[My Sweet September]

The past week has not gone well for me. I had to go to court one day, and then a few of the following days I was ill so I didn't go...normally I would go if I was sick but I had the flu, so I was throwing up and all that jazz ...and I didn't think I should go to class in that condition, especially when it was raining and cold outside because I already have a weak immune system and I did not want to get sicker...I just wanted to get well enough so I could go back to class...and I missed yesterday because I did not finish my paper >.<

So I am pretty terrified that my professor thinks I am a slacker or something, especially since one of my professors is someone who I will have to spend the next 4 years with. Being sick is usually a pretty lame excuse and most people just think you were skipping.

I am also scared that I am going to be far behind...

But really, I just hope this doesn't effect my grades too much because I want to get a high GPA...and make the Deans list....

[liljewelz]

Email or talk to your teacher and explain that you were really sick and that's why you missed class. Ask about make-up work or if notes are available from missed classes and just do some extra studying. Teachers are pretty understanding usually, and even if yours isn't, just try to make up the work and study hard so your teacher will see you are serious about doing well in his/her class.

Good luck!

[novemberbaby]

Do you know how many days of class you can miss? For some colleges, professors allow a certain number of days that you can miss class.

Like liljewelz said, you should call or e-mail your professor and explain what happened. Perhaps some professors don't care, but it's better to give them an explanation than to not do anything at all.

[sunshine4ever]

Wah, being sick and not letting your professors know will only tell them you don't care about their attendance policy. For some of my professors, you can miss at most three times, if you are absent more than that your grade will be lowered by one letter grade.

I don't see how complaining here about absences would help you boost up or keep up your GPA. The best way is to contact your professors immediately, ahh, but you said you already missed 6 days? Isn't that a little bit too much? I go to school even when sometimes I don't feel well.

[LoH_Ter]

You should definitely inform your professors about what's going on, and very soon. Last year, I was taking an english class at the uni, and one of my friends caught the stomach flu and missed two weeks of school, but didn't bother inform her teacher about what was going on... and when she returned, the professor had no sympathy for her at all. So, yeah, if you keep your teachers up-to-date, i'm sure they'll be understanding. If you don't, eek O.O

[xx_swit_c_xx]

Gahh.... I think you are stupid...

I'm not trying to sound mean, really. But 6 days is crazy.
Either you should be in a hospital... or should fail, if not fail then be way behind. And I don't know about ur professor, but I think it depends on the class itself whether u can catch up or not.

Next time, don't skip that many unless you have a doctor's note that says you were in the hospital.. cuz you can have a cold/flu or fever and still go.. at least go and usually they can see u look like crap so u can just go back.. or something... yeah.. or just tough it out if u can get up and walk at least =] 2 days i think is ok...anything more is like wow... no. lol..

[tian`tian]

Usually professors have no pity if you're sick. Unless you have a doctors note. Then they'll do something to accomadate you.

But 6 days? That's really a LOT. The missing the paper excuse is not a good one to miss class.

[H1PP0]

thats no excuse dude.

6 days. thats alotttttt

[<3LeeDongWook]

aww.. get better and get back to work! ok.. do your best

[Fui]

6 days is too much. Like the others said, most professors will not accept an excuse like that. But it depends on how big your class is and if your professor is taking attendence. Some of my class are 200+ people, so my professors don't take attendence, but others are roughly around 30 people so my professors take attendence. Attendence sometimes count as X percentage of your grade. You should email your professors and see what you can do at this point. Next time, tough it out and go to class.

[melkimx]

you were violently ill for an entire week? that's hardly a common cold or even the flu. if you were that seriously ill, you should have gone to the university health services so you could seek help and get some documentation to prove your case. if you can't provide that, just meet up with your professor and hope for the best.

[[HyuNi]]

While I was reading everyone's comments, I couldn't help but laughing...
Even though I generealy felt the same way. haha
I remember one time I was really sick, I was in class, and felt sick so I went to the bathroom to puke and sat back down and went on with my day. I remember in elementary school when I got the perfect attendance for all 6 years and was wondering why they gave me an award. I was under the impression that you HAD to go to school everyday... haha

As much as we say our Asian parents push us to work hard and good grades, we've instilled in ourselves a sense to dedication and motivation; and I'm proud of that!

If this was a traditional american forum, I bet some of the responses would be like, "It's ok, if you were sick, you were sick!"

-John

[baoi]

^ haha.. i loved your response!
---------edit-------------------
Talking about missing classes.. I missed class for the first time yesterday..
I woke up later then usual, and went to school late... So there was like only
30 minutes of class left.. so i was like Nah.. So i hung out in the campus center
and just surf the net til my next class...

But that class i missed was Precalculas.. I have already taken AP Calculas in High School..
--------------------------- I swear, they gave me the wrong math test at orientation!!


ANiways, yeah.. last night..... the procrasination in me made me stay up til 4:30 AM..
That wasn't bad, but it was the longest night i've stayed up.. i had to write my paper..
I finished and took a nap.. woke up late, because i turned off my alarm, instead of putting
it on SNOOZE.. And well.. I went to school.. printed out my paper.. and headed to class..
In the hall way, a few of my class mates were walking in the opposite direction,..
CLASS WAS OVER... it sucked.. I ran to class and my prof was walking out of the room..
I handed her my paper, and she handed me the project.. I had to do it alone, by myself,
while everyone else were in GROUPS.. AHH! NOT FAIR!!

[Jaeho]

OK, so what happened? I hope everything is fine... (You're back in class, right?)