Underweight - uni rejection?

Hi all, well today I was sent my medical form for university (starting in Septemeber btw).  I'm currently underweight with a bmi of 15.6 but have been gaining (it was about 14.5). 

I have been accepted on a course to be a primary school teacher which is my absolutely dream job but am worried that when i have to write down my weight, they will be concerned and call me in for questioning (on the form, it says they might do this.)

Do you think there is any way that they can reject me from the course because I'm not in the healthy range?  I'm desperate to get up to a bmi of 18.5 but have always been very small built (whole family is technically underweight although we eat quite a lot) but did have a slight eating disorder in the summer as I would only eat low calorie foods, but still in bulk.  Should I tell them I'm gaining?  Will this increase my chances of still being allowed to be on the course?  There's no way I have the eating disorder anymore so I'm not going to mention it.

If you have any knowledge about this or have been in the same position please help me!  Or just any opinions would be good. Thank you!!

while you might feel "mentally fine", i have to say i think you are not yet in a position to say this.

the mental part of anorexia takes far longer to recover from, than the physical part. i needed a good year after i recovered my physical weight to attain my mental health.

i think you should have at least 6mths at a healthy bmi (20), and see how you cope with the pressures of life. you might imagine you cope fine now, but on just reaching a bmi of 18.5 and then plunging into college, you may well find that you slip really fast.

so either gain weight faster or reconsider (my opinion)

OMG, you guys. She's applying for school. She will not be anyone's teacher for years to come. She has been in recovery for at least six months, and understands she must become a positive role model for her future students. I thnik going to school is the best thing for her right now - she'll always have her goal front and center, and knows that she must remain healthy in order to acheive her goals.

This is coming from someone with a long-term serious illness (no, not ED.) The OP should sit around anoher year and wallow in self-pity? I think concentrating full time on your illness only makes things worse. I like having places to go and things to do all day - it helps me focus on what's important, like friends and good times, rather then on the isolation of being sick. I would imagine having an ED is similar - the more you get out and interact in the world, see friends, go to class, the less time you have to get obsessive about food and weight and exercise.

Original Post by mel_e_mel:

 

This is coming from someone with a long-term serious illness (no, not ED.) The OP should sit around anoher year and wallow in self-pity? I think concentrating full time on your illness only makes things worse. I like having places to go and things to do all day - it helps me focus on what's important, like friends and good times, rather then on the isolation of being sick. I would imagine having an ED is similar - the more you get out and interact in the world, see friends, go to class, the less time you have to get obsessive about food and weight and exercise.

Actually, for me, that wasn't the case. My ED started whilst I was in my busy final year of University. I still found time for the obsession.

I think taking a year out and recovering fully would be a much better move. It's what I'm doing before I start my postgraduate degree so that my mental capacities are as strong as they can be.

me too. i sat third med having developed the ED in second year. i had to take 2 years out. first year weight restoration second year major psychological intervention. just finished my exams last week. my results are next week. i am hopeful (touch wood, fingers crossed) this is the best effort i'v put in, in any set of exams sat so far.

not wishing to be a downer on you - i just think (as my consultant said...) festina lente - meaning hasten slowly.

you have SO much time. and potential. dont rush it and blo it.

feic... double post

Original Post by mel_e_mel:

OMG, you guys. She's applying for school. She will not be anyone's teacher for years to come.

depending on the program she's applying to, she could have practicum placements as soon as the first year.  she will be teaching, and soon.

??? I've never heard of anyone going into a classroom in their first year of school.

My sister is just completed her elementary educator degree and teacher certification. She didn't start tutoring (her first placement / internship) until her third year of college; she wasn't placed in a classroom on a regular basis until her fourth.

Is it different in the UK?

Original Post by mel_e_mel:

??? I've never heard of anyone going into a classroom in their first year of school.

My sister is just completed her elementary educator degree and teacher certification. She didn't start tutoring (her first placement / internship) until her third year of college; she wasn't placed in a classroom on a regular basis until her fourth.

Is it different in the UK?

My sister is a teacher and she had classroom experience in her first year of school. First she was observing, later she had supervised classes. She trained in New Zealand.