Today, I realized I forgot to write a 5000 word essay for my English class. I tried to be calm since I had until midnight to finish, and it was only 8pm. I typed for three hours straight,and finished the assignment. I read over the instruction again, and realized it only had to be 500 words. FML
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Today, I had a mental breakdown because I have a 10,000 word final project due on Monday and I have only 800 words written so far, because I have been working on other classes and trying to be outside with my friends in the nice weather this week. FML
Today, I submitted my 5000 word assignment. When I got home, my mother asked if I'd checked it through one more time like she always warned me to do. I hadn't, therefore hadn't noticed the paragraph on page 11 that she'd written, telling me to pay attention to the small details. FML
Today, I pulled an all-nighter to finish an essay. I submitted it one minute before the deadline. Later, I opened the file to double-check and realized I'd uploaded my rough draft, containing notes like “THIS PART MAKES NO SENSE, FIX LATER.” The professor then replied, “I agree with your assessments.” FML
Today, I ended up being wasting an entire week on a very important scholarship essay because I thought the requirements said “3500 words” when in reality, they said “3500 characters.” FML
Today, after pulling an all-nighter on an essay, I submitted it one minute before the deadline and felt like a genius. Later, I reopened the file and discovered I'd uploaded the rough draft instead of the final version. The last line ended with “fix this later,” which was not my finest academic work. FML
Today, I was taking a test and thought I was doing great until I realized I was writing all my answers on the question paper, not the answer sheet. By the time I noticed, there were only five minutes left. FML
Today, I was prioritizing my extreme amount of homework. I read over the front page of my psychology paper seeing that it was pretty easy questions, I decided to do it last. Little did I know there was a 8 page essay on the back of the page. It's 12:19 am. 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
Today, I tried to finish an essay, which is already overdue by 5 days. I know the longer I procrastinate, the longer the pain will last, but my brain is still not working and can't start to write. FML
Today, I pulled an all-nighter to finish rereading my set work for my English exam. I managed to finish earlier than expected and decided to get some sleep. I then promptly slept through my alarm and missed my exam. FML
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SKYblue_fml 1
OH wow.... maybe they'll think you're an overachiever. You'll pass this class. :P
eclecticist 0
if the topic is simple enough to be covered in 500 words, what else did you write about?
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AnthonyD86 0
YDI. bet you will read instructions carefully.
realggirl 0
Save and reuse... I pretty much recycled my papers all through school. Haha!
Ret_fml 0
Your school uses the same essay topics every grade? That sounds *so* educative, you must've really learnt alot! /sarcasm.
BeeHappy_fml 0
guess what, "alot" is 2 words. thanks A LOT.
sarahbau 0
How the heck were you able to come up with a 5000 word essay and type it at 28 WPM? I'm not saying 28 WPM is fast for typing, but to do that without first knowing just what you were going to type, I wonder if the essay was even any good.
jacqueline101 0
I can do 34 WPM :D im smart lmfao..... I bet u by 4 words i think?
cwdeus 0
Well, sounds YDI for me. It's ok sometimes to forget to read carefully, but 500-word essay and 5000-word one are of very different magnitude. You should have realised it somehow that the work was tougher than it should have been.
Dominigga88 0
This made me laugh. I hope you didnt fill your essay with a bunch of bullshit, maybe youll get extra credit.
kukopia 0
WOW... You stayed calm (or so you thought) when you remembered an assignment. Then you typed 5,000 words in 3 hrs. You're gonna do fine. In school and in life. Just read the instructions more carefully from now on (but I'm deducing that you already figured that out). And use the calendar/organizer of your phone, laptop or computer more effectively to stay on top of things.
Ret_fml 0
More like a small reflection. I bet he's not past grade 9. :|
jessxoxo28 5
wow, that sucks. i had a lot of situations like that. i was just like u. soon u'll learn not to care
dralven 0
It is not fake or impossible at all. A little over ten minutes per page is not unheard of. It depends on how fast you type.
dralven 0
Yeah, that's around 28-29 words per minute. Hell, I was tested for certificate with 100 words per minute.
BeeHappy_fml 0
uhm, who the hell types a page in 10 minutes?!? that would mean you could finish an ENTIRE dissertation in like a day!!!
Hawk3487 0
Who ever heard of a 5,000 word essay anyways? At that length, teachers/profs start talking "page lengths", not words. Unless you e-mail it, no one is gonna count 500 and especially not 5,000 words.
bobbysnickers 0
this is like something that happens to me. except mine really would be 5,000 words.' oh well at least you can some extra credit out of it........