Today, I had to hand write a 10 page essay for one of my classes. When I turned it in I got an automatic zero. It was written in blue. Not black. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to check my grade, which was posted for an essay for my comp 1 class. I got a zero. I was devastated only to find out I never actually clicked the submit document button. My grade dropped 20 points. 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 broke my dominant hand. My teacher insists we hand-write our essays. I called and asked if it was okay for me to type up the essays. She said no. I have two essays due tomorrow, which count for half my grade. FML
Today, I turned in my homework. Too bad I accidentally handed in the printed answer sheet I found online to copy from. FML
Today, my teacher told me that she couldn't find my hand-written essay on the Renaissance, and that I have to re-do it all by tomorrow. I later saw my essay on her desk, covered in a massive coffee stain that made virtually everything unreadable. FML
Today, I asked my professor what happened to the assignment I gave him several weeks ago. Turns out he lost it, and graded me zero as a result. Now if I want a mark, he says I'll have to hand-write it all over again, but that I "probably shouldn't bother," because it was "a bit shit, really." FML
Today, I tried to turn in a final exam online. When I went to check if it had been submitted, Blackboard told me it did. My grade told a different story. 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 woke up feeling good and ready for my online business class final, only to find that it had somehow been submitted and graded with a zero. 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
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ZuRG_fml 7
It didn't list such an important requirement somewhere?
allmidnighteyes 11
Once you go black, you never go ba- waaaiiit a minute ಠ_ಠ
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plexico 4
Secretly, you made the teacher's day. Instead of having to read and try to grasp your ten pages of rambling, nonsensical prose strewn with grammatical errors and logical dead-ends, he or she got to hand you a zero on a technicality. Try turning in your make-up paper on A4-sized paper instead of 8.5x11 and see if you get away with that.
Lolitia 4
I call bull crap. Standard is blue OR black ink. IF it's true go argue the point they have no right.
HookEmTexas07 0
If it's true that the teacher/prof only accepts black ink, OP doesn't have a leg to stand on.
daniellap 0
your teacher ASKED you to write it by hand? :| I'm doing my masters, and I'd say since my first year of college (2002) teachers have begged us to type up our assignments. one even said "listen, you're allowed to write your papers by hand. but I HATE that. It makes it so much harder to read. I can't promise you that I won't be pissed off about your writing and it won't affect your grade. PLEASE TYPE IT UP!" your teacher is weird. and an ass, because blue is a standard pen colour in schools and business environment.
luckylindalu 2
you should have just photocopied the paper. blue turns to black in a photocopier.
plexico 4
Even better, I used to write things in pencil and photocopy them so they'd look like they were in black ink. Make sure you turn up the contrast.
laomaostu 0
doesn't make sense. who will write 10 page paper instead of typing and printing them out? it doesn't like a reasonable requirment at all.
evilhobbitofdoom 4
If OP is a student in any health care or medical field, YDI. If not, FYL, appeal, the teacher's just being an arse. And to the guy who says you can't get a passport or driver's licence using blue ink, you're wrong. I was given a blue pen to fill out my driver's licence application when I got mine. granted, it's been several years, but I doubt the rules have changed. Both blue and black are acceptable almost universally, with the exception of health care. We despise the evil blue pens.
x01010110x 0
In some states, at least in Minnesota for sure, all the applications for license, title, registration, etc say BLACK INK ONLY at the top of the application.
phoenix03 0
your prof probably mentioned it at some point. my philosophy prof wants us to line up the right margin so all the words end in the exact same place, like the left margin. it's weird, but it's a part of our mark. and i agree with the person who said why WRITE 10 pages when you can TYPE? you must have really good handwriting
phoenix03 0
oh, and if you had been typing it, would you have changed the font color from black to blue? probably not
kajdan 0
Erm... that sucks... FYL
themixedt4pe 0
Interesting... I'm pretty sure I was taught in high school that blue and black were both acceptable and "professional" colors of ink to write in. I specifically remember we had a graduation requirement paper to write and they told us to "be sure to bring a blue or black ink pen" for it. Unless your professor specifically told you to only use black ink, then I say FYL. If so, you should still talk too a higher authority and see if you can get a real grade.