I've been absent ALOT in all my schools [elementary, middle, high], and I've only recently wondered on wheather it'll effect it at all..
And will it effect how scholarship people look at me as well?
2006-10-19 05:17:57 · 6 answers · asked by punkkel323 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
College admissions officers will not look at attendance, only grades and letters of recommendation, as well as the essay component and any extracirricular activities you have participated in. However, if your absences have affected your GPA OR if someone writes on your recommendation letter that you are absent a lot, the college would then know. Otherwise you should be ok. You can always write a letter if you have a reason for missing, or if you think they will find out about it somehow (through the letters of recommendation). Just pick good letter writers that won't mention it, and you should be ok. Colleges are interested in students who have overcome hardships though, so if you have survived a bad experience or have been struggling with something, and it turned out for the best, it's not always a bad idea to talk about it in your essay. It can show character and resilence. Good luck.
2006-10-19 05:34:19 · answer #1 · answered by Gwen 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absences from school can result in many things happening:
1) You miss out on a ton of things that are important to know! A lot of time, you will need to write an essay for a scholarship- your spelling and grammar will be very important. Even if you miss a little school, you may have missed out on some very important lessons.
2) If you miss too much school, your principal can set you up in front of a review board, to go over your grades, how your absences have effected your studies, etc. If they think you've missed too much, they may hold you back, or even send you to an alternative school- a big uh-oh for scholarship opportunities.
3) Schools receive money on a per-student basis- each day they count how many kids were in attendance, and are given money based on that number. You being gone so much can end up costing the school valuable money that they might really need! That will also look bad for someone reviewing your school life to give you money.
4) Last but not least, in college, the professors don't care whether you're at school or not- they get paid either way. You can choose not to come to class at all, and no one will say a dang thing to you- until you fail your classes. If someone considering giving you a scholarship thinks it may be wasted, then you're out the window.
Going to school regularly is something you should really work on doing- it will get you in the habit for being on time to work, and also going to all of your classes in college all the time.
2006-10-19 05:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley R 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
More than likely, colleges will take absences into account if you had way too many. I don't know how many is considered too many though. Maybe 5 or 10 per school year? I guess it depends. Hopefully your absences haven't affected your schoolwork because your grades (and involvement) will really be what they look at.
Good luck!
2006-10-19 06:13:02 · answer #3 · answered by chocolate-drop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where I go to school, some professors will penalize you for too many absences. I have actually dropped from a B to a C for 4 absences.
2006-10-19 05:27:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Definitely. Your child years are over. You need to attend classes if you compromise yourself. Otherwise If you are not ready or don't have the sufficient maturity don't enroll in college until you decide when you will be ready.
2006-10-19 05:28:50 · answer #5 · answered by ashanty888 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they do. If you are sick for one day out of the school year than it is ok. too much and you will be fined. If you go too far then you will see the president in federal court.
Trust me I saw it happened to my freind
2006-10-19 05:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by karate girl 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋