It’s only the second week of school, and the hallways already are less crowded than they should be.
When you skip class, you don’t just affect yourself, but others as well.
Professors aren’t blind. They notice the change in attendance. So they will frequently give participation points. You may test well, but if you’re skipping class, it can still affect your grade.
A study done by U.S. News and World Report shows the graduation rate for LSU 4-year students is 40 percent.
As more students are forced to delay their graduation, the requirements for acceptance continue to rise. There isn’t enough room at LSU to accommodate so many students
slacking off. A 22 on the ACT and a 3.0 GPA is rather high for high school students attending a state school.
If you don’t care about keeping other students from pursuing an education, consider that you’re throwing your or your parents’ money away. You’re practically balling it up and tossing it as far as you can throw. With the amount of money being spent to further your intelligence, why not to learn something?
According to a Student Scholarship Search survey, 55 percent of students skip class because they don’t feel like getting out of bed.
You might as well spend your money on something more useful, like a Tempur-Pedic mattress and a pair of Burberry pajamas.
People who care about where their money is going look at their fee bills and then wait for Ashton Kutcher to pop out and tell them they’re on “Punk’d”. Whether it’s a scholarship, financial aid, parents or yourself paying your way through college, it’s not Monopoly money.
According to the same Student Scholarship Search, at a 4-year public college the cost per day for each course is more or less $20, assuming you’re taking 15 hours a semester. The average student skips 13 classes per semester, which means the average
person throws away $260 in a semester.
Class attendance in college should be like in high school: mandatory. Work is mandatory for adults. There is no excuse when trying to keep your job if your bed is holding you hostage.
Not everyone wants to sit in a long boring lecture, but it’s something that must be done.
Just think — if you could sit in a high school classroom for eight plus hours a day, this “college” thing is nothing.
It’s time to grow up. Both Tigerland and your bed will be there after class, but your money won’t.
Clarke Perkins is a 19-year-old political science sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @ClarkePerkins.