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0 hours 45 35.16%
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Old 01-27-2010 at 08:19 PM   #1
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How much class do you skip per week?
On average, how many hours of class do you skip each week? This includes lectures, labs, tutorials, seminars, etc.
I'm curious how I measure up with everyone else.
Old 01-27-2010 at 08:30 PM   #2
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about 6hrs...I havent been to my math class since the first lecture, and thats a 5 credit class...and I don't go to all the Materials 1M03 classses either
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Old 01-27-2010 at 08:33 PM   #3
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I probably only skip maybe 3 hours of class total a term. I only do it if I'm really sick, or tired and just can't bring myself to go to my earliest class. Its generally an 8:30 I end up skipping.

I hate to skip things I paid for. Its a waste for me to pay all this money to attend University and then skip classes.
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Old 01-27-2010 at 08:41 PM   #4
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7 hours of class. Natural disasters is useless. Immunology classes and tutorial is useless as well.
Old 01-27-2010 at 08:52 PM   #5
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1st term after october: all of them.

2nd term: havent missed on yet, except for the one they changed the time on me. go me!
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:07 PM   #6
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on purpose, maybe 1 tutorial

due to sleep deprivation, almost more than 5 hours :(
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:15 PM   #7
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Umm, I've missed two of my 8:30 classes. One time I slept through, the other time I wasn't feeling too well. I have an utterly useless tutorial that I've skipped twice, but we get marks for going. I've skipped about 3 of my Thurs. night class because the prof podcasts so if one of my friends wants to chill I can. But other than that I hardly skip. I feel bad about myself if I don't go to class, feel like I've let myself down.
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:16 PM   #8
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this semester about 15-20 hrs, first semester attened 3-6 hrs/ wk (cuz of labs/tuts)
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:18 PM   #9
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I don't want to miss any classes but almost everyday i miss my first morning class because i miss my bus. So yea...it's not my fault, is it?
Old 01-27-2010 at 09:19 PM   #10
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Last term, I've skipped. . . . about 2 lectures, and a tutorial.
This term, I missed one. slept in. -_-
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:28 PM   #11
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To this date, I've never skipped a class or tutorial.
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:29 PM   #12
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Quote:
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I don't want to miss any classes but almost everyday i miss my first morning class because i miss my bus. So yea...it's not my fault, is it?
I guess that depends why you missed your bus.
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Old 01-27-2010 at 09:34 PM   #13
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Since first year I've gone to the first week of class and then never gone to a class after that unless there is a participation mark. I've preferred to focus my time on my extra-curriculars when I was able to do OK not going to class.
Old 01-27-2010 at 10:24 PM   #14
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Yeah, sure we're paying for it, but if you can get 12's in the course without going and spending less time then why go? You're paying to waste your time.

Last semester I only skipped two classes a week (5 hours). This semester I don't really skip much, a tutorial and maybe a lecture per week.
Old 01-27-2010 at 10:28 PM   #15
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I got to all my classes in the first week, and assess whether the professor is adding any value to the information presented in the textbook. If I'm better off reading the book (and there's no participation marks), I usually don't go. Especially if it's 8:30!



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