The university told BuzzFeed News that although it was sorry for her loss, she didn’t provide “sufficient evidence”.
A university in London has come under fire after a student was told she couldn't defer the date of her exams following her father's sudden death because she hadn't provided sufficient evidence of her bereavement.
Haq, who lives in Hounslow and commutes to university every week for two hours, was due to take her exams between 3 and 14 March.
"A lot of students defer their exams to July so I thought this would be easier," Haq told BuzzFeed News. "I thought it would give me time to be at home with my mum, since my three older siblings have to return to work, and so I have the most flexible schedule."
Haq said it was particularly stressful as her father suffered from illness last year and she spent the majority of her time "in and out of hospital" caring for him while she took her A-level exams.
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Haq "went through circles" trying to find someone to speak to at the university who would be able to help, she said.
"I went through student services, but they told me it's not the area they deal with," she said. "My course rep told me to email my tutor, who's been unresponsive for two weeks. My course leader was the only person to advise me on the mitigating circumstances process properly.
"This all happened the day after his death. I just wanted to sort out my university situation as fast as possible."