I turned in an unfinished paper. Forum

[Garden District]

Yeah. I hit like 10 pages when the prof asked for 15. It consisted mostly of case summaries and a really good intro that I never fully played out with actual content, plus several blatant typos and the like. There were other assignments in the class (about 10 pages of writing plus participation). They let me graduate, so I didn't fail. What kind of grade do we think I'm looking at here?

Also, would it help if I finished the paper and sent the prof the completed version with a note saying "my bad, here's what I wish I had turned in"? I was thinking that he might not slam he as hard in grading if I did that in good faith.

And is this going to lose me my offer at a V50?

[badaboom61]

From what you were described I would expect the lowest or second lowest discretionary grade for the course. The paper sounds like a lowest discretionary grade or maybe even a nondiscretionary grade paper, but will probably even out a little bit with other assignments.

I wouldn't give the professor a "my bad, here's what I meant to turn in" paper out of the blue. It could be worth asking permission to submit a revised version, knowing that he or she will dock a certain amount of credit for turning it in late, but I wouldn't just redraft it and blast it at him without asking. Could irk him or her.

You will very doubtfully lose your offer, especially if your 3L year wasn't a total bust. It could rub people the wrong way if you try to lateral, and they see a C or whatever in your last semester, but not much to do about that now.

[jchiles]

I did something pretty similar to this (unfinished paper, did not meet requirements in syllabus, no proofreading) and ended up with the top grade in the class. I wouldn't worry about it at all, especially if the class was mostly 3Ls who turned in equally terrible work.

[emkay625]

Keep us posted on what happens. The cynic in me is like maybe OP gets an A, proving that there are indeed some professors who arbitrarily award grades.

[rcharter1978]

I did something pretty similar to this (unfinished paper, did not meet requirements in syllabus, no proofreading) and ended up with the top grade in the class. I wouldn't worry about it at all, especially if the class was mostly 3Ls who turned in equally terrible work.

I think this is key.....no one grades papers in a vacuum, no matter how much they would like to think they do

[Garden District]

B

lol law school

[kd5]

B

lol law school

Thanks for the update! gotta love when serious freaking out turns into major relief.