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By RIPcareer - 18/10/2015 19:18 - United States - Ellicott City

Today, after submitting my college application, I noticed that I mistyped "math enthusiast" as "meth enthusiast". FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2009 14:12 - United States

Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML

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By IBS - 06/05/2014 09:11 - China - Shanghai

Today, after finishing a two hour essay exam that will determine the future of my career, I realized I misread the question. FML

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By Damn - 06/12/2016 20:12

Today, I applied online for a position and typed, "OH&S Certificate." It autocorrected to, "OH&SHIT Certificate." I didn't notice until the site e-mailed me a copy of my completed application. They'd already received it. FML

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By mathhhh - 26/02/2010 17:57 - United States

Today, I missed points on a math quiz because I thought 2 times 5 was 20. I'm a math major. FML

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By PoorForever - 28/02/2016 13:53 - Australia - Heritage Park

Today, after meticulously rereading my application, merging references, budgets, academic transcripts and itineraries for an amazing scholarship, I clicked submit, only to remember that the system was on Daylight Savings time, which we don't have in my state! I missed out on $2,500 by 3 minutes. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/01/2011 01:05 - United States

Today, I mailed out a college application that is going to another country. I paid $250 for the application and $11 for shipping. I just realized that I forgot to sign the bottom of the application. FML

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By poor_college_kid - 15/09/2016 12:39 - United States - Tucson

Today, I found out that I owe my college a little over $10,000. Why? Because, due to a slight misspelling of my name, the scholarship that I have been going insane trying to meet the requirements for is not actually giving me any funding. FML

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Slipping up

By englishfail - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML

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By stupidrobot - 03/09/2015 20:14 - United States - Seattle

Today, I had to complete a simple math problem to submit a web form in order to show that I wasn't a spam robot. I got it wrong. I'm officially too bad at arithmetic to prove I'm human. FML

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Brain freeze

By Anonymous - 02/06/2009 23:13 - United States

Today, I was working my job as a waitress near my college. I handed a customer her check, and she noticed that I had added her bill wrong. I apologized, and she pointed to my "student" labeled nametag, asking what I was studying. I said English. I'm a math major. FML

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keiNan_fml 35

Monday 19 October 2015 11:47

are you the one who "accidentally" typed incest also.

StickyPickles 33

Monday 19 October 2015 11:11

Proof read my friend

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Miss_Chevious 37

Monday 19 October 2015 11:06

Certainly not an English enthusiast

pooldude 24

Monday 19 October 2015 11:31

it was a typo... But he should have proof read the essay...

WD_Stevens 22

Monday 19 October 2015 13:27

I was hoping this would be the first comment. Hats off to you, sir.

Mpii 11

Monday 19 October 2015 14:16

Proof reading the essay is what an english enthusiast would have done.

Girlshotdown1 21

Tuesday 20 October 2015 10:07

I agree #9 Revise and Edit

chaseafterwind82 29

Monday 19 October 2015 11:07

Hmmm, probably not the type of 'extra-curricular extra' they wanted to see...

beeferjay 34

Monday 19 October 2015 17:53

meth; go big or go home

StickyPickles 33

Monday 19 October 2015 11:11

Proof read my friend

Replyka 17

Monday 19 October 2015 13:25

Before submitting preferably

Radgears47 23

Monday 19 October 2015 17:59

Proof... As in math... I like puns

LMAO__no 15

Tuesday 20 October 2015 6:18

it would be better to get someone else to proof read. otherwise you might read it the way you want instead of the way it says.

Cads1 24

Monday 19 October 2015 11:12

School of hard knocks for you it is.

False_Stupidity 41

Monday 19 October 2015 11:16

The best meth-od is to proof read and then get someone else to proof read too before sending anything important as its sometimes hard to see your own mistakes.

Naith 14

Monday 19 October 2015 13:30

Especially when up are on meth.

cleydc 9

Monday 19 October 2015 11:17

Maybe they have a major for that? Haha just kidding FYL OP

xn3x 10

Monday 19 October 2015 11:20

You may be using a pseudonym, but I will always remember your name, Mr. Haizenberg.

Arot6 17

Monday 19 October 2015 11:27

You should be fine if you're applying for their chemistry program

alexis83188 24

Monday 19 October 2015 11:34

Meth: more than once

venomousflower 24

Monday 19 October 2015 11:35

Well shit

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