Personal conversation for delayed students
The Study Guidance at DTU offers personal counselling for students who are behind schedule with their studies.
If you receive an email inviting you to a personal conversation for delayed students, we hope that you will welcome the invitation. Participation in the conversation is voluntary.
Permanent study advisors in DTU’s Study Guidance conduct the conversations.
When you have booked an appointment, you will receive a confirmation with information about the time and place of your appointment.
If you are unable to attend the scheduled conversation, please contact the Study Guidance, preferably well ahead of your appointment. You are also welcome to reschedule your appointment to a time and date that suit you better.
We have allocated 25 minutes for each interview. If it turns out that the conversation requires more than the allocated 25 minutes, we often take the extra time necessary to conclude the conversation. If this is not possible, we can always schedule another appointment.
What do we talk about?
A personal conversation with the Study Guidance is always based on your needs and wishes.
There may be many reasons why you are delayed in your studies: a failed exam, illness, a study period abroad, or perhaps a Master’s thesis which is dragging out. Whatever the reason, the purpose of the conversation is to provide you with an overview of your situation and options. Therefore, we strive to provide you with tools that will enable you to make informed choices regarding your situation.
During the conversation, we can help you clarify the matters that you need to consider and the options you have in your situation. Perhaps studying abroad would be interesting for you, or a leave of absence for a short or more extensive period. Perhaps we can also look at possibilities for changing your field of study, study line, or study programme.
We may also discover during the interview that you could benefit from using some of the other services offered to DTU students, for example the Career Centre, Special Educational Support (SPS), or the Student Counselling Service.
Should I prepare something for the conversation?
No, the Study Guidance does not require you to prepare anything before the conversation.
As the conversation is always based on you, your needs, and your current situation, you could consider whether there are any subjects that you would like to be brought up during the conversation.
It may be a good idea to write down any questions on a piece of paper as a reminder of what you want to talk about.
You may—for example—want to talk about
- Study planning
- Exemption applications, when and how to apply
- Establishing project courses and company projects
- Credit transfer
- Doubts about your studies
- Motivation
- Satisfaction and well-being
- Exam anxiety
