# "How I spent my Dope suspension", by etv78 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024 "2014-06-30T18:52:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024/21 "2014-07-01T13:53:07Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > True- I’ve had students in such situations, and if they’re motivated and reach out to me, we often (not always) can find a way to make things work. True, but I admit that this is something that doesn’t occur to some people. Or they have too much pride to allow it. Plus, if I wasn’t doing very well in a class, I might welcome the chance to try again rather than try to eke out a passing grade. And I agree, dude. I sometimes feel as angry as you seem to, but you’ve got to let it roll off and not respond. That’s what seemed to get ya. Yell at the screen if you have to, but then actually be civil in what you type. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024/22 "2014-07-01T14:05:04Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > True, but I admit that this is something that doesn’t occur to some people. Or they have too much pride to allow it. > > Plus, if I wasn’t doing very well in a class, I might welcome the chance to try again rather than try to eke out a passing grade. > > And I agree, dude. I sometimes feel as angry as you seem to, but you’ve got to let it roll off and not respond. That’s what seemed to get ya. Yell at the screen if you have to, but then actually be civil in what you type. That’s not what an incomplete (generally) is for. Usually an incomplete is assigned after conversations with the prof detailing what needs to be done to resolve missed work (a medical emergency that prevented you from showing up to the final, for example). Not every institution worked this way, but certainly all the ones I’ve been at required the conversation to even get the incomplete. An incomplete isn’t a “try again later grade”. If that single grade was stopping me from graduating and going to grad school, I’d be having that conversation. It has nothing to do with pride. You’re not begging for something- just working out arrangements. He already got into grad school, so his grades must not have been an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024/23 "2014-07-01T19:41:07Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > TY Smurf! Needed to take Inc on last BA class, so it’s delayed a year. At this point, what’s another year? My uncle went back and got his degree when he was 47. So you’re farther along than he was at your age. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2014, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024/24 "2014-07-01T21:27:25Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Assuming you mean Dope wise: guess I have to accept that the board isn’t moded the way I would. You’re right; one of the things that has always bugged me is the distinct lack in ice cream covering the board. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024/25 "2014-07-02T11:55:27Z")
You were gone? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024/26 "2014-07-02T14:03:11Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Butthurt detected. sssssss BURN! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-spent-my-dope-suspension-by-etv78/692024.md?page=1)