Miscellaneous: Today, I received an email from my professor informing me that...

By meesh22 - 06/10/2009 04:16 - United States

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

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By No diploma - 05/02/2022 17:59

Today, I found out that my professor dropped me from class because I missed a Zoom meeting. The only class I needed to graduate. Why did I miss the meeting? Because I was in labor for 32 hours. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/09/2013 05:14 - United States - Asheboro

Today, I received an email from my professor asking me not to jump ahead on assignments as it makes the other students look bad. FML

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By where’s the humanity? - 21/02/2022 03:00 - United States

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

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By myl1f3isfuct - 11/07/2013 00:15 - United States

Today, my college English teacher told me if I wanted an explanation for my grade I would have to schedule a conference to come to her office. It's an online class. I took an online class because I can't come in. FML

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Today, I've been making extremely good progress in my online class. Or at least… I was, until the deadline to complete it was suddenly pushed a whole month forward, causing me to be "behind." Then my teacher had the nerve to email me, telling me I needed to catch up. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/09/2019 16:03

Today, I drove 3 hours to get to a class, just to have the professor leave a note on the classroom door saying that she wasn't coming. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/10/2022 08:30

Today, and for the past two weeks, my teacher hasn't taken a class, saying that she doesn't want to teach a class as loud as ours. When she does teach, it's near impossible to hear her over the yelling of other students. I checked the syllabus for an exam and it has two topics that she didn't cover. The exam is in two days. FML

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By goodstudent - 20/06/2009 23:20 - United States

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

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By crb25453 - 15/10/2015 05:07 - United States - Stafford

Today, I drove to my college campus for my 8 a.m. class, parked, walked the mile and a half to my classroom, just to find out class had been cancelled. The prof didn't send an email because she couldn't remember her password. I paid $1200 to be taught by this woman, who has a doctorate. FML

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Self sabotage

By Anonymous - 27/04/2024 15:00 - United States - Normal

Today, I overslept and missed both of my morning classes. I was supposed to lead an instructional discussion in my communications class that was worth a lot of points. Now my grade has dropped from an A to an F. FML

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pygmalion_fml 4

Tuesday 6 October 2009 12:23

I've encountered similar situations before. Your professor can't drop you from the class, or penalize your grade, for an excused absence. Speak with someone higher up, such as the Dean. Professors can't rewrite the rules.

iplayrugby18 11

Tuesday 6 October 2009 12:26

Your professor will care when you bring it to the dean's attention that a professor is going against him/her. The professor has the right to do what they want especially if it's stated in the syllabus but if you have permission from the dean...dean trumps professor.

Comments

Bloodknight 22

Tuesday 6 October 2009 14:44

Wowzers, what a beyotch!

flarehair 0

Tuesday 6 October 2009 14:50

I'm not sure about this one. The way it's worded ("I have field experience to complete TOMORROW") it sounds like most of the accumulated absences are unexcused and not part of the field experience. If that's the case, then YDI. All the professors I had in college explicitly stated their attendance policy in the syllabus, including how many absences were allowing before losing points, receiving a warning, and eventually being dropped from the class. On the other hand, if the wording is misleading and the absences are all due to the field experience, then I'm sure you can appeal to the dean and have him/her sort it out with your prof. Not a big deal.

dogssrule 0

Tuesday 6 October 2009 14:56

tell the dean to talk to ur proffesor

chalkrocks 0

Tuesday 6 October 2009 15:21

This person is an arrogant ass because they said they are "in university"? You are an idiot. I hope you realize that there are other places in the world than where you are right now, and even if the speak they same language, they often have different ways of saying the same thing. For instance, if someone is attending a place of education beyond secondary school, "in university" is the right way to say "in college" if you are not in the United States.

Brave_Sir_Robin 4

Tuesday 6 October 2009 15:43

YDI for going to college to better your career choices in life.

kyle_kbo20 0

Tuesday 6 October 2009 15:55

ydi for being in iowa... (as a fellow iowan i can say this)

kurukururock 0

Tuesday 6 October 2009 16:01

Wow, that is really unfair, but I guess you shouldn't have missed those other classes before, unless they were for legitimate reasons. Hope you don't get dropped!