Always
Attend Class
 |
One of the
first things freshmen hear
when they come to campus is talk
about how easy it is to “cut”
classes
compared to high school. This is
because college professors assume
that their students are mature
enough to accept the responsibility
of attending class without the need
to use valuable class time calling roll. |
College work proceeds at a
rapid pace, and missing class is a surefire way to
quickly fall behind. Never assume that the professor
considers lecture attendance unimportant simply
because she/he does not take roll. Regular lecture
attendance on your part is essential for success in
biology!
Lecture is also a place
where important scheduling information about review
sessions, exams, and laboratories is conveyed to
students. Missing lecture means that you miss out on
this useful information.
Unlike lecture, laboratories
or discussion sections usually have a mandatory
attendance policy, with absences allowed only for
legitimate and verifiable excuses. Moreover, since
these courses typically meet only once per week,
missing one means that you have missed a large amount
of material, which puts you at a competitive
disadvantage with other students.
If you need a more practical
incentive to make yourself attend class, think about
this. The average college graduate makes roughly
$600,000 more in lifetime earnings than a person
having only a high school diploma. That’s
$150,000 per year, $75,000 per 15-week semester, or
$5,000 per week when factored over the four years of
a college education. Thus, at a potential loss of
$1,000 per day in additional lifetime income, the
cost of missing classes really adds up!
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