<p>If she gives you another chance, or increases the value of other tests just for you, it will be completely unfair to all the students who DID get their butts out of bed and make it there on time. For all she knows, you just didn’t feel prepared and wanted more time to study. If I were a classmate, I would complain loudly, or insist that everyone else should be given say, 30 extra points on their grade for the midterm.</p>