University & How to Survive by Emily Bailey

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“Emily Bailey recently started university and M.E. impacts every aspect of her study: She has had to have lecture rooms moved as they were inaccessible, has campaigned for a Quiet Hour at the on-campus shop and is in frequent dialogue with Student Support over how her study can be made to work with her M.E…

“When I began the process of applying to university it felt like a Herculean task. How was I going to ensure I picked a university with a supportive environment? What if the course I was interested in had too many contact hours for me to cope with?

“How would I manage the personal care aspects of living alone, when at home I depended so much on the help of my mum? What universities would even accept me with only three GCSEs and two A-Levels?

“These questions seemed an insurmountable barrier between me and a degree.
However, the further along the application process that I went, the more support I found was available for disabled students attending university…”

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