I just told my professor that I didn't hand in my major assignment. I wanted to keep it quiet until he brought it up but thought I should let him know for courtesy. Embarrassing as it is, I am thinking what he must think of me now: a complete idiot! How do I deal with the situation?
If you'll be handing it in later, you ask to arrange a meeting with your professor to discuss when you think you'll be able to hand it in (or even, a part if it, if he would agree to mark a segment of the project so you don't get zero).
If you are not going to hand it in at all. You ought to tell him that as well, so he doesn't delay his reporting or anything on the hope you might hand it in. If you are choosing to take a fail on it, make sure he knows that.
You can't control what he thinks of you (and honestly, he has a lot of students, he probably isn't spending all that much time thinking about you) but the best way to improve his opinion of you is to be really clear about what you are doing. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
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