Today, I left my grandmother's burial to take a midterm. Earlier I e-mailed the professor to ask permission to take it later, and she flat out said "no." I left my grieving family, and traveled hours back to school. I went to class, only to discover that the prof decided to move the exam date. FML
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Today, I told one of my teachers I have to attend a family member's funeral on a day she's passing a test. She straight up asked if I could reschedule it, and if not if I could just give it a miss. 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, my college professor said that anyone who misses the final next week automatically fails, "even if their grandmother died." My grandmother, the woman who raised me, died last night and her funeral is next week. Same day as the final. Across the country. FML
Today, I found out that my entire class, me included, has to rewrite the painfully difficult midterm we wrote last week. All this because the Professor left the exams strewn across her desk. The cleaners thought it was trash and disposed of them. FML
Today, I sent an email to my professor requesting an extension for my assignment, using the tired old excuse that my "grandmother died." Instead, I sent it to my grandmother, who then called my dad on my family's landline in tears. FML
Today, I e-mailed the online instructor for my job, telling her that I had fallen behind in my work due to my grandmother's passing and the subsequent funeral arrangements, but that I would catch up this week. Her reply? "OK. Hope your grandmother gets better soon." FML
Today, my English teacher asked me why I didn't have my project completed. Thinking quick on my feet, I told her it was because my grandmother had just passed away. Apparently they go to the same country club and have known each other for years. My teacher started crying and ran out of the room. FML
Today, I received an email from my professor informing me that if I missed another class, I'd be dropped from the course. I have field experience to complete tomorrow as part of my major. I emailed her two weeks ago to let her know, and we're excused by the dean. She doesn't care. FML
Today, I told my professor that I'll be missing class next week due to upcoming surgery. I asked if I could take the exam that I'd otherwise miss another day. He said no, and that I'd just have to take a failing grade, then wished me luck with the surgery. FML
Today, I asked my boss for a few days off next week, because my grandmother passed away yesterday and I'll need to travel to attend the funeral. His response: "She's dead, you're not. You want time off, then quit." FML
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me_FTW 0
your teacher is a serious asshole. js
tazz9690 0
Your professor deserves to get fired. What a piece of shit person with no sympathetic bone in her body.
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nevele11 0
I would **** that professor up, for REAL.
aback 5
I hope you file a complaint.
kira1kira 0
I hate u #4 go die
Always4tehlolz 0
Wow dude, that is horrible. My condolences, but you should seriously report that professor or something, I mean that's not just insensitive, it's abuse.
MizzHollywood 0
wAit a sec, am i the only one who doesn't see this??? MIDTERMS!!!! IT"S THE SUMMER! (well, kinda except for the people with more finals/ regents/ tests) Why are you taking midterms in the summer? They go in between the school year, or in between semesters. I'm calling BS. Actually, i'm calling that the OP tried to see how many people would notice or if it would get through, which is very respectable (i'm serious I've been trying to do that for as long as i've been on FML)
frootloopkicker 0
Obviously it didn't occur to you that the OP could be taking SUMMER courses. Many people take them at all levels of schooling to get credits out of the way.
LysssNysss 1
You are such an idiot. People take summer courses too.
laditz89 0
um, the OP could have meant finals. Finals week for us just ended Friday.
Lonely_Lez 0
Midterms for summer semester university courses could be around this time. Try not being ignorant and quick to assume.
D2_fml 0
I guess the prof may have mentionned the date change in class, and didn't necessarily know you lived away? It sucks A LOT for you, but many profs do that where they mention something important in class and assume that students are supposed to be in class, if they aren't it's negligence on their part. I know it sucks, but maybe the prof didn't want to give you a make-up exam (too complicated) and decided to simply move the date. She didn't want to get a reputation for being soft, so she didn't explicitly tell you that? Figured someone you knew in class would let you know?
SweetieLish 0
I would have just missed the test and told the professor to go **** themselves...It was just a midterm anyways. You would just get a 0 and have to work harder for the final exam to pass the class.
dramatay 0
I think some people are missing why the teacher is an asshole. While I think the flat out No was rude I get the teacher saying no, I've seen it happen but the teachers were nicer about it. Anyway why the teacher is an asshole is for moving the test without telling the OP.
Rodjmeister 0
Your prof is probably breaking policy by doing that, you should have reported them.
thestarsisee 0
I clicked both, because.. It does suck, BUT, and I don't care who says what about this, but you could have lodged a complaint with the Dean and gotten that overturned, to take the test at a later date. So.. You weren't very proactive in your own education. Not to be a b*tch or anything, just the way I view the situation.