Today, for the first time this semester, I was able to get parking in time for my Wednesday class. The professor was sick and class was cancelled. FML
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Today, I drove to my college campus for my 8 a.m. class, parked, walked the mile and a half to my classroom, just to find out class had been cancelled. The prof didn't send an email because she couldn't remember her password. I paid $1200 to be taught by this woman, who has a doctorate. FML
Today, I spent an excruciating hour walking to campus with a broken leg, only to find my professor had left a note on the door saying class was canceled. FML
Today, I found out that a single unpaid parking ticket from September put my student account on hold and unregistered me from all my spring classes. I'm a senior and this is my last semester. FML
Today, I left 20 minutes early for school to get a good seat in class. I sat in traffic for 20 minutes before I even got on the thruway and for another 25 minutes once I got off the exit for school. Then I couldn't find parking at my university. I missed class. FML
Today, I drove 3 hours to get to a class, just to have the professor leave a note on the classroom door saying that she wasn't coming. FML
Today, I went to my first class of the semester. After an hour of intense note writing, I realized I was in the wrong class. FML
Today, I decided to show up to my new class an hour early, to be able to choose my seat, and figure out how the computer lab works… only to find out that the lab was locked and I had to wait until the professor unlocked it. FML
Today, I woke up at 7, got to college by 7:40 to receive an email that my 8:00 a.m. class got cancelled. I stayed there until 12:00 p.m. for my second class, to then find out that the cancelled class was the one at 12:00, not 8:00. FML
Today, I got up and walked to college for my only class which started at 9 a.m. after a night of restless sleep. Our exam is two weeks away, so I thought it would be better to attend. Apparently, my teacher thought differently. FML
Today, after attending lectures for months, studying for weeks, and spending hours writing a 15-page research paper, I was informed that due to technological issues during registration, I was not enrolled in the class. FML
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Top comments
NicholausB 15
Wow I'm sorry man. I've been there before. My university is usually packed by the time I get there for my classes. I've had to park in the weirdest spots just to make it to class
MDoremis 38
When I was at college I usually got there half an hour to an hour early so I could troll for parking and then study or finish homework with the extra time.
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Comments (33)
sousaphonist 14
I'm guessing the two might be somehow connected
Asinger06 1
Ever consider taking the bus, or parking and walking in. Or just plan leave earlier in the day. If you know roughly what time a few classes get out, that's a good time to go. You can always go to the library to kill time if you're way to early.
thisguy22 33
I've never understood why people hunt for parking. My college parking lots are always packed but you can always find spots in the far, far, way back. Suck it up and walk. The time spent walking is probably less than the time spent circling waiting for someone close to pull out. Also, if there are no spots available at all, which I doubt, you should know by now since the semester is half over that you need to get there early.
Setareh23 34
Though I personally just take the bus, I think I can understand why some people would find it worth hunting for parking, depending. I mean, at my school the far end of parking is maybe a 15min walk, and when it snows it's even longer because you've got to go all the way around following a path. So if someone has to choose between walking 15-20 minutes in -25C degree weather, with freezing wind/rain, and maybe a ton of school equipment to carry, I could understand maybe why they'd take the extra time to find parking. Not to mention people who are sick/injured/pregnant. And if you have an afternoon class (like 1pm), it doesn't really make sense to show up to school at 7am just so you can park right away, rather than just arriving at 12:15 and taking the 10 minutes to spot-hunt. Otherwise though, I agree with you. If it's a nice day, you don't have a ton to carry, and you're well and able, then walking a bit extra is really not that big a deal. Or if you have a morning class, yeah, come early if possible.
UH60 26
#30 OP implies they don't typically make it on time to class. Time management is part of being an adult. Every morning I park in the same area even though it's pretty far from the building because closer is full, and I know that. In doing so, I factor how long it takes me to walk to class as well, and am never caught off guard by time. If OP isn't making it to class on time, I say it's 100% their fault.
amb27 7
My university car parks are always full, even the ones at the back. I live in another city so I can't just take the bus or walk, and driving to university everyday is a hell of a lot cheaper than living in halls of residence there.
Setareh23 34
Yeah, I know that in OP's case it's their own fault for not managing their time properly. My comment wasn't really about making it to class on time though, and more in response to the first half of #29's. They were saying they couldn't understand why people (so not OP, but people in general) try to hunt for parking spots up close instead of just taking further ones, so I gave a suggestion (injured, pregnant, bad weather, etc...) as to why some people might find it more beneficial to take the extra time than to walk. Of course I understand that if they wish to do so, they need to leave 10-15 minutes earlier to make it on time, but time management was besides the point I was trying to make.
xxYourALoserxx 4
Normally if one can't make it on time you can leave earlier to ensure you make it on time. Maybe it's just common sense and you can change universities where you can learn how to manage time
sailorarctic 22
thats why i lived on campus
worldclassrager 41
Well you now know the time to be there...right?
militarybrat 21
E-mail is a thing teach. I had to drive 45 minutes to get to class. I would have been PISSED.
amb27 7
I really do understand your pain. I currently go to a university in England and I drive there everyday. When I don't have lectures at 9am I can never get a space. Yesterday it took me 30 mins just trying to find one in any of the many university car parks and I was late for class. It's just ridiculous, I paid for a parking permit and I can't even get a space!
Jryan952015 7
Hope you made the best of if and caught up or did some other classes HW.
SquirrelNutty 5
is this really a problem?