Today, I missed my history exam because they'd changed the day. Apparently they sent out an email to let everyone know. Too bad I'd banned myself from the internet in order to study for the exam. 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, four hours before a test, I received an email from my professor saying that the test had been canceled. When I checked my email again before bed, I found another email from my professor saying that his email had been hacked and the test was was still on. FML
Today, I found out that yesterday's exam, which I left almost blank, had been leaked 3 hours prior. I hadn't been able to see it because my phone was out of juice. FML
Today, I got cited for "internet plagiarism" and called to the dean's office. I'd been sitting a closed-book written exam, and my teacher had been breathing down my neck the whole time. FML
Today, I forgot to do my French homework, but since it was an online worksheet, I told my teacher my internet wasn't working. I told her with an e-mail. 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 called out "for personal reasons" from work because I had to study for a major test that's taking place tomorrow. An hour later, my manager called to fire me for "not taking work seriously." I then got an email telling me that the test was being postponed. FML
Today, I went in to take my College Placement tests. I'd spent all week ignoring actual homework to study for these tests. When I got there, the responsible told me that the tests were last week. FML
Today, I finally got off my lazy ass and start studying for my upcoming exam. It was going pretty well, until my classmate called and after I proudly told him about my sudden motivation, the only thing he had to say was, "You got the date wrong, the exam was on thursday." FML
Today, I've been making extremely good progress in my online class. Or at least… I was, until the deadline to complete it was suddenly pushed a whole month forward, causing me to be "behind." Then my teacher had the nerve to email me, telling me I needed to catch up. FML
Today, I was supposed to take a test, but the professor didn't have it ready because he went to a concert last night. I sold my own tickets to that very concert in order to study for the test. FML
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amerwin 3
That takes some serious effort to go completely cold-turkey on the Internet. You should try breaking for 15 minutes for every hour studied. That way you can relax, and you can figure out where your test is at.
perdix 31
Ironically, history is replete with examples of people getting crushed trying to stand in the way of progress. You would have probably failed the test had you been informed of the new time. Were you expecting to be kept aware of what's going on by, say, ... carrier pigeon?
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Comments (58)
bellaxmonkeyx_fml 8
You can't win for losing, OP.
bellaxmonkeyx_fml 8
It means that the OP was trying to enhance his/her study time by not browsing the internet (win), but his/her attempt was actually detrimental because he/she didn't get the e-mail (losing). What have we learned? OP can't win for losing. 'Tis simple.
sYmhaHa 0
Or loses when trying to win.. Hopefully it twas moved to a later date then earlier..
shellytaliaaxxx 0
19- she already missed it
sYmhaHa 0
Missed that part when I first read post. Too lazy to correct.. Sorry, you feel better now?
zerobahamut03 2
ydi for not being to manage your time/priorities and because of addiction to facebook/wow/****/fml.
Jexzas 0
repost.
jgardner12 0
Damn that sucks op. I hope after you explain you can get a makeup.
amerwin 3
That takes some serious effort to go completely cold-turkey on the Internet. You should try breaking for 15 minutes for every hour studied. That way you can relax, and you can figure out where your test is at.
justsayfuck 5
Oh wow, it's really unprofessional of them to announce that in such short notice. (Assuming you didn't ban yourself from the internet 3 weeks in advance) It's odd though, that you didn't speak to your friends/class mates before the exam, they would have let you known.
_Vamp_ 9
I agree with chaos. Most universities tell you to constantly check email. Unforeseen circumstances can arise at any time, and tests can be cancelled or changed on very short notice. If OP knew that there was even a small chance that something could happen, they deserve it for not checking.
keiran215 1
Universities lately have become overly dependent on e-mail. Back before internet professors could still alter time-tables and inform students of changes. But because e-mail is "instant" they now assume that it's okay to wait until the last second. Sometimes people can't get to a computer, maybe theirs is broken, maybe they're out of town for a couple days. Moving the test date forward and notifying the students only by e-mail is quite unprofessional, but sadly commonplace.
Trollz4daLULZ 2
YDI for being an interweb addict (and making a hypocrite out of me for saying that), for being a student, for waiting until the last minute to study, and for throwing eggs at senior citizens.
bellaxmonkeyx_fml 8
In all fairness, perhaps the senior citizens were trying to steal OP's lunch money? (:
bellaxmonkeyx_fml 8
The elderly need exercise, also. Dance, granny, dance! (:
Trollz4daLULZ 2
Notice I said "throwing eggs at senior citizens". If OP's aim was decent, and he/she actually hit any of them, I would have let this one go.
Trollz4daLULZ 2
OP didn't confess to doing either one. I just know.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
Only if you were near the Senior citizens.
Trollz4daLULZ 2
I guess you could say that the yolk's on you. I'm sorry, was that ova the line?
AssDan 0
YDI.
jif_fml 0
banning yourself from the internet is understandable, but you should never stop checking the means by which your school communicates with you. you could miss any number of important notifications.
spartan_girl 0
agreed- I tried to ban myself from blogs, facebook, etc. when I was studying for big exams, but I always checked my email and the website some of my classes used to share important information. Someone above also mentioned taking breaks (I took one every 2 hours), and you don't have to take your breaks online, but you can use those breaks to check your email too!
OceanMinded 0
******* technology savvy teachers
MrJentipede 2
idiot, study WITH the internet
DjeePee 25
Always check your mails.