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Context is Culinary Arts college. I am by no means a straight A student but I regularly get there on time. I am a afternoon student, the teachers recommend getting there at 12:15 but I get there at exactly 12:20 (or 12:09 the earliest) when class starts i woke up at 11:45am. There is a required course called commissary, where you make food the students buy in the lounge and need a specific amount of hours to pass. Instead of the normal 12:20pm I have to get there by 8:30am.
Day 1, my friend went homeless for 2-3 weeks after his parents kicked him out, i ended up being so exhausted after dropping him off at the local homeless shelter near my apartment. We were actually there first and there was only 3 spots left. His phone was acting up and he couldn’t make calls so I didn’t leave until he could 100% contacted me in an emergency despite him telling me not to.
I was 40 minutes late. I then called an old teacher I knew still worked at my high school. I had her number because she sent me a photo of us during graduation, so I asked her to report it on my behalf and now he’s back at his house, apparently my neighbor did something similar. I haven’t told my friend what I did.
Day 2. I actually woke up on time but my Uber was over 12 minutes away but when i tried to get a new driver he kept accepting. I ended up being 20 minutes late.
Day 3. I ended up being 10 minutes late waiting for an Uber again but i ordered it early.
Day 4. i returned the same friends luggage to his house that he couldn’t bring into the homeless shelter, but no uber would accept my ride back to my apartment until 5am, decided to get a 30 minute nap in the uber and at the apartment. I was an hour late because my alarm clock didn’t go off. I remembered day light savings, set my alarm to 6:59am, it indicated that it was on. The fucker didn’t make a sound and i woke up at 9 am. I have never been this late in my life what the actual hell. The first 2 i get but today was genuinely some bullshit.
I got pulled aside and she said If i am so much as 1 minute late she will drop me from the course. I am still able to get my food in on time, that’s rarely been an issue for me. It’s the fact I can’t arrive on time because something happens or I prioritize something else. This sucks man. I don’t want to be in the college any longer than I have too and this will set my graduation back. I even picked the fastest course, i am supposed to graduate this April.
It’s not like i eat breakfast in the morning, i eat at the student lounge to save time, hell I don’t even take long showers or take long getting dressed since my chef uniform is simple. It’s sleep and time management, I normally don’t drink energy drinks unless it’s an exam but I’m buying a bunch to see if it works.
TLDR: During a required course I was late but a significant margin and now am at risk of not graduating on time.
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