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
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Today, I found out that my professor dropped me from class because I missed a Zoom meeting. The only class I needed to graduate. Why did I miss the meeting? Because I was in labor for 32 hours. FML
Today, I received an email from my professor asking me not to jump ahead on assignments as it makes the other students look bad. FML
Today, I tried to explain to my professor why I’d missed two classes. Even with a doctor’s note explaining my very serious health issues, she rolled her eyes and huffed, "Maybe if you’re ‘oh so sick,’ you should just drop out!” Gee, sorry for trying to improve my life through adversity. FML
Today, my college English teacher told me if I wanted an explanation for my grade I would have to schedule a conference to come to her office. It's an online class. I took an online class because I can't come in. FML
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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, and for the past two weeks, my teacher hasn't taken a class, saying that she doesn't want to teach a class as loud as ours. When she does teach, it's near impossible to hear her over the yelling of other students. I checked the syllabus for an exam and it has two topics that she didn't cover. The exam is in two days. FML
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
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 overslept and missed both of my morning classes. I was supposed to lead an instructional discussion in my communications class that was worth a lot of points. Now my grade has dropped from an A to an F. FML
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pygmalion_fml 4
I've encountered similar situations before. Your professor can't drop you from the class, or penalize your grade, for an excused absence. Speak with someone higher up, such as the Dean. Professors can't rewrite the rules.
iplayrugby18 11
Your professor will care when you bring it to the dean's attention that a professor is going against him/her. The professor has the right to do what they want especially if it's stated in the syllabus but if you have permission from the dean...dean trumps professor.
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kukopia 0
Print out the Email. Print or copy the Deans excuse. Take them to your advisor. Use your big, sad puppy-dog eyes and tell them the big, mean professor is raggin on you.
cmac86 24
wow where do you go to school? I've never gotten an email warning like that. consider yourself lucky in that aspect. but if you're excuses by the dean you're fine. the dean overpowers your prof.
ImASupergirl03 0
YDI for not showing up to class so much that it's gotten to this point.
TheTruth1428 0
FYL for having to deal with a shitty professor, but just go over his/her head. You already are excused by the Dean, the Dean overrides her/him, so you're in the clear. If she tries to kick you out, go to the Dean again and you'll be fine. It doesn't matter what the professor says when his/her superior gave you permission.
zackmcguire91 0
the dean over rules the professor
LasAranas 0
I knew a guy who was in a similar situation: we were allowed 5 absences, and he blew off class five times. Then his aunt died, and when he went crying to the professor for time off for the funeral, she told him basically that he'd made his bed, and to lie in it--he lost a letter grade. I think she was right to do it. YDI if those previous absences weren't absolutely necessary.
medusachic666 0
I'm thinking you totally deserve it. You have prior absences, and I'm guessing those weren't excused, and you knew you had your field experience coming up, so you really should have gone to class. I've had 4.5 hours of sleep over the past three days, and I still dragged my ass to my 9:30am class. You just gotta suck it up and go. So yeah, you really deserve it, unless all those other absences were ALSO part of this field experience thing, in which case FYL, that sucks so bad. In THAT case, it'd be totally reasonable for you to be really pissed.
element01 0
YDI you shouldnt have missed class before, and you wouldnt be in that situation
Dixie_Normous 0
Your professor can suck your dick.
Kristoffer 35
Dean > some self-important professor.