deferral,  exams

deferral squared

Hi!

I know this question might sound odd and rare… But…I was wondering if it’s possible to be granted a further deferral for a deferred exam? I was supposed to write a deferred exam but the night before I had an internal cyst ruptured, ended up in the ER and had a minor surgery done. I missed an exam that I prepared a whole semester for! I saw on the UofT website that it says “it is not easily granted.” How difficult is it? And what will happen if I don’t get a deferral? Do I get an F? I feel like my luck can’t be worse now.

Thank you so much!!!

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hey there,

“odd and rare” – you make it sound like you’re an exotic bird or something. i hope you are. i hope you’re a toucan.

if you take a look here and go to ‘Adjustments to the Deferred Examination Schedule,’ you’ll see that “[i]f you have extraordinary reasons creating a conflict (e.g., court appearance, citizenship hearing) you may have to file a further petition with full documentation through your college registrar.”

now, i know uoft students are tough and all, but even for us, i think a ruptured cyst qualifies as a serious conflict. i’d definitely go to your college registrar and try to get a further deferral. if the deferral isn’t granted, then you wouldn’t be able to write your exam, however, i think that you have pretty legitimate grounds to attempt to get one.

good luck and i hope they sort out that cyst, geez louise.

best,

aska

One Comment

  • Ashley

    Similar situation happened to me as well!

    I was still in the hospital during the April deferred exam period so after sending the second request I got one exam moved to June and the other to August when the summer sessions of the courses were writing their exam.

    And due to the fact it was medically related I didn’t have to pay the 70$ you have to pay the first time for the second deferral! Just gotta provide the medical proof!

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