ellorie Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hey, I am really ill this semester and it's starting to seem like I'll be incapable of finishing my term work. I don't know what to do - if I take incompletes, I won't finish my term work until July and I won't be able to graduate until the fall, though I will have all my courses done by the end of the summer. Does anyone know if that would jeopardize any acceptances I might get? I'm just completely incapacitated between my disability and getting my medication changed and the cognitive side effects. I really don't know how I'm going to make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Depends on your school I would wager, but if you can cite extenuating circumstances due to a medical condition you can probably get the incomplete disregarded, provided this kind of thing hasn't happened a lot. That is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Sorry to hear about your condition:( I believe the best approach would be to contact the schools individually to see if they would grant deferrals given your circumstance. I also believe a few schools(e.g. UofA) don't require you to have your degree conferred by June so I think you should be fine for them, provided you have already got your pre-reqs finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I also emailed my profs and it's possible that I can get until the end of April for my term work and still graduate on time. Do you guys think if I email med schools and ask, they will red flag my file? I can't help that I'm sick, but I don't want to look like I'm going to wash out of medical school. I KNOW I can do it - I just need to get my meds sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erk Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Do you guys think if I email med schools and ask, they will red flag my file?I highly doubt it. I don't think they are extremely vindictive in that manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellorie Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Just spoke to my advisor and he suggested that I take incompletes but still get the term work in within the first two weeks of May, because then I can graduate on time. I think that might be the best idea. I'm going to call medical schools tomorrow and make sure that it will not jeopardize things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<abstract> Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 If you have a doctor's note citing your condition, you should include it with any correspondence regarding extensions. I have used a doctor's note in the past, and it works wonders -> it is like a golden ticket... PS: Sorry to hear about your condition, hope you get better soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrogirl Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yeah, just tell them that you've had a medical emergency, so you're going to end up with incompletes but that you'll be done before med school would start. I wouldn't imagine it would be a problem. I hope things are better for you soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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