How Accommodating is your University?

I tried to get a PhD in musicology a few years ago. Unfortunately I had to pause or stop my ambitions.

Sorry, I can't give any advice.

But I'm interested how others deal with the situation, too.

My university has been excellent so far. Thankfully I haven't had any illnesses that have caused me to miss any assignment deadlines or quizzes, midterms, etc, but if it ever did happen, they've told me that I can get an exception if I have a doctors note. Hopefully that won't ever have to happen though!

I'd recommend that your friend see if there are resources available through the school administration. Most universities will have an office devoted to disabled students and figuring out accommodations for them. Also, talking to individual professors is another thing they can do. My suggestion would be for them to email their professors before classes start and inform them about the situation. Most professors are reasonable people, and are willing to be flexible about certain things.

Because of COVID, the domain of online education started to develop much faster, and now there are much more opportunities for studying online. You can still study at reputable originations like Skillshare and get a valid diploma. It is more valid for IT professions, but I think it will not be difficult to find online classes for the profession you would like to get. If you need special care, you might talk to the college administration. Usually, colleges have special people who would help you get to classes and also help if something happens. You can also ask to have a different schedule. Not all would agree with this, but I would recommend addressing miami.asa.edu/. It’s an unconventional college, and they are more flexible in this regard.