Skipping Class: The Biggest Temptress

We've all been there. It's 7:30 and your alarm won't start beeping. You've hit the snooze three times already but you still can't find the strength to pull yourself into a sitting position. Class is in 30 minutes and you need to shower, dress and maybe squeeze in a pop-tart if you can. Then, the thought comes: We're not really doing anything in class today. Why don't I just skip? I can get notes later. No sooner has that passed through our minds than we're back on the pillow, drooling away in dream land.

Truth

And that's just the nice scenario. We've all been there in the afternoon when we're tired or stressed or working on a project and decide to skip that one pesky afternoon class. It's no big deal, we'll catch up. Skipping class is the biggest temptation in college a lot of the time (unless you count the ice cream bar in the cafeteria). It's easy to do and let's us procrastinate even more than usual, justifying it with "This project is so important!" or "I NEED sleep!" and we do it at the drop of a hat, but I'm here to suggest that maybe we...don't.

As a disclaimer, I have used all of these excuses and done all of these things (several of my professors will back me up on this), as I have with all the blogs I've posted here and I take my own advice, so don't think that I'm just suggesting you not skip class while I sleep in tomorrow. We're in this together, soldier!

Sgt. McMeow reporting in!

So, skipping class, we shouldn't do it. And here's why:

School is pretty much our job, y'all, despite the freedom of being on our own or the joys of getting to hang out late at night and the various activities we can participate in. No matter how much fun we have, we're here to learn and it's our job to get that done. Worse than our job, we PAY to learn.

We've all heard it before: "Skipping class only hurts you!" and it's true but that advice is easy to forget when coming from the teacher. But, go ahead and take a look at how much each semester costs and realize that we're gonna have to pay most of those loans back ON TOP of what we're already paying. When you think about it that way, there's no way I'm going to miss a single day!

"Holy Guacamole! That's a lotta dough!"

At least, that's what we tell ourselves. It's impractical and setting up for failure to assume that you're going to go to every class ever, but it's a wise choice to pay close attention to the amount of absences you have and to ration them if at all possible. This is also helpful to think about whenever you're trying to stick to your schedule (that you're totally making because it's super helpful, right??). Knowing when things are due, and what classes would need to be skipped in order to get them done if they're procrastinated is a pretty good motivator to get them done, especially if you're out of absences.

Now, all of this stuff is pretty much exactly what teachers will tell you at the beginning of the semester when going over the syllabus. I'm simply reminding you and summarizing: Know that you're going to skip but try to use the absences wisely.

That's all I've got for tonight. Was this post helpful? Was I rambling since it's 2:15am? Do you have any non-skipping advice? Did you like the cats? Comment and let me know!