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[quote=Anonymous]Is the assignment still graded as usual with points off because of what is being defined as a late submission?  Or does he receive a 0/F?

If it’s the former, the advice is easy...exactly what he is saying to himself.  It’s a learning experience, and he will remember it whenever he’s faced with a deadline he needs to stick to from now on.  It’ll ultimately be a positive thing for him, a growing experience.  And to leave it alone since he has the professor’s answer.

If it’s the latter and it causes a major drop in grade, that’s harder since he technically did submit it at the last time that was allowed. If the syllabus did not specifically state that an 11:59 deadline means 11:59:01 on the computer is late, to me 11:59 counts no matter what the seconds are after that, since we in our US society don’t look at time that way.  We look at 11:59 or 12:00.  Not 11:59:00 or 11:59:01. On our standard clocks, 11:59:00 and 11:59:59 are still 11:59.   I guess I’d say stand by to see what happens with the others who submitted their appeal and see what happens?  If theirs are adjusted and your DS has proof of his time stamped submission, then he can apply for an adjustment as well if the rest are adjusted.  [/quote]

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