How to email a professor for an extension
Extensions get denied when the email is a sob story. They get approved when it's a specific ask with a specific new date.
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Three ways to say it
“hi professor, i'm sorry to email like this but i've been really overwhelmed with midterms this week and i don't think i can turn in the paper by friday, would there be any way to get a few extra days?”
I'm behind on this paper. Can I turn it in Monday instead of Friday?
“professor, something came up in my family that's been really hard to deal with and i haven't been able to focus on the assignment, i was hoping you could give me an extension”
Family situation this week. Can I have until Monday to submit the paper?
“hi, i've been putting time into this paper but i completely underestimated how long the research would take, could i get a few extra days to turn in something i'm actually proud of?”
Underestimated the research time. Requesting a 3-day extension.