I feel like it’s even worse for international students as the tuition fees are almost 3 times as much, and they also hv to pay even more for accommodation, food, gowns, etc.
Thanks for the videos, I'm looking into the university for a PhD and I'm not a posh boy lol you're right it's not just the money that can be a struggle with a disability, it can also be the added bureaucracy
I think that’s a tricky question because none of my friends didn’t have to go through disability support etc. so I couldn’t comment with that aspect. But the housing crisis, hidden costs, misogyny, no support for staff, old fashioned teaching styles seems to be pretty general. And then for the likes of wrong results, late feedback, unresponsive lecturers, I can only talk about what I experienced on my course but those issues did effect lots of people on the course, not just me xx
Hi, I’m planning to go to Durham Uni to study a business degree. Are there lots of presentations? I usually am unable to do presentations as I start shaking and hyperventilating. I’ve been unable to get diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder (due to family issue), Do you think Uni would be able to help me get a diagnosis and get meds/therapy? Or would they force me to do presentations/ not help? It’s fine if you don’t know but I love the video anyways. I’m glad you show the bad and the good sides of Durham :)
Hi. I'm a third year at Durham, and although I don't do Business, my degree is a never-ending stream of presentations. I have really severe anxiety myself, so I thought I'd maybe give you some ideas that helped me. 1. Get your DSN. You can get this through the disability support service. A DSN is basically a document that gets emailed to your lecturers, which explains how your disability may affect you, and there will be little things that you can ask to be put in place. In mine, it mentions my issues with presentations. Not all the lecturers read these as they tend to be busy… although they probably should. One of my tutorial leaders knew there would be quite a few presentations, so she'd give me a heads up a few weeks in advance and check in with me on how I felt about it. 2.Be honest with lecturers. As I mentioned, they don't always read your DSN, which is very annoying. So I emailed my lecturers and was candid about my anxiety struggles. On one occasion, my module leader allowed me to do a one-to-one video call with just her so I could have a more chilled presentation, and she graded me accordingly. One of my seminar leaders allowed me to switch to an online learning seminar group as I find it easier to do presentations online vs. in person. 3.I don't know if this makes you feel better, but all my presentations were group projects. The presentation tasks tend to take place in a seminar/tutorial session, so there's only a small number of people, around 5-10 people. They always let us sit down at our desks when we are doing the presentation, and the light is usually off anyway to make it easier to see the PowerPoint, so if you get shaky like me, no one can tell. 4.Module choices. You'll be able to choose some of your modules, and you'll get a little document outlining the type of assessments, and you can just do your best to avoid the ones that say they have formative/summative presentations. In my experience the uni just referred me to the GP and then they helped put me on my meds and I got my diagnosis. Hope this helps : )
I should think you can hold the university to the degree class they initially released. I'm sure it should have done through a degree programme exam board and a university exam board and results therefore are final, mistake or no mistake. Did you keep screen shots? Go to the Office for students. They could force the university to reinstate your first. Moreover a single mark shouldn't alter a degree class. At most you become a borderline. If the university didn't take covid into account, they may be guilty of discrimination. p.s. I studied at Durham. I'm now a lecturer at a lower-ranked but better functioning university.
You had to pay for software? What the hell? Unis I've been to have the software there for you! You had to pay for a letter to prove a disability? OMG I went to a former poly and their disability service had arranged for an educational psychologist for updating my disability form. What the hell?
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I feel like it’s even worse for international students as the tuition fees are almost 3 times as much, and they also hv to pay even more for accommodation, food, gowns, etc.
that protecting rapists' fees is honestly disgusting that needs to be sorted out seriously
"universities are a business" that was said to me by an academic on the high street during the
Brexit campaign 6 years ago
Thanks for the videos, I'm looking into the university for a PhD and I'm not a posh boy lol you're right it's not just the money that can be a struggle with a disability, it can also be the added bureaucracy
14:55 that's an eye opener
Would you say this is your bad personal experience or did your friends or other people you talked to generally find the same issues? x
I think that’s a tricky question because none of my friends didn’t have to go through disability support etc. so I couldn’t comment with that aspect. But the housing crisis, hidden costs, misogyny, no support for staff, old fashioned teaching styles seems to be pretty general. And then for the likes of wrong results, late feedback, unresponsive lecturers, I can only talk about what I experienced on my course but those issues did effect lots of people on the course, not just me xx
Hi, I’m planning to go to Durham Uni to study a business degree. Are there lots of presentations? I usually am unable to do presentations as I start shaking and hyperventilating. I’ve been unable to get diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder (due to family issue), Do you think Uni would be able to help me get a diagnosis and get meds/therapy? Or would they force me to do presentations/ not help? It’s fine if you don’t know but I love the video anyways. I’m glad you show the bad and the good sides of Durham :)
Hi. I'm a third year at Durham, and although I don't do Business, my degree is a never-ending stream of presentations. I have really severe anxiety myself, so I thought I'd maybe give you some ideas that helped me.
1. Get your DSN. You can get this through the disability support service. A DSN is basically a document that gets emailed to your lecturers, which explains how your disability may affect you, and there will be little things that you can ask to be put in place. In mine, it mentions my issues with presentations. Not all the lecturers read these as they tend to be busy… although they probably should.
One of my tutorial leaders knew there would be quite a few presentations, so she'd give me a heads up a few weeks in advance and check in with me on how I felt about it.
2.Be honest with lecturers. As I mentioned, they don't always read your DSN, which is very annoying. So I emailed my lecturers and was candid about my anxiety struggles.
On one occasion, my module leader allowed me to do a one-to-one video call with just her so I could have a more chilled presentation, and she graded me accordingly. One of my seminar leaders allowed me to switch to an online learning seminar group as I find it easier to do presentations online vs. in person.
3.I don't know if this makes you feel better, but all my presentations were group projects. The presentation tasks tend to take place in a seminar/tutorial session, so there's only a small number of people, around 5-10 people. They always let us sit down at our desks when we are doing the presentation, and the light is usually off anyway to make it easier to see the PowerPoint, so if you get shaky like me, no one can tell.
4.Module choices. You'll be able to choose some of your modules, and you'll get a little document outlining the type of assessments, and you can just do your best to avoid the ones that say they have formative/summative presentations.
In my experience the uni just referred me to the GP and then they helped put me on my meds and I got my diagnosis.
Hope this helps : )
@@aimimamimimi4931 ahhh thanks so much
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I should think you can hold the university to the degree class they initially released. I'm sure it should have done through a degree programme exam board and a university exam board and results therefore are final, mistake or no mistake. Did you keep screen shots? Go to the Office for students. They could force the university to reinstate your first. Moreover a single mark shouldn't alter a degree class. At most you become a borderline. If the university didn't take covid into account, they may be guilty of discrimination.
p.s. I studied at Durham. I'm now a lecturer at a lower-ranked but better functioning university.
You had to pay for software? What the hell? Unis I've been to have the software there for you! You had to pay for a letter to prove a disability? OMG I went to a former poly and their disability service had arranged for an educational psychologist for updating my disability form. What the hell?
Sorry but when is £15 ever two weeks worth of food shopping
When you budget and film a video before the cost of living crisis
@@TheOrdinaryAdventurers is the diet solely rice and beans? that aside is ridiculous how you got treated
lowkeyregrettingmychoicesnowassomeonewhodoesnthavemuchmoney