10. “I got arrested.” Not saying this can’t happen, but I’m pretty sure your professor might be a little curious as to how you’re sending an email from a jail cell. Only the absolute best on the spot liars could pull this one off.
9. “My roommate got super drunk and puked all over my assignment. It took me all week to finish so I’ll probably need another week to redo it.” You’re better off saying they puked on your computer and damaged it. Odds are, your teacher is just going to look at you like you are stupid and tell you to reprint it.
8. “My apartment got struck by lightening and all the locks welded shut.” This is probably one of most extreme excuses I’ve heard. One of the key points to successfully getting out of anything is making sure your story is at least believable.
7. “I’m in the hospital right now. The doctors think I may have Ebola but they don’t give out notes.” If you are going to say that you contracted a disease, maybe not use the one that only about 10 other people in the entire country have been effected by . Also, it’s very unlikely that they would let you use any devices while in quarantine.
6. “I had to make an emergency flight back home and the luggage department lost my laptop.” This actually may work for some of the more sensitive professors. Until you have to show proof, that is. You will spend more time googling plane ticket templates than the time it would have taken to study for the exam.
