Is deferring the best solution for a university student who registered late

Question

A student has registered late for the course and has missed several lectures, assignments and practicals which all contribute to the performance of Continuous assessment test and end exam which is within 3 weeks time The student feels like she won't be able to catch up nor master the content within such a narrow time thus this might affect the end result of the exam

Answer 1

In such a situation, deferring to the next semester or academic year is the best decision. Some learning institutions will not even allow you to sit for exams if you did not register for course units early enough.