By ... - 07/02/2014 20:30 - United States - Glen Carbon

Today, I told my professor that I'll be missing class next week due to upcoming surgery. I asked if I could take the exam that I'd otherwise miss another day. He said no, and that I'd just have to take a failing grade, then wished me luck with the surgery. FML
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Zach2014 11

I would talk to the school president and tell him what is happening. Also bing in a note from the dr.

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Pleonasm 35

Please, for the love of all that is good, Google it, and don't Bing it, OP.

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WinkleBottom 13

Deserved it, you did not. Sorry, OP, I am.

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Rainhawk94 27

Wise words from Yoda

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killinpoptarts 9

#10 where the heck are you going to school at? Professors are people who have sold any and all emotion to satan for an increased teacher salary

littlekellilee 45

Or they're people who want to do research and make theories and discoveries that could impact the future. Some aren't great at teaching, but most have to. Some just aren't great at teaching.

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noreia 14

first of all good luck for the surgery but how should he know you're not just saying it to get more time to learn? i guess that will happen more often than actual surgeries... depending on the type of surgery maybe reschedule this?

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WellThatSucked89 13

Thing is, OP asked to take the test EARLY. That does not require more time to study. Seems like a show of good faith to me. And a professor who just has no empathetic or sympathetic qualities, only pathetic ones.

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Mauskau 35

Sometimes it takes months to get an appointment, I doubt op wants to wait any longer for the surgery.

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noreia 14

it was never meant as an insult by any means and i'm not from the us so i don't know about the hospitals and policies there either. only thing i read was another day - neither earlier nor later. so if with that words a student would have asked me i would have assumed they meant later. my mistake due to language problems i guess.

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Rainhawk94 27

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gmian 34

46- No. The FML wasn't clear. OP just said he wanted to reschedule the exam but didn't specify when. 19 made a perfectly reasonable assumption thinking OP might have rescheduled the exam for later.

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Rainhawk94 27

Umm no the fml was clear that the op wanted to take the exam early, while #19 said that how didn't the proffesor think op was trying to get more time to study

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Core5555 9

No it wasn't. it said "another day", which can mean later.

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WellThatSucked89 13

I can see the confusion now that I read it the way you guys did. I read it as if OP would miss it another day and asked to take it early. But I do see where people get a later test date. Punctuation should be properly used in this FML

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Chellec2013 28

I realize most professors don't care, but really? Talk to his superiors and Ace that test. Good luck with your surgery!

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tlovesdolphins 16

I don't think he can do that legally. Take a note from your doctor to the head of the department, or you can email the teacher and carbon his boss.

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Nightwolf32 5

I believe there are rules in place for most public school systems (grade school and university) that require accommodations for medical procedures.

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conholio33 28

That is so unfair to you...... I hope something can be done so you dont fail

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weveallbeenthere 30

sounds like he's a dick. go to the dean and explain.

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