Mitigating circumstances

Mitigating circumstances are external problems that can affect your performance in exams or coursework, such as illness or the death of a close relative.

If they know about such problems, the College are usually sympathetic and will do all they can to help you.

Complete the Mitigating Circumstances Form to let them know about them.

Things to remember

• If you have an illness or disability that might affect your ability to sit the exam under normal conditions, contact the Special Examinations Officer, matt.evans@kcl.ac.uk . (NB this does not simply mean extra time for conditions such as dyslexia. For example, if you have diabetes you might be able to take short breaks to eat throughout the exam).
• If the results have already been published and you feel that mitigating circumstances affected your exam performance, ask for an EDR1 form from KCLSU. This must be filled in within fourteen days of the examination results being published. You should prove that you were not able to tell the examiners about the circumstances beforehand, e.g. if a parent was admitted to hospital the night before the exam, or you were ill on the day.