I missed my exam for my 9:30 class this morning. I woke up at 10:25. Class ends at 10:45. I knew I didn't have time to make it and take the exam. Plus I have class at 11:00. So I e-mailed my teacher as fast as I could. Of course, the connection to my computer was being crappy like always, so I had to go to the computer lab to email her. Pretty straight-forward, right?

Well, not for me. I hate having to ask to make-up assignments. I have a Criminal Justice Systems class on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM. I missed it one week and didn't go see my instructor about what I missed. Turns out I missed an essay assignment. As much as I need every grade I can get in that class, I didn't-no, I couldn't- ask for an opportunity to make it up. I'm sure he would have let me. I couldn't though. I had missed class. Further, I had not taken responsibility and gone to his office to get what I missed. It was my fault. By asking for an extension of the deadline, I was making myself more important than the rest of the class.