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Is the paper really due at the end of the semester? |
Yes. A grade of incomplete can be arranged for special circumstances, but you must speak with the instructor and fill out a formal written request for an incomplete. |
| I'm graduating, and my paper is going to be late. This is OK, isn't it? |
No. (It takes a lot of time to grade seminar papers, and if you don't submit your paper by the due date, you are likely to not have a grade submitted to the registrar in time to graduate. The deadline is not arbitrary.) |
| Last minute computer bugs made me run late. You're not going to take off for that, are you? |
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Count on last minute problems; they are routine. Work sufficiently ahead to allow for problems with printers, computers, and so on -- and to edit and proofread your paper. |