Today, in the middle of my online midterm, my computer decided to update and closed out of the test. It can't be retaken. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I turned in my final worth 20% of the grade. Today was also the day my internet decided to die. FML
Today, I was busy writing my English final paper and all of a sudden my computer just chose to freeze. I thought Microsoft Word would save it, but alas, 4 pages down the dumpster. Plus my earphones stopped working and I can't afford to buy a new pair. 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, my entire junior class took the ACT. On the last test, a classmate's phone went off, automatically invalidating the whole test. We all have to retake it. FML
Today, I took a online midterm for a 400 level class I need to graduate this winter. I didn't realize that Proctorio links your computer to your phone, so when I opened my phone and googled the exact question, it gave me a notification on my screen which Proctorio screen recorded. 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, my computer crashed and lost all of its data while I was making a back up. FML
Today, I was doing an online live exam with the camera on when the power suddenly went out. FML
Today, I accidentally left my textbook at home. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but today was my class final. Since it was an open-book final, I'd decided not to study for it. I'm pretty sure I failed. FML
Today, I was taking a final test online that would account for 65% of my final grade, for which I'd worked extremely hard. I had one submission for the test, and my roommate thought it would be funny to click the "Submit All" Button while I was getting a glass of water. I got a 13%. FML
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Complaining 13
Doesn't it usually warn you before it does?
loserboii 11
Don't you just love technology?
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sorrowsangel89 1
For all of you saying he deserved it, just FYI, automatic update implies exactly what it is- automatic. Not all computers have pre-warned updates.
alliebaba7 8
That's why you don't take a midterm online.
superbubbles 4
You gotta change the setting so it isn't automatic
stiletto_fml 0
Thanks Bill Get a Mac
PInK_ExCiTeD 7
Aw sorry to hear that OP! That actually happen to me too, and it was my final exam. But I bet if you try to talk to your professor, he'll understand. So good luck OP!
PreciousJewel13 3
thanks, now im scared to take mine...
kitkatieisme 5
ouch. thats not fair! ugh. sorry, hon. these damn technological advances!
MTZ8590 4
this IS why I don't approve of online college courses.
facepalm4evry1 2
computer error is not your fault, explain to the professor that your computer updated itself while you were taking the test and shut down if they refuse take it to the administrator's. although being that it was your computer, they may say you should have known when your computer was on schedule of updating itself. I never approved of online courses , because its so easy to cheat or not study. or for errors to occur like your predicament. my opinion is just from personal experiences dealing with nurses who got there education online, (ever have a needle stabbed in your arm 15 times the wrong way even though the training nurse has been repeatedly told by the head nurse that is not the way to do it and given vivid explanation on how to....oh and yes i asked her where she got her training after telling the head nurse to draw my blood due to so many mess ups worst part was i was in the hospital after giving birth and she was assigned both to me and my baby, she killed veins in my arm and in his foot grrr when she did that to my sons foot i put my foot down in having her treat us ) in person education is far different then online, no one to check if you are doing your work and applying yourself so easy to do last minute studying then forget instead of having it ingrained and concentrating .
hiandrews69 29
Can you threaten Microsoft (or whoever uploaded the software) with a lawsuit for this? Do it. How dare they tell you when to update your settings.