Today, I told my professor that I'll be missing class next week due to upcoming surgery. I asked if I could take the exam that I'd otherwise miss another day. He said no, and that I'd just have to take a failing grade, then wished me luck with the surgery. 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 got an email from a professor saying he was going to fail me for missing the allotted absences, which is school policy. I pointed out I was in the hospital for two weeks with a life threatening illness and that he even came to visit me. He told me, "Rules are rules." FML
Today, I have six exams next week, and as of this morning, I also have appendicitis. 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 walked into an exam after having stayed up 20 straight hours studying. The professor looked at me and muttered, "Don't bother, I'm failing you either way." FML
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
Today, I told one of my teachers I have to attend a family member's funeral on a day she's passing a test. She straight up asked if I could reschedule it, and if not if I could just give it a miss. 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, 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
Today, I had an emergency appendectomy, so I texted my boss to let him know about the situation. He replied that it'd be good for my continued employment prospects if I came into work tomorrow. 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
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Top comments
Zach2014 11
I would talk to the school president and tell him what is happening. Also bing in a note from the dr.
Pleonasm 36
Please, for the love of all that is good, Google it, and don't Bing it, OP.
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Comments (79)
WinkleBottom 13
Deserved it, you did not. Sorry, OP, I am.
Rainhawk94 27
Wise words from Yoda
killinpoptarts 9
#10 where the heck are you going to school at? Professors are people who have sold any and all emotion to satan for an increased teacher salary
littlekellilee 45
Or they're people who want to do research and make theories and discoveries that could impact the future. Some aren't great at teaching, but most have to. Some just aren't great at teaching.
sunnyray812 42
What an asshole! Fight for that.
noreia 14
first of all good luck for the surgery but how should he know you're not just saying it to get more time to learn? i guess that will happen more often than actual surgeries... depending on the type of surgery maybe reschedule this?
WellThatSucked89 13
Thing is, OP asked to take the test EARLY. That does not require more time to study. Seems like a show of good faith to me. And a professor who just has no empathetic or sympathetic qualities, only pathetic ones.
Mauskau 36
Sometimes it takes months to get an appointment, I doubt op wants to wait any longer for the surgery.
noreia 14
it was never meant as an insult by any means and i'm not from the us so i don't know about the hospitals and policies there either. only thing i read was another day - neither earlier nor later. so if with that words a student would have asked me i would have assumed they meant later. my mistake due to language problems i guess.
Rainhawk94 27
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Oh don't give us bullshit excuse that you're not from the US and language barriers blah blah, your comment was clear
gmian 34
46- No. The FML wasn't clear. OP just said he wanted to reschedule the exam but didn't specify when. 19 made a perfectly reasonable assumption thinking OP might have rescheduled the exam for later.
Rainhawk94 27
Umm no the fml was clear that the op wanted to take the exam early, while #19 said that how didn't the proffesor think op was trying to get more time to study
Core5555 9
No it wasn't. it said "another day", which can mean later.
WellThatSucked89 13
I can see the confusion now that I read it the way you guys did. I read it as if OP would miss it another day and asked to take it early. But I do see where people get a later test date. Punctuation should be properly used in this FML
Chellec2013 28
I realize most professors don't care, but really? Talk to his superiors and Ace that test. Good luck with your surgery!
tlovesdolphins 16
I don't think he can do that legally. Take a note from your doctor to the head of the department, or you can email the teacher and carbon his boss.
Nightwolf32 5
I believe there are rules in place for most public school systems (grade school and university) that require accommodations for medical procedures.
conholio33 28
That is so unfair to you...... I hope something can be done so you dont fail
weveallbeenthere 30
sounds like he's a dick. go to the dean and explain.