Professor Won't Allow Late Submission Despite it Being in the Syllabus
Update: I was allowed to turn it in! To answer a few questions before anyone assumes anything; final submissions end on May 1st. I was not pushing for my professor to accept my final when the term is over. I promise, I'm not that stupid. I was able to access the instructions and there was no mention of not accepting the late submission, plus no announcements (I check every announcement when they come out and rechecked when I realized I'd be better off taking the five point deduction over an unfinished paper.).
Hi! Sorry if this comes off as entitled.
We had the final paper due on the 27th. I realized I wasn't going to get it done by that point and checked the syllabus, which stated that the final can be turned in late with 5 points deducted every 24 hour period. It specifically stated the final paper. I figured I'd take the 5 point penalty and turn it in a few hours late. I checked to see if I could turn it in, but the submissions were closed. My professor though, had done this before with assignments and had opened up major assignments in the past if emailed.
I emailed her, including my essay to make sure she knew I wasn't lying about getting it done within the time period, since she would likely take a day to see the email. She emailed me back and said late submissions were not allowed. Would it be rude to push back for it? This is like 15% of my grade and I unfortunately have a B, so a 0 on the assignment can take a hit. I can't look back at the instructions because of the assignment being closed, but I don't remember it at all saying late submissions weren't allowed, nor her ever mentioning it in class or through announcements.