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By writerflaw - 10/03/2015 17:36 - United States - Juneau

Today, I lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML

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By Super Confused - 02/05/2016 23:59 - United States - Fremont

Today, I got my graded essay from my teacher. Earlier, he'd said that it was "too specific", and that I should change it to be "more general and debatable". Now that I've got it back, the first comments on the paper are, "Your thesis is too general, be more specific." FML

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By shaifox96 - 17/04/2015 03:34 - Canada - Saint Catharines

Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML

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By badessaymyass - 17/04/2014 19:59 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML

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By ScreweD- - 16/11/2015 21:39 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I got a writing assignment back. After meeting with my professor specially after class and meticulously combing through every word of that paper, I got a low D. Turns out, he graded me down on every suggestion of his that I took. FML

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By englishornah - 23/04/2015 02:53 - United States - Somerset

Today, I asked my classmate to look over my essay. His comments were longer than the essay itself. FML

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By IBS - 06/05/2014 09:11 - China - Shanghai

Today, after finishing a two hour essay exam that will determine the future of my career, I realized I misread the question. FML

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By oh dang /: - 25/05/2011 11:34

Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML

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By stupid - 24/12/2018 18:00

Today, after turning in a paper that I worked really hard on, I got it back with a grade of 0. In the feedback section, my professor wrote: “In all my 37 years of teaching, this is by far the worst essay I have ever read.” FML

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By df22 - 03/07/2020 20:08

Today, I got my language final exam back. It was a 10-page essay front and back, and I saw that I received a D. The teacher told me the plot was too hard to follow and it jumped all over the place. It turns out he forgot to read the back of every page. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/05/2018 19:00

Today, after submitting a 500-word essay to a writing contest, I found out that I lost to someone who wrote 3 sentences. FML

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annarcheer 19

Wednesday 11 March 2015 0:33

Honestly you need to talk to someone about that because you don't want to end up with a crappy grade because your teachers an idiot.

genericfmluser 17

Wednesday 11 March 2015 0:33

I am saddened by the American school system.

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wellhi 7

Wednesday 11 March 2015 16:01

Superfluousness maybe? It's good to have details, but different to restate the same point redundantly and shift focus too much.

Psychicgirl17 18

Wednesday 11 March 2015 16:05

Reminds me of English class when my teacher gave me a lower grade because she didn't like that my story didn't have a happy ending.

chikinscratch00 8

Wednesday 11 March 2015 16:22

Awwwwww

ftloosenfanzfree 7

Wednesday 11 March 2015 17:19

Was there a page limit that you went over? Putting in too much detail just for the sake of having a longer paper IS a bad thing. Longer is not always better. Being clear and concise is important.

wtfLoki 24

Wednesday 11 March 2015 19:33

maybe you should have analyzed your details ^-^

NoraBoraXD 8

Wednesday 11 March 2015 22:02

Sorry bro, I know how you feel. Similar thing happened to me in HS. Prof said that the paper had to be 5-6 pages, and she would take away points if it got any longer. My paper was 6 pages long (up to the very end), and she took away points for it not being long enough.

bethjlster1999 8

Wednesday 11 March 2015 23:17

My History teacher did this to me. The essay was to describe slavery and apparently I over explained it!??!

mystupidbird_ 5

Thursday 12 March 2015 4:18

That happened to me today, apparently making a reference about Steven Hawking while giving a presentation about neurological diseases is "straying off topic".

C3b2m 2

Thursday 12 March 2015 4:53

isn't the fact tht ur from Alaska an xml within itself

Shade1982 20

Thursday 12 March 2015 12:32

Well, I think they use xml files in other parts of the world too...

illestrealist 12

Thursday 12 March 2015 22:16

Nothing is ever good enough for a teacher

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