home from hospital. I did actually talk to my tutor about potentially dropping out because I knew that I wouldn't be able to write again until after the exam, but she wouldn't hear of it.

I'd never been given additional help to finish a course before... usually, the only help you get tends to be what you declared going into the course and not adjusted when your support needs change as mine did when I became unable to write.

@HootyTheNightOwl ooh how nice! must be a good reminder!

wait why were you unable to write?

it was polite of them to help :)