What are valid excuses for extensions for university work these days?
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Documented medical excuse, documented bereavement.\nNote the need for documentation.\n\nThese are the normally accepted excuses for extensions or incompletes.\n\nHaving said that, accepted excuses can vary from professor to professor.
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You really need to have a connection. Also realize that more schools are becoming more strict about University degrees...(i.e. they are checking them more carefully to see if they are fake or not).\n\nSadly, I think there is more than a waiting list for some of these jobs.
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This is the second question you have posted on here this morning. You obviously are asking others to do your course work. Why did you enrol if it is too much for you?\nDo your own research.
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Good luck.  I doubt seriously they will accept your "I wasn't supposed to be in those classes anyway" excuse.
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I am a teacher.\n\nI will certainly give you the opportunity to do the work again.  I would not penalize you for the late work.  I think you've suffered enough.\n\nHowever, get your Mom / Dad to write a note to me.  There's no replacement for parental support.\n\nAnother consideration is this.  A student's track record in a class is golden.  Teachers, well I do, notice this, and I take it into account.
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it depends.....\n\n1. if u want to pursue degree for improving knowledge in that field, then u won't feel like a burden....\n\n2. if u want to pursue for living, then u have to sacrifice some entertainment, cut short ur wanderings, etc and finish off....\n\n3. If u want it for promotion, u still can do it a bit leisurely....\n\nanything time bound is a burden....find a way to break this.
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Right up front, may I have an extension on job offer due to _______
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It helps re-enforce what you discuss in class. Wait until you get into College and have to do 10+ page research papers, but, then there always MacDonald's. Workers are needed everywhere. You have to decide if you want to work now for an easy, good paying job, or, not work now and work hard for less money the rest of your life. I worked hard in school and retired at 28, but, that another story.
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Avoidance factor.  If Answers weren't here, there would be another distraction because there is something about your project that you don't want to have to deal with right now.  And perhaps you need a close deadline to stimulate you.
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Why don't you call the university and explain your situation? I feel sure they would be happy to reschedule your interview.\n\nIf for some reason they cannot, then you must decide what is most important to you.
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there is nothing wrong with that but you just hafta make sure that you won't let it get into the way with your studies..just be responsible..
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A moral approach to graduate tuition increase. Fair, just transition to new\ntuition policy should exist for current students
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be able to yell "yeee-haw!!!",\nand check out the link for some secondary requirements
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Make sure you have a comfortable area to study where disruptions will be minimal.  Have all your work materials ready.  Plan your work and work your plan (sorry...but the old adages worked for me when I had to study and complete 2 grad degrees) and most of all...\n\nJust Start to Study. The sooner you start the sooner...you know the rest.
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Formal education: whenever is right for you, as in, what do you want to do next, and where do you see your life going?\n\nWhile learning itself lasts a lifetime, the generic recommendation is to finish formal schooling as soon as you can.\n\nOf course there are legitimate reasons for exceptions: some people time off to work, and then get back to finishing their degree, or two, later.\n\nGive it your best shot - it likely will affect much of your future.
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Your question is a tough one and if you are from Canada or the US, countries with which I am most familiar, I would say you need to report the situation to the university authorities.  I don't know the situation where you are so it is difficult to give suggstions.   You need to decide if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and possibly begin to quietly work toward reform of your system.
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A colleague of mine took 12 years to finish.  But he did!\n\nI took 4 years, but I already had a full-time position (3/3 courseload) as well.  \n\nHere's some unsolicited advice:   \n\n1) Check out the website below.  It's for an online dissertation support group.\n\n2) Find your passion again.  For example, think about the theories you're arguing against, and remember why it's so important that contradictory work exists.  Remind yourself about the ways your work advances the field.\n\n3) Give yourself some room to CHOOSE.  For example, allow yourself to skip around in writing.  When you get up one morning, say something like "I don't FEEL like dealing with chapter 3 today, I am only going to deal with that interesting section in chapter 2."\n\n4) Give yourself rewards when you accomplish something.  (An ice cream cone, a trip to a museum, whatever you enjoy and feel like you've been deprived of.)\n\n5) Just hang in there. Remember the BIG reward will be completion of the defense, and successful earning of the degree.\n\nHope this helps!