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Beginning to doubt

Treevey134777

Just a thought that popped into my head the other day. 

I went through university 4 years ago. I wasn’t diagnosed with ASD, ADHD or any of the learning difficulties such as Dyslexia until after I’d left university. 

I managed, with everything undiagnosed, and without support through the whole 3 years, and got a 2:2 at the end (studying childhood and youth studies). I know I moved away to university and struggled quite badly with mental health and stresses of being away from home. 

Now my doubts are about the grade I managed to get, and whether it could’ve been better with support from student services, whether they should’ve noticed and helped me sooner to get diagnosed, and I’m kicking myself for not doing better, but also acknowledge the fact that I was basically at a disadvantage to other students because I needed help and wasn’t getting it, even after asking for help, the student support would only help if I had a diagnosed disability or health condition. 

Anyone else had similar experiences with higher education? I’m not sure whether I should’ve been proud of The 2:2 knowing now how bad of a grade it really is. 

  • I got a 2:1 but I was robbed lol.  I had some support for my 'extreme anxiety related meltdowns'.  I missed my final assignment due to one of these, so they took averages across my other assignments.  The one I missed was my special subject area, I would have aced it :( 

    You should be very proud that you even managed to complete the course Slight smile

    If the grade really bothers you then change it ! Not something I would do personally.  I have a friend from university that now has a fantastic job from being creative with his CV.  He didn't even finish the second term !!!

  • I got a 2:2 - Desmond got a Desmond - and never got a job; out of my degree.

    God had other plans. 

  • Don't kick yourself, and Hell yes! You should be proud.

    I'm laughing a bit because I recognise and empathise. I'm big time dyslexic, not that anyone knew what to do with that to help me at university in the 80s and no one knew I was autistic, I didn't find out until last year. I got a 2:2 too, in guess what? - Modern Foreign Languages - speak three of them; taught myself Italian, can't spell in any of them for toffee and never could take phonetic dictation. 

    Go me though! Since then, I've done a battery of OU and other post-grad stuff. Straight distinctions in them all. I turn out to be a natural with higher level research skills. Still no help, 'cos I STILL didn't know I was autistic, albeit I'd found a great deal of work arounds for the dyslexia by then.

    Hey, every tiny achievement you have made, you made on an unlevel playing field and made it anyway. You've battled harder, worked harder and overcome more than any of your class mates who got higher grades. And you did that because you used other facets of your intellectual strengths to compensate for the difficulties. You have to be one smart cookie to do that. Go look at yourself in the mirror and smile

    Yeah, but if you do a post grad, kick until you get the support :-)

  • Thank you to all who have replied. It puts my mind at ease a little. But it seems to be a common thing where when you get to university the support system is terrible for people who struggle. With or without a diagnosis you should be able to get the help you need rather having to prove your disabilities in order to get the support. And they wonder why people with neurological disorders have higher rates of mental health issues.

  • Congratulations on graduating, I really struggled on my first try at uni I only got enough credits for a diploma. In hindsight now I needed a lot more support than they were willing to offer (I was undiagnosed but no one seemed to notice) it was more of a case of you’re adults now just get on with it. Didn’t help that I went through clearing and they only told me the first year modules and not the second year ones which I hated with a passion. My second degree was through employment so I had more motivation and interest in the whole subject. I hear a lot about employers not really caring what classification you got as long as you have the degree and even some places preferring the lower marks over the higher ones, I forget the rationale for that now though. It’s so easy to look back in hindsight with what ifs but you should be proud that you graduated especially when undiagnosed

  • Congratulations on your 2:2!
    iIt’s difficult looking backwards and wondering what if but you have a degree and that is quite the achievement!

    Think of what you can achieve now!

  • A 2:2 is a pass and most people will get that grade that go to Uni.  i wouldn't worry about it too much.  The fact you made it through Uni is the positive.  You are instantly at a higher level than most people.

    I also went through the University system.  I didn't graduate.  I was undiagnosed at that point.  I also probably have other issues (ADHD) besides the ASD.  I made it to my second year, before a death in the family sent me down a hole which i never fully came out of for maybe 5 years.

    Congratulations on getting a degree.  As my father would say, a Pass is a Pass.  Whethers its a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd.  You still passed.