Roommate and Miscellaneous: Figure it out

Figure it out

By foreveralone.jpg - 29/08/2012 20:51 - United States - Cincinnati

Today, I listened to my roommate and her friend struggle with their math homework for an hour. It wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that I'm a math major and repeatedly offered my help. They'd rather fail math than be around me. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/05/2022 03:00 - United States - Santa Rosa

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

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By shutup shutup shutup don't wanna hear it - 08/11/2016 00:43 - United States - Charlottesville

Today, my roommate told me that she was studying in the library. Turns out, she didn't feel like going to the library and just spent all afternoon studying in a friend's room because she didn't think I was capable of shutting up for long enough to get any work done. Our other friends agreed. FML

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It's maths

By bastawhiz - 18/09/2009 02:23 - United States

Today, a professor approached me in the hall to ask if, since I'm a math major, I could tutor one of her communications majors in a required Calculus course. Apparently the volunteer tutor the school provides "is a complete dumbass." I'm the school's volunteer tutor. FML

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By Anonyme - 22/06/2016 04:05

Today, my parents, who aren’t usually lenient, allowed me to have my boyfriend over. We started to cuddle, things got a little heated, but then my sister walks in and says, “You do my math homework, or I tell mom what you guys were doing.” I don’t remember middle school math being this hard. FML

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By riya - 29/09/2018 05:00

Today, I had the worst day of my life. I'd studied science for the whole damn night, only to realize the next morning that it's a math exam. FML

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By TeaSea - 11/02/2018 01:30

Today, I told my class I was giving them 60 seconds to do a problem. A girl replied furiously "At least give us one minute!!" I teach a high school honors math class. FML

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Maths

By math is literal violence - 20/11/2021 08:01

Today, despite doing extra credit, staying after class to have one-on-one tutoring with the TA, doing online tutoring and watching YouTube videos, I still absolutely cannot do math! I’ve been reduced to bribing my nephew to do my work for me. I’m in college. He’s in 7th grade. FML

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By Cerezo - 22/11/2009 15:39 - Guatemala

Today, as I woke up early to do my physics homework, I heard my parents talk about how big a disappointment I am for them. They discussed how stupid, immature and how big a burden I was. They knew I was listening. FML

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Not prepared enough

By Anonymous - 09/11/2020 05:01

Today, I had a maths test and I realised that I'd studied the wrong topics. The teacher said the test would be difficult and I stayed up till 1 a.m. just to be prepared. FML

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So selfish

By Anonymous - 26/04/2020 14:00

Today, my family yelled at me for being a "selfish disappointment." My crime? Not being able to help my sister's boyfriend do his homework while I'm working on my class finals. FML

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capt_awesome1 11

Thursday 30 August 2012 0:25

At least you offered! If they wanna fail, let them fail!

SkoomaKi 27

Thursday 30 August 2012 0:31

No, it means OP is intelligent in the mathematical field. However, you sound like a judgmental idiot.

Comments

thecovert 7

Thursday 30 August 2012 1:41

You can't help idiots.

callous 2

Thursday 30 August 2012 1:43

Know-it-alls are annoying I don't blame them.

THE_A_TEEN 27

Thursday 30 August 2012 2:00

He offered his help to other struggling people, he's not being an obnoxious know-it-all. I would have accepted.

keven501 12

Thursday 30 August 2012 5:07

You know what's also annoying? Assholes

callous 2

Thursday 30 August 2012 5:10

Everybody has one. Even you. I bet you have three or four.

OceanBlueSea 12

Thursday 30 August 2012 1:43

If they come back askin for help don't help em'.

pink_raindrops 26

Thursday 30 August 2012 1:56

Maybe they just wanted to figure it out themselves. I never used to accept help in math because I wanted to do it on my own..it actually worked out better for me like that since some people can be so confusing when they try to help. Unless they said that they don't want to be near you at all, I think you should relax a bit.

Sir_drink_alot 20

Thursday 30 August 2012 2:03

I agree, they want to know how to do it themselves, not be spoon fed the answer

Leslier_fml 4

Thursday 30 August 2012 2:07

They sound mentally defective if they were struggling but didn't want any help from someone who majors on what they were struggling with.

mega20913 8

Thursday 30 August 2012 2:13

i wouldve killed to have a math major in college

noodleboix 10

Thursday 30 August 2012 2:39

They're beyond help. Let them fail and you'll get to make fun of them afterwards

awkward_gothlady 32

Thursday 30 August 2012 2:43

Maybe it's not that they don't want to be around you, just that being around a math major when they're struggling with math makes them feel stupid. It may have nothing to do with you, personally. They just feel "smarter" if they can figure it out themselves.