4 Hacks to get an extension
It’s that time of year again. You got nothing done over Thanksgiving Break, and if you’re one of those California “people” that go home for the holiday, then you’ve also managed to get enough exposure to above40degree weather to reverse whatever progress you have made building up a cold tolerance. Great. On top of this, you’re starting to feel a disturbing sense that all your final projects are due in the same week. Nauseatingly, you’re also starting to realize that all your final exams are during the week after. Crazy how that happens. It is normal to feel overwhelmed, especially when professors don’t seem to be aware of all this. Fortunately, there are several strategies that you can use to persuade them to give you a few extra days.
1) Explain your situation to your professor. If you can see them in person during office hours, do that. Say that you have been very busy this semester and that their class was lowest on your priority list, so naturally you did not waste your time thinking about their dumb project. Professors will appreciate your honesty, apologize for their stupid class interfering with your other classes, and give you a few more days.
2) Refuse to complete the project as a form of nonviolent protest against the rat race nature of capitalism. (Chicks dig this.)
3) Get hit by a car. Thankfully, Andrew Carnegie had the foresight to consider this option when choosing a location for the school. Pittsburgh offers several choice options, all within walking distance of campus or easily accessible through the PRT. Center/Baum/Negley is a classic and stylish choice, conveniently close to the Aldi and a small bridge that you can use as a backup. For a more hip statement, consider Forward/Murray/Pocusset with its 5way intersection and a gas station parking lot placed at a reasonably unreasonable angle to the rest of the roads.
4) Drop out. You can just lie about your education on LinkedIn. Round up to the nearest degree. They don’t check.
Good luck! Communication is an important part of life, and asking for an extension is great practice for dealing with uncomfortable situations by making others even more uncomfortable.