Reply #6: You know, I'd almost let her out of the exam for that one. [View All]

[Maddy McCall]

Except for the fact that one of our doctoral students found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her before her comps and SHE took the test anyway. And passed with flying colors.

I can remember being that age and how upsetting it can be to find out something like that.

But many times, I think that some of those excuses are lies intended to generate pity and leniency.

(I'm not as bad as some profs in our dept, who demand a newspaper copy of the obit, when they claim that granny died.)