“My mom's birthday. I came home to a house full of people and didn't know what was going on until I saw a big banner and the birthday cake. It was really embarrassing.”

— Rachel McCall, Kansas University junior, Silver Lake

“I forgot I had a final for my communications class my sophomore year. Fortunately, the professor let me make it up.”

— Ian Handshy, KU senior, Lawrence

“My parents' birthdays. I'm better at remembering my dad's, but he really doesn't care if I forget. My mom gets pretty angry, but she waits a couple weeks before she tells me that I forgot it.”

— Takao Mizushima, case manager, Lawrence

“I forgot to take a final last year. It was pretty bad. It pretty much dropped me an entire letter grade.”

— Megan Dejmal, KU sophomore, Lawrence