LUCY Cooper is hoping to gain good grades in her A-levels this summer so she can study geology at Imperial College.
Lucy, a student at Cirencester College, said: "The exam period is a very stressful time for everyone.
"I was in a car accident last year and suffered from post traumatic stress so I have been studying for my A-levels over three years as I missed quite a lot.
"I think it's made it even more stressful as I feel under a lot of pressure to do well. I have been revising since January and it seems everywhere I look I have reminders of exams."
Lucy, of Stanton Fitzwarren, added: "I can understand why teenagers feel suicidal. There is so much you have to think about now. My brother was at Imperial College about 20 years ago and he just needed three A-levels.
"But now universities expect you to have so much else, like AS-levels and Duke of Edinburgh Awards."
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