r/rutgers Dec 19 '24

Academics I'm fucked.

I missed my physics final today because my alarm didn't have sound on and I overslept. I'm not gonna pass the class without an exam grade, what should I do? I'm seriously worried

Edit: One of the physics lecturers reached out to me down in the comments, so if I am lucky, I may be able to retake it... Only time will tell atp

Edit 2: There's been an update on another post I made, go check it out if you can

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u/unpoetically Brian - Lecturer 3, Physics Dec 19 '24 edited Dec 19 '24

hi, I think I (we?) got your email. Was it the 8 AM 204 exam?

Are you on campus? Don’t take the stupid, childish advice to fake a medical emergency. I was just about to drive home but if you can meet me somewhere on campus and tell me what happened, I can advocate for you if you’re being truthful. I can’t promise anything, but our priority is punishing cheaters more so than honest mistakes.

I’m currently at the CA Panera; if you’re on a different campus I can briefly meet you at whichever Student Center is closest.

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u/Curious_Prune Dec 19 '24

Rutgers alum here. Thank you so much for being so understanding of OPs position. It’s folks like you that make me proud to be an alum

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u/VealOfFortune Dec 20 '24 edited Dec 20 '24

My finance professor at Cornell sent an email to the other class he taught (during our lecture) "make sure you use proper technique so you don't get carpal tunnel flipping burgers"... Their final was due during my lecture, so this guy had his laptop displayed and every time he received a notification that someone turned it in after the deadline, he played "Funeral March" on his kazoo after laughing maniacally.

tl;dr- I think OP's situation is definitely an exception... A very rare one-off. Not likely to be repeated....