So? Realistically, what %age of classes do you attend? I know most of us skip ATLEAST 10-20% of classes a year, so lets hear it!

This will be a good indication for first years coming in

sometimes I'll skip class, but it's extremely rare, there are several social work classes where you have to attend a minimum of 80% of classes or you'll receive an automatic 'F' so I have to have a legitimate excuse to skip.

I don't skip any when I have a firm routine. I.e. "Wake up at 6:10 AM, be at Mac by 8:11 AM, do something in the Chem department till 3-4 PM, go home and work/go to night class."

Never missed a single class in summer school with that kind of schedule.
Never even fell asleep in one, despite being completely exhausted some days.

Originally Posted by goodnews.inc

I don't skip any when I have a firm routine. I.e. "Wake up at 6:10 AM, be at Mac by 8:11 AM, do something in the Chem department till 3-4 PM, go home and work/go to night class."

Never missed a single class in summer school with that kind of schedule.
Never even fell asleep in one, despite being completely exhausted some days.

Its harder during the school year since its 4 months instead of 1-2, and its also harder when you have unexpected things that come up (gf's, friends, lazyness, etc)

Originally Posted by goodnews.inc

I don't skip any when I have a firm routine. I.e. "Wake up at 6:10 AM, be at Mac by 8:11 AM, do something in the Chem department till 3-4 PM, go home and work/go to night class."

Never missed a single class in summer school with that kind of schedule.
Never even fell asleep in one, despite being completely exhausted some days.

... but first semester last year was a different story. Need I say analytical? :p

Depends on the course. Although I ALWAYS missed at least 1-2 classes for every course. The maximum I've missed is probably around 80% for a handful of classes. I probably average around 30-40% though. I do a lot of my learning from the books. In first year it was much much higher, probably averaged 60%, but not the concepts and pathways are getting more complex so I need the hear the professors' explanations.

It depends on the class but I try not to skip any classes and I only do so, if there's something more important that I need to finish. However, that's only a few classes per semester.

I only skip when its like a very important thing that I have to do, otherwise I attend every class.

Originally Posted by blackdragon

Its harder during the school year since its 4 months instead of 1-2, and its also harder when you have unexpected things that come up (gf's, friends, lazyness, etc)

I think she's trying to say your less likely to miss a class if you have a firm schedule planned out, where you know exactly what you are doing for every second everyday, it really isn't that hard.

Originally Posted by SydWitches

I think she's trying to say your less likely to miss a class if you have a firm schedule planned out, where you know exactly what you are doing for every second everyday, it really isn't that hard.

Pretty much. That does get hard, I agree, especially with a job that has sporadic hours and scheduling, but my main goal with a tight schedule is waking up at the same time every week/work day.

I used to have a lot of problems regulating my sleep schedule and since my doctors couldn't pinpoint one definite reason, they suggested that I start by going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day. I didn't believe it at first, and it was hard to implement when I had to be on coverage till 3/4 AM, but once I moved back home, it fell into place pretty quickly.

I also appreciate the fact that fall/winter courses are 4 months. However, I've been on this schedule for roughly 3 months now, save a couple of weeks for a wisdom tooth extraction and some illness related rest.

Even though it's kind of tiring, it's when I don't wake up at 6 that my schedule is really really off. Also, the simple act of a 10-13 minute walk to the bus stop does wonders. Taking 2 buses before 8 AM doesn't hurt either.

Originally Posted by goodnews.inc

Pretty much. That does get hard, I agree, especially with a job that has sporadic hours and scheduling, but my main goal with a tight schedule is waking up at the same time every week/work day.

I used to have a lot of problems regulating my sleep schedule and since my doctors couldn't pinpoint one definite reason, they suggested that I start by going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day. I didn't believe it at first, and it was hard to implement when I had to be on coverage till 3/4 AM, but once I moved back home, it fell into place pretty quickly.

I also appreciate the fact that fall/winter courses are 4 months. However, I've been on this schedule for roughly 3 months now, save a couple of weeks for a wisdom tooth extraction and some illness related rest.

Even though it's kind of tiring, it's when I don't wake up at 6 that my schedule is really really off. Also, the simple act of a 10-13 minute walk to the bus stop does wonders. Taking 2 buses before 8 AM doesn't hurt either.

I get up @ 6:30, but thats only b/c i workout every morning, if you lived there you could get up @ 7:30, and have a couple hours every evening to have a life!

Originally Posted by SydWitches

I get up @ 6:30, but thats only b/c i workout every morning, if you lived there you could get up @ 7:30, and have a couple hours every evening to have a life!

Yes, that would be nice. When I live closer, I plan to make the early mornings + walk/bike ride in a part o my workout. I find that some exercise or another reason to wake up on time (i.e. infrequent buses) help me miss less things because there's no "Well, I'll just catch the next one"

I only skipped class when I was able to (like if the lecture slides were online and the prof simply read from those slides). If it was a class with nothing online and everything the prof said was important, I would attend every single class.

I would say, in general, I attended maybe 60-70% of class. I don't encourage first years to do that though A lot of it had to do with living so far from the school, working part time and volunteering.

Like most people have said, it depends on the class. I never skipped a chemistry class, but I skipped like half of the Bio 1M03 classes because they were so completely useless

Originally Posted by SydWitches

I think she's trying to say your less likely to miss a class if you have a firm schedule planned out, where you know exactly what you are doing for every second everyday, it really isn't that hard.

Exactly, and what im trying to say is not everyone can have a firm schedule, things come up, especially if you are living offcampus or in res.