Yea thats ucks, you should have just given false information. just call the court and explain to them that you have final that day and you need to reschedule.

i just got three court dates in the mail the other day. the cops went on a ticket giving streak. two of those i got in one day and the other was from a while ago. they are going to suspend my lisense if i dont pay cuz i "missed my court date", but i never got one in the mail ... not to sure what to do