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4. Mumble (though it has to be loud enough) “Sorry, I had an
emergency.” Look down, and look sad. Nobody will ask you what happened.
Pros: Because nobody will ask you what happened, you get to listen to the rest of the class in peace!
Cons: A nice professor might ask you what happened. As humorous as it
might be, it would be thoughtless to tell him “my family ran out of
toilet paper while we all had diarrhea.” You can't expect him to share your sense of humor. It would however, make you
quite a jerk to fib and make up some horrible and untrue situation
relating to car accidents or family problems.
5. Get into class, smile sheepishly yet brightly (you have to practice
in front of the mirror), and apologize in your most cheerful voice.
Pros: Smiling is usually contagious, so the professor will probably not scowl or throw a marker at you. Just don't get too cheery. Looking less than sorry while apologizing will show how insincere you are.
Cons: Try this every week – you’ll look like an
unapologetic airhead on helium, who isn’t serious about schoolwork or
punctuality.
On another note, if you’re late for a lecture, just be as quiet and
undisruptive as you possibly can, and sneak in through the back. So far, I
haven’t seen a lecturer interrogating anyone in front of an entire
lecture group.
I picked these five getaways because well, they’re fun to write
about, but the truth is that there are a myriad of other foolproof excuses.
Complaining about the traffic, admitting you woke up late, citing
late-night hall activities are all tried-and-tested methods.
Nevertheless, the good thing is that university doesn't have
a discipline mistress to make you sing the national anthem alone and
aloud in the quadrangle if you’re late. Nobody will bother to penalize you for being late.
Unfortunately though, being late, no matter
how justifiable, will always reflect badly on a student’s ethics.
Therefore, unless you are extremely articulate, brilliant and likeable
in every way, being late for every tutorial is definitely not going to be
seen as one of those cute quirks that geniuses are allowed to have.
Admittedly, the perfect way to cover up for a
punctuality problem is to be punctual. Hooked
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What is the best excuse for being late that you've heard/tried? Tell us!
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So Flabbergasted
Written by Guest on 2008-09-08 10:22:21
This morning, as I made my way to the payment counter after selecting my books at NUS CO-OP, there was this deceitful and arrogant cashier. She retorted that since I did not show the matric. card before she asked me to, I disqualify myself from any discounts given to NUS students. She also claimed that she had grown tired of repeatedly reminding students since January. Such lies and deceit! Then what about those Year 1 students and those on SEP, IA, etc. I was furious, not at the pathetic discount that I was not given -besides I have more moolah than what she could possibly earn in a lifetime - but because of her imbecile and holier-than-thou attitude. Thirsty bloodsuckers! I propose to get rid of such scammers in NUS, we should boycott NUS CO-OP, I repeat, BOYCOTT NUS CO-OP. P.S. your server sucks. I have been trying to access the site since morning but have only been able to reach it now. |
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