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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you to everyone who posted helpful responses.

We'll wait until other students hear back from the department.

If DS had submitted at 12:00, I would have told him that from my perspective, late is late.

Students in DS's class were told that the assignment had to be submitted "by 11:59." DS said that there were a few other students in the course group chat who also submitted at 11:59, so definitely a small number of students. Their argument, apparently, is that "by" means "not later than" according to Merriam-Webster.

I'm not a helicopter parent. I've read How to Raise an Adult, with the stories of parents doing too much for their kids in college. DS asked me for advice, which he typically doesn't, and I wasn't sure how to respond. I would never email a professor on his behalf.

DS has definitely learned not to wait until the last minute to submit work and to ask for more time if he needs it, obviously many days before the deadline. This is his first time missing a deadline in college, and he maintains a relatively high GPA. [/quote][/quote]

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