Go to Class

Fact: Nothing can be more annoying than an earsplitting alarm clock’s screaming attempt to wake you up for an early morning class. Oh how good it feels to hit the snooze button a couple of times as you try to rationalize the reasons why not attending class is acceptable.

To fill you in, the college attendance policy is not at all as it was in high school. Most teachers don’t take attendance. Their reason, which I agree with wholeheartedly, is that those who are present in class will perform better on exams, which will result in a better grade. Conversely, I suppose it is fair to say you are getting graded on attendance in an indirect way.

Going to class, regardless of what you or your classmates may think, will never hurt. It is not unusual for a professor to change an assignment’s due date and announce such change in class, surprise the class with a quiz, explain and review for an approaching exam or even tell the class what to study for and what to skip over. All are strong possibilities of what you will get if you attend class and what you will miss if you let the snooze button get the best of you.

Not long before the start of the spring semester of my junior year in college, I set a goal for myself: I was not going to skip a single class throughout the entire semester. To make a long story short, I successfully completed the goal and my grades were higher than ever before.

Regardless of what it seems class attendance is beneficial and will better you in the long run.