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
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Today, my teacher walked into class and said, "Look to your left and right, one of those persons you just looked at will fail the upcoming exam." When asked why, she said too many people passed last year's exam. She was dead serious. FML
Today, I found out I've miserably failed a college exam. My friend had agreed to pass me answers if I needed them, since I've hardly studied this year. We were on the phone when she said, "Oh, those answers were bullshit. Serves you right, huh?" FML
Today, I got up and walked to college for my only class which started at 9 a.m. after a night of restless sleep. Our exam is two weeks away, so I thought it would be better to attend. Apparently, my teacher thought differently. FML
Today, the final for a class I'm in is taught by a decrepit old man who apparently has a flunk-out reputation. He spent the entire previous class making a study guide for the final exam, emphasizing, "THIS is on the exam. Know THIS." I studied it hard. Absolutely none of it was on the exam. Everyone failed. 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've been feeling like my efforts are never enough. I had 4 exams in one goddamn week, didn't sleep at all for 3 days studying, only to get completely demolished. The teachers put the most complicated problems as if they WANT us to fail. If I fail one class, I'm getting kicked out of my program. FML
Today, I stayed up all night to study for my anatomy final at 9 a.m. I studied outside the testing room in the hall all night. Apparently, I fell asleep with my headphones on, as my friend woke me up after walking out of the test, asking how I did. 300 classmates walked by and no one woke me up. FML
Today, I failed a calculus exam because I simply was too burnt out to study for it. I have not wanted to even look at a math problem since the beginning of the year, and I procrastinate all day instead of doing work, and it leads me here, typing at 2 a.m. to random strangers while having to get up tomorrow at 7. 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, after having pulled like three all-nighters and studying hardcore for months, when it came down to it, I couldn't solve even one question. I almost broke down. FML
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DefiningDivine 13
Find a way to report it, don't let him fail you!
Kruiser 16
Wow that's a great vote of confidence! Geez what an asshole
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Comments (80)
Celeste7_fml 18
I would go to the dean and tell them about it. School is expensive and you don't need a jerk like that messing up your GPA or your confidence.
SmexiiBacon 8
Why would he be failing you either way? Report it to someone
cb1002630 11
What an asshole. Make him give you your paper back and then have the Dean or President of the university meet with both of you to prove your innocence.
TheRandomIndian 17
OP didn't take the exam yet
cb1002630 11
Not necessarily. OP never said whether he took it or not. If it was me having stayed up to study for that long, I would have taken the test anyways after that comment from the professor so as not to have completely wasted my time. If he did take it, he has evidence.
license2chill 5
We need the both sides to this story. For example in my university, if you fail to submit a project or fail to attend labs without valid excuses, the department can fail you for the term, regardless of your final grade. I feel OP's pain studying 20+ hours And straight to exams, it happened to us every term for the 5 years. When exams are spaced 1 day apart, and 6 in a row, we didn't have much choices. Btw I'm talking about engineering programs, not sure about others.
BubbleGrunge 18
I'm going to go out on a limb here and state that OP probably didn't forget to turn something in. I say that because why would you study for 20+ hours for a test knowing you didn't turn in an important assignment meaning you're doomed to fail anyway. I get what everyone is saying but I just don't think anyone would study that hard knowing they were going to fail anyway!
grafeety 9
Only people who don't constantly study all semester need to cram. So I'm going to say that OP is being irresponsible by studying for 20 hours straight. It seems likely they forgot to hand something in and are trying to make up for it.
kc1997kc 9
I would study for 20 hours even if I had been studying all semester. That's my personality, plus I forget things after a while. Plus some people remember things better through cramming. Not everyone is the same, so it's unfair to make assumptions.
mangoboy1 19
**** his wife.
TheCutestLizard 28
Wtf?!
mzmush 2
Fight the good fight
FlyingPie 17
We don't know that the teacher is just being an asshole. Perhaps OP scored too low on the classwork/assignments to be able to pass the class.
perdix 31
Studying like that is a desperation move. The prof may not have been nice, but it's likely he was speaking the truth.
kenoswild 14
You forgot the apple.......
Allornone 35
There is no purpose to this reply other to say that I love your profile picture.
chuckcloninger 12
If you have failed every test so far that getting a perfect score on the test would not pull your grade up to a passing score then he was right. However he is pretty much a jerk so say it when he did and the way that he did. All this based only on your version of the story. BUT if he has a personal grudge against you and you feel you passed the test then take it to the Dean of Men and let him sort it out. I would not be optimistic as I'm sure the professor has his butt covered and can demonstrate his reasons for why you failed his class.