Amy
Faculty: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Course:
BA (Hons) Sociology
Category: Social sciences and social care
30 January 2020
Prior to university I was told that I needed extra help with my essays and exams.
This included extra time and a pink overlay, however I was never diagnosed with any learning disabilities. The term ‘dyslexia’ was banded about often; however, it was never fully confirmed.
When I came to university I wanted to make sure they were aware of this so I emailed the Dyslexia team at ARU back and forth and got things in place before I started. However, I was still unsure about why it took me longer to write essays and why I need extra time in exams so I was referred to have an assessment.
I was then formally diagnosed with dyslexia. Since then I have been given endless support from the team at ARU, from helping with technology grants to general meetings to help with my essay writing.
Studying Sociology, my course is very much essay based. Having this extra support was vital to help me achieve the best grades possible. As well as all this one-to-one support, ARU also offers workshops for lots of different academic and writing-related issues which have helped improve my writing style tremendously.
I feel so much more comfortable at ARU knowing that I am getting the most out of my studies!
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