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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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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CaitiieBuggs 23
I dunno #17. I get what you mean, but I just feel like those ones shouldn't be teaching. They don't want to be there, and most of the time the students don't want them to be there. If a person wants to make discoveries and theories, that's cool. But don't be a teacher if you don't want to teach. But I may be biased, I had a really cruddy professor who used that same logic, and claimed students are a distraction and it's a waste of time to teach us when he could be writing. He made that term complete misery.
Omniprism 15
I would go talk to someone about this. He has to be reasonable to your request.
DanielleinDC 34
That would have been unfair to the janitors who clean the rooms.
ItsEdd 9
A professor did the same to me last semester when I had to leave the country last minute for grandfathers funeral. I had to take extraneous withdrawal to avoid an f in math because the teacher said no make up exams in the syllabus with NO EXCUSES underlined.
DanielleinDC 34
Wow. I'm going to guess that this is the only time you could reasonably schedule the surgery--it happens. And medical emergencies and funeral happen. Hopefully the dean/department head can help you with this. And it was really douchey to say he's going to fail you but good luck with the surgery.
brolin_burrito 9
What?? That's really unfair for you! People sometimes...
biologymajor1992 7
I know the professor's policy sucks and might seem very unfair, but he really doesn't have a lot of options. If he gives one student a "pass" he must now do so with every other student... and students without legitimate excuses will try to take advantage of the situation. You really can't understand such policies until you are on the other side of teaching. Either that or your professor is just a huge asshole
biologymajor1992 7
I understand a surgery is obviously a legitimate excuse. Here at my school the student would probably get an "incomplete grade" and would have to re-take the class at another time. In a class of 400 students you really get to hear a lot of "legitimate excuses". What I wonder is if OP couldn't re-schedule his appointment? Not all surgeries are created equal... maybe this one wasn't extremely important? ) (e.g. wisdom tooth removal).
Ishilied 11
That strikes me as a bit strange--the policy I'm familiar with says that in that kind of situation you can take your exam before the date (college).
FangQueen 1
That's not right. Take that up with the school.
Asstarotte 7
I wud piss on him. No but really I wud take it up with the principal or headmaster