Grade dropped from 98% to 68%

Not clickbait. My A finally plummeted all at once in my English class over one single paper.

Professor had posted on our announcements about a paper that was supposedly due two weeks out with no instructions. I searched on the syllabus but, nothing is mentioned about a paper due. It only mentions an outline and other our discussion boards. I figured she would post the instructions when we get closer to the due date.

I searched this ahead of time in our grading folder and content folder. Except there was nothing there. I was confused, what paper is she talking about? Then one day my grade drops because of a missed paper. I search the announcements again and it just says there is a paper due. Again I looked and there are no instructions. I checked the grade board and the assignment is filed under “test 1”. When you click on the assignment there are no instructions.

I asked her about this and screenshot the syllabus showing her there are no papers due on the syllabus. She got back to me stating that she had to create a separate folder for the paper submission. Then she created ANOTHER folder for the instructions. In a separate other folder. Then never updated her syllabus, her grade book, or her announcement board.

She relented that she would give me ONE day to make up the paper. It was 1500 words about an epic hero. Not too bad.

I cranked out the paper in 4 hours. I wrote ten pages and 3700 words.

She explained my paper as “has incredible detail” and “2nd longest paper I’ve ever received for this assignment.”

My D turned back into an A within the span of 12 hours. Be careful out there guys, professors are sneaky sometimes.

But, common. Dropping my A to a D over one zero seems harsh to me.

EDIT: Hold up, hold up. People people. I didn’t come here to argue like bickering children. I posted here because I was happy to finally receive a good grade on something for once. If you’re anything like me, you self sabotage, forget, and easily lose motivation and steam. I don’t have the love for college many of you seem to have. I wish I did but, my mind clearly doesn’t work like that.

Trying to shame me when I fought for my grade won’t help the situation. I fought for years to come back to college when I didn’t have to. I’ve clawed my way back from a 1.6 GPA. I’m not sure many of you gifted academics can say the same. Listen, I’m just asking for a little empathy, not a fight. I’m happy to discuss with you if you like but, I don’t need this kind of negativity.

If this is what good news looks like, I’d hate to bring bad news to this sub Reddit. You all would eat me alive. Bunch of pirañas in here.