Do classes just seem to irritate you and not much knowledge is required?

10. Attendance is not mandatory
This is something to consider when reading all the points to skip lecture, because if attendance is required, you may not want to skip the lecture and have the fear of losing points which affect your grade.

9. Material is boring
Perhaps you are taking a class about Economic conditions of African nations and you can barely stay awake. (I realize not everyone finds this class boring, it is just an example) You will do yourself and the professor a favor by not showing up and possibly distracting others from their learning experience.

8. Professors tend to rant
I mean no disrespect to college professors here, but sometimes they can go way off topic. For example you attend a class expecting to learn about the history of Native Americans, but somehow you hear about how they were nice to the pilgrims, who came from Europe, who came here by ships that were made from a wood in Russia that was owned by their Czar, and soon your wondering “How does this relate to Native Americans?”.

7. You could get homework done
Conceivably, if you stayed up all night studying for another class (or more likely, partying), that lecture time gives you an opportunity to make up what other work you missed.

6. Room is uncomfortable
Perhaps the room you are scheduled to be in has a nasty smell, or makes you feel claustrophobic. The actual seats themselves can also be painful, they could be very close to one another, the armrests are to small, or they could give you back or other muscle pains.

5. Body or health inconveniences
Sometimes before class you will recognize that you are hungry or need to use restroom, which will probably cause you to be late if those actions are undertaken. Also, you truthfully aren’t feeling well (perhaps you have the flu or a stomachache), in this case everyone will appreciate you missing the class so they do not have to hear you groans and pains.

4. Time Conflicts
There are two primary reasons for this case. One, you have been scheduled to work or at a doctor’s appointment. The other reason could be that the class is scheduled too early or late in the day and you are just too tired to attend.

3. Notes are useless
For some classes, you may spend an entire week discussing an irrelevant topic that will not be covered on the exam. This happens often, although the professors probably won’t tell the students exactly which issues are mentioned on the test, so you won’t know what to take notes on and which to avoid.

2. Most content you already know
If you already know the material being covered, then why are you there? If a lecturer is talking about 5 X 3 = 15, and you’re a calculus major, then there is no real reason to be there.

1. You realize you cannot pass the class
Perhaps you just received a 32% average on your last two exams and you have only completed half the homework. Now is a good time to consider not attending because there would be no point (unless of course the class is required for your studies and you would have to take it over anyways).

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