Today, I found out why my biology class TA, who takes the class alongside the other students, was always so eager to collect my work. Turns out, she's been erasing my name on my papers and writing hers in all semester. My failing final grade has already been finalized. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out why my history grade is so low: the kid in front of me takes my homework, writes his name on it, and passes it off as his own. FML
Today, I was taking a biology final and was just randomly tapping my pencil. My teacher thought I was somehow communicating with the person next to me, and decided to fail me. FML
Today, after a conference with my teacher who had previously accused me of not doing my homework, she finally discovered she'd been losing it all this time. I've been getting straight Fs for a month. FML
Today, I got my results on a recent, important midterm. During the exam, I'd noticed my instructor had accidentally left an answers page in the test packet, so being honest, I didn't look at them. It turns out she did it on purpose to help us pass. I failed. FML
Today, I was copying an assignment from my friend and was feeling confident that I was gonna pass. I later found out I copied his name too, so the teacher failed us both. He won't talk to me now. FML
Today, I took a final for my law class. As I was taking the test, I noticed the girl on my left copying off me. I wrote all the wrong answers on my sheet while writing the correct answers on my desk hoping she would copy the wrong answers down. I forgot to write the correct answers on my test. 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 was in class just taking notes and minding my own business. The teacher has already called my parents twice complaining about me. As we are taking 3 pages of notes she grabs mine and rips them up, saying that she is sick and tired of me drawing. I was drawing the graphs on the board. FML
Today, I was taking the final exam for one of my classes. The teacher came over to my desk, grabbed my test and ripped it in half. Then he grabbed my hand and read the note I had written on it to remind myself to pay rent. FML
Today, the grades for one of my courses were released. The class average was higher than that which the department allowed, so the professor had to scale everyone's marks down to meet the policy. I ended up failing because my class was too smart. FML
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ExtremeEncounter 32
There's got to be a way that can be changed...
cowduck7 11
Tell your teacher, and confront the TA!
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cowduck7 11
Tell your teacher, and confront the TA!
Jay18 22
what's a TA
kkarwan 0
A little late now. But it's a teaching assistant.
Pixelatedpotato 28
Teachers assistant
ExtremeEncounter 32
There's got to be a way that can be changed...
redcode5 17
Definitely can be changed
livamour 17
Your TA takes the class??? How is that allowed?
MrBreaks 5
she might have to prove that she knows the concepts as well?
yerawizardlizzy 27
I've never known a TA that wasn't a grad student. Not only would a grad student not need to prove they know undergrad content, but they have to be selected to be a TA.
AlliTheKat 27
My stats professor this semester selected students from the class to be his TAs. Some universities allow them to be undergrads.
Cburr18 1
You can be a TA of any class after you've taken it and the teacher accepts your app.
Betony 8
Could also be a high school class. Very common to have a TA for a class that's taking it as well
apossessedbagel 14
This. My high-school had student TAs. The fact that the TA erased OP's name makes it seem very unlikely that it is a college or university, since most professors require typed papers/homework (at least in my experience).
DLBL 23
Yes, not only typed, but often submitted online.
Balthios 6
What is a TA?
XandWacky 23
Teaching assistant
Balthios 6
Ah, alright. Thanks!
0neiros 14
Teacher's Assistant.
sousaphonist 14
If you have evidence, bring it to the teacher's attention.
tantanpanda 26
All they have to do is compare handwriting. A hand writing analysis would be the end of that TA and justified expulsion if this is a university class. Although, it's a slight ydi since OP didn't bother to check their grade throughout the semester. This OR everyone is misinterpreting this when the TA isn't actually a TA and OP just got duped real hard.
eagleriverjohn 24
Bring it up with your school's honor council. The TA deserves to be expelled.
kirasant 19
Yeah, this. I think bringing it to the teacher first could be risky as you don't know what's happening. I would at least start things with the dean or honor council or whatever your school has OP. That's seriously ****** up. Hopefully your handwriting and notes prove it's yours. Bring all your rough drafts of your papers with you to back up your claim.
deathshead 19
if possible it might help to type or write all papers in pen...
rebeccac12 18
use a pen to write your name on your work.
mineymonkey 0
This is the biggest thing that is confusing. I have yet to know of any science class that doesn't want you to use pen. Especially for things in regards to a lab notebook, tests, notes. I guess OP's professor wasn't really finicky with which writing utensil to use. This really does need a follow-up to make it a bit more believable. The biggest thing that makes this unbelievable is that the TA is taking the class as well. That makes zero sense. Another thing that doesn't make sense is that OP didn't catch this a lot earlier on in the semester. Either OP is really bad at keeping up with their grades, or again this possibly is fake. It wasn't a bad read though. Gave me a good chuckle.
neuronerd 29
If the work being collected is multiple choice on a scantron, OP would have had to have completed it in pencil.
Setareh23 34
Depends on the teachers preferences. The majority of mine like to get the assignments in electronic form on a USB key, so a TA could easily just open it and modify the paper. Plus, if you're unlucky, you might end up with a teacher who just uploads all the grades at the end of the semester. I'll agree it's possible it's all made up, but it could just be that the TA took credit for more major assignments that were graded later in the semester, leaving OP unawares of what was going on.
Lalala579121 28
Don't you still write your name in pen on scantrons?
RichardPencil 32
That's survival of the fittest. She has a mutation (cheating) that gives her an advantage in securing scarce resources (good grades). The way to really learn the theory of evolution is to live it!
ScarletteEve 33
Anybody downvoting this guy has yet to read the title/name of this FML
RichardPencil 32
And I didn't catch it until after I wrote my post. Then, it seemed like a great coincidence!
MaknaeMelanie 21
that's not ok! omg how annoying nobody noticed before! there has to be a way to fix the grade though O.o
neuronerd 29
There are always means of appealing a grade. It may take a lot of effort, but you deserve your grade changed, and your TA deserves to face the consequences of her actions.