Today, I lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I got my graded essay from my teacher. Earlier, he'd said that it was "too specific", and that I should change it to be "more general and debatable". Now that I've got it back, the first comments on the paper are, "Your thesis is too general, be more specific." FML
Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, I got a writing assignment back. After meeting with my professor specially after class and meticulously combing through every word of that paper, I got a low D. Turns out, he graded me down on every suggestion of his that I took. FML
Today, I asked my classmate to look over my essay. His comments were longer than the essay itself. FML
Today, after finishing a two hour essay exam that will determine the future of my career, I realized I misread the question. FML
Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML
Today, after turning in a paper that I worked really hard on, I got it back with a grade of 0. In the feedback section, my professor wrote: “In all my 37 years of teaching, this is by far the worst essay I have ever read.” FML
Today, I got my language final exam back. It was a 10-page essay front and back, and I saw that I received a D. The teacher told me the plot was too hard to follow and it jumped all over the place. It turns out he forgot to read the back of every page. FML
Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML
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Top comments
annarcheer 19
Honestly you need to talk to someone about that because you don't want to end up with a crappy grade because your teachers an idiot.
genericfmluser 17
I am saddened by the American school system.
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Comments (116)
Beccag7 14
And to think I get lowered for not expanding on things that should be obvious to anyone with a brain.
ohSNAPyall 27
A lot of people said to complain to the teacher or principal. Curiously, I don't think that anyone has suggested to go to the teacher and ask if you can rewrite part of it to earn back some of the points.
dannidelion 1
why is everyone jumping the gun? i know in my school we have strict assessment objectives, and if your essay becomes waffly you lose marks. they have to be clear, concise and well structured. maybe you just need to check out what you actually have to do better next time.
Isa_fml 20
There's such a thing as too much detail. Concision is important.
Shazra 9
I don't get how people like that function. "You did what you were supposed to, but you did it TOO well, so I'm punishing you for it."
fantasyworld 39
Sometimes there's too much detail that your point gets lost and the paper drones on and on.
rbrown1231 13
It can make it a bit unnecessarily lengthy at times
MisterChaos 9
Why are there so many Ydi? Why did he deserved it? xD
torin atk 2
you cant get a a+++++-+
torin atk 2
you cant get a a+++++-+