Many teenagers have a phobia of exams - but for Jennifer Lloyd it could KILL her.

Brainy Jennifer has a rare condition called Addison’s disease, meaning her body reacts to stress by shutting down her vital organs instead of producing adrenaline.

It means she has turned down a chance to apply to Oxford or Cambridge University and is stretching out her AS-level revision out over several months.

Jennifer, 17, said: “It’s very tough when it gets to exam season as I have to balance my time perfectly.

“The illness leaves me very tired, so my mum often finds me asleep in my books while I’ve been studying.

“I know I can’t let myself get unnecessarily stressed out, so I have to be much more organised than my friends.

“As a result I have a strict schedule where, if I do an hour of revision, I have to rest for two hours before doing any more.

“It means I can be short on time so I start preparing weeks in advance of everyone else to fit everything in.”

The student, from Prestwich, Manchester, is studying at Pendleton Sixth Form College which offered her the chance to look at Oxford and Cambridge under its ‘gifted and talented’ scheme.

She turned it down, adding: “It is such an honour - but I just don’t feel ready to move away yet.

“My college has been incredibly supportive - my teachers know the danger signs and can call my mum straight away if they think I’m getting ill.

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