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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Comments (106)
Drae54 1
Lol at least you know you can write a long essay now.
XOfiestypixie 0
An essay can be a two paragraph piece. It's more the style that it is written in that differentiates an essay from, let's say, a report.
barroomhero 0
Dude, that's like 20 pages double spaced...how did you manage that in three hours?
purpleindigo 1
Extra credit! :D Pretty skilled procrastinator here :P Or this is fake. :/
Diogen 0
Agreed. If it is real, live & learn.
Emwo 0
You'll show off a good impression towards teachers. (:
joy_nash 7
Dude i know EXACTLY how you feel. *hugs* Save it for later lol?
mul71d 0
THIS SOUNDS SO FAKE
AlwaysRejected 0
5000 words in 3 hours = 1700 words an hour. WTF?
dralven 0
You don't count them by hand. Do you even know how to use a computer besides posting here? Word processing programs will almost always have a word count option.