Need advise please?

Question

I've two exams to repeat but only told parents that i had one to repeat. i've just got the timetable and the exams are on two different weeks. telling the truth is not an option now. i regret telling the lie but i still believe it was for the best as i was feeling seriously down at the time myself without my parents adding to it. I seriously do hate lying and i'm not good at it the only reason i've got away with it so far is that they haven't questioned me. I do know it was wrong and stupid thing to do but at the time i did seriously think it was the best option so please no lectures and only serious answers cause am in crisis. my parents are real supportive but my dad has a really sharp tongue and it not just at me the whole family gets if it if one does something wrong. PLEASE HELP!!!

the thing is every class is put together in a hall over a few weeks and we are supervised by external examiners and there are a good few of them so that excuse wouldn't work. i live at home and would have to travel 2 1/2 hours to college. i just need something to tell parents as to reason i would be going up on these two separate days without raising suspicion.

do you think if i went up then rang home and said there was a problem with exam papers and that exam been put off till monday would that work if you were my parents and had a suspicious mind anyways. my parents very smart so usually realise when something wrong or telling lie. would you think i'd get away with this.

no wouldnt work because mock exams over here are just for secondary schools and it to close to real exam to be mock thanks anyways and thanks to everyone for all your answers really appreciate it.

Answer 1

I hate lying too so i can imagine how you feel. If you wanna tell them first please think about why you didn't tell them. Do you feel slightly pressured by them to not fail? does failing mean something bad in your family? if so, explain to your parents that you felt like you let them down and you didn't want them to know.

But to be honest resitting is nothing to be ashamed of. I resat two modules for my business A'level and a whole As of French-I got A's in the end. You know resitting is not shameful because you are trying to improve so you shouldn't feel down. Lucky you can resit, in university-not possible so have to get it right the first time.

If you feel that bad about not telling them , just do, but make sure to explain why. However if you know that they are not very understanding and will only judge you+will not find out about you resitting then just dont-surprise them later with a good grade.

Good luck in exams, I hope I helped a little.

Answer 2

My advice is truth hurts and lies always catch you out if truth is so bad about exam why lie in the first place still I'm not harp-in on tell them the exam is in 2 parts and sit both 1 week apart if you study at home could you not find a study buddy and revise together stopping all suspicion on you and say your helping a pal study id belive my girls i have 3 you dad seams a hard man but maybe for good reasons i hope and for future remember it may take a day a week o month or a year truth always catches you up and the longer it takes the harder the bite good luck in both exams and i hope you do manage to get away with it

Answer 3

ok the best thing to do is to say that they are running an extra revision class on the first week and that this will be important , and the second week is the exam!

they won't question this but if they do then just say that quite a few peopled failed the same exam and they feel that this is neccesary support for the students probably to get league tables up as last year was poor or something like that !

good luck

Answer 4

I understand your problem but I think you need to tell the truth - it's just how you do it that's the problem. This matter is worrying you and occupying your mind, which should be free to study. So don't tell any more fibs, just go home and tell your parents that you have to confess that you have these other exams to do. Make it clear that the reason you didn't tell them originally was that you didn't want them to be disappointed in you, because you knew that they wanted you to pass all your exams. Tell them that you tried really hard in the first set of exams and that you were gutted to find that you had to repeat two, and you just couldn't face telling them.
Now I suspect that if you only mention that your dad has the sharp tongue then it's your mother who is the supportive parent. I think she will stand up for you, be protective of you - it may be that both parents are shamed by your confession which exposes their weaknesses more than yours.
Be strong, you really have to do this. But use the word "disappointment" a lot, both in your disappointment at not passing and their disappointment in you, that will shame them both into supporting you. Tell them that you really did try hard in your exams - you can't ask more than that. And ask for their support in giving you peace and room to study for these all important repeats.
Good luck, I wish you well. Just be strong and do this. We're all rooting for you. And please tell us how it went and also how you did in these exams.
Fingers crossed!

Answer 5

You could tell them that this exam has two papers or you could tell them that there is a leaving get together of your class mates on the second week and some of the class are putting on a show for the rest of the classmates. Good luck with the exams and your future career.

Answer 6

Would you be able to say that there are two papers to do & you thought it was only one to start with?
If not if you hav a friend that lives close to where the exam is taking place just ask for a lift to there & then make your own way into college from there!
You could actually arrange to spend time with this friend either before or after depending what time the exam is then it wouldnt be totally untrue! good luck i hope you sort it out!

Answer 7

hi i know how you feel, i have just completed my degree in nursing and had to re sit some of my exams more than once. it is very embarressing having to tell people especially your parents who only want you to get the best out of life.

if telling them the truth is not a option then tell them you have a study day or that you are going to return some books to the liabary and it must be that day or you will get fined for having over due books. or just say you are going to help a friend study for their resit.
hope this helps and good luck with both exams.

Answer 8

on the 2nd exam just say you going out for a few hrs and get changed at a mates house if u have to wear uniform to sch.the results will come out and then they will question you why 2 exams.i dare say u can do without the added stress before your exam.no lecture BUT try not to lie to parents in future they will always find out.but good luck in exam it soon be over

Answer 9

1. There was something wrong with the paper (it was the wrong one, a page had been missed out ect) and you have to go back. (this did actually happen to me once)

2. You're going to visit a friend

3. You're going to do some extra credit to make up for failing the exam the first time

4. You need to pick up something from a lecturer which you need for homework but forgot to pick up before.

Answer 10

tell your parents the truth. If you tell them before the exam you will feel better and wont feel under pressure while trying to do an exam. sit them down and say i need to tell yous that i have to repeat two exams and i feel bad about it but hope yous will be ok about it as you feel under pressure.