Common Fuck-Ups Megathread - September 17, 2018

TIFU by not turning my phone off before my exam today. About 30-40 minutes into my math exam an alarm went off. At first I was wondering who forgot to turn off their phone before the exam, but as I realized it was mine, I died inside. I asked my professor if I could turn it off before actually doing so because he has a 0 points policy if you use your phone in class, so the alarm went off for a good 30 seconds. At that moment I was almost certain I’d get points knocked off or even a 0 for the exam because of it. I powered through though, and finished the exam about an hour and 20 minutes later. Walking to my professor and turning in my exam, I asked him if there were consequences for what happened. He said no, but to not let it happen again. I can’t begin to explain how much of a relief that was, but I still left class with my tail between my legs.

TL;DR I forgot to turn off my phone before an exam. An alarm from my phone went off and I thought I would fail the test. Turns out my score will be unaffected, but I feel still like shit.

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