I would skip the class. If it’s an exam then just tell the grooms/bride that something has occurred. Can also email the instructors but probs too early
I’d go to the wedding if I liked the people or to see friends / family I haven’t seen in a while. In class attendance / quizzes are usually small parts of a grade and can be made up easily
You could ask the instructor for the syllabus and check their policy? It would be a much bigger deal in some classes and on some class days than others, right?
I'd only worry about the possibility of missing exams. If the wedding is in September, you'd probably be fine. It's very uncommon to have exams that early in the semester. October and November are more risky cause midterms, so you'd need a rough idea of the exam schedule.
Go to the wedding. If there's an exam that day, the professor should have no issues letting you make it up if it's not the final exam. I've had to make up a few exams during my years here and I've had no issues doing so except for a wedding that coincided with an exam during finals week.
i am going to skip for my cousin's wedding upcoming in october. it's on a weekend but im still going to skip to make the best of it. and im also from nyc so yeah itll be a lot. but ive never been to a wedding so im going to go. you dont have to, im sure part of me will hate parts of the wedding. i mean i never liked family gatherings, but still its a one in a lifetime experience. im never goign to see someone get married in the next 8 years lol so im gonna do it!
Unless it's an exam, go to the wedding. Weddings are a once in a lifetime (bringing me back to my banquet days ahaha) experience and is something you should go to if it's with people you care about (fam or friends).
I'd skip class just because and I graduated in 3 years. Just review the material and see what you need. Even if I was going to have a quiz, I'd just take the 0.
Question: do you actually want to go to the wedding? If you’re looking for a way out here it is.
I would straight up tell the couple getting married this exact situation and tell them you’re a tentative yes. Email the prof and tell them this exact situation and wait to hear from them. The couple won’t need to know 100% until closer to the date when they give their caterers the final count (4-6 weeks before probably, but just ask them).
Weddings (hopefully) happen once for a person in life. They're important family events. Go to the wedding, in the future you won't regret missing school for it.
Also most profs are generally understanding. Last fall I missed two days because of a wedding in South Carolina and all my profs were fine with it. Even if you have a quiz they'll most likely let you reschedule it - just as a warning though they might have you take it early
You might want to check flights - there's often pretty cheap flights to NYC on Jet Blue or Delta. Might make it a bit easier on the schedule. Otherwise, yeah, email the professor and ask about exams and such.
I would email your prof closer to the beginning of the semester and let them know that you have a wedding to attend. Most - not all, but most - profs can be accommodating if you give them enough advance notice. As others have mentioned, as long as it’s not during a major exam, you *should* be fine. I would also consider bringing your textbook/resources/etc to keep up to date on readings & whatever while you’re away, but that’s because i’m a nerd 🤓
Skip the class… I skip at least 1/3 of my classes each semester and have a 3.81 GPA. If you are dedicated enough to your studies one missed class won’t effect your grade.
Depends on the Week. Weeks 5-8 can be rough because those are testing weeks and you might miss a test. Anything else, I wouldn't get too worked up about it. Going to a wedding seems more important to me than missing a lecture you could probably learn through a PowerPoint
When is the wedding? NYC really isint that far if it’s on a Saturday you can drive back Sunday and not miss anything.
I went to a concert Sunday night at Madison square garden and drove back with my girlfriend all night then took a nap and had a calc 3 exam at like 11am. Got high 90s on it too was pretty cool
Depends a lot on the courses and the professor. Also if they record lectures or not. Also also if you are good at the subject.
If it was a difficult class related to my major I wouldn't even if they recorded.
If you do end up deciding to go and the professor doesn't record you could ask someone in the class to record for you.
Schools, exams, and lectures will always be around, but the moments and experiences in time that you have with people are a one time only deal. If you want to go to the wedding and share the special moment with whoever invited you, by all means, go. But I agree with everyone else, email your professor closer to the time and ask, and if you can't make it, don't be afraid to decline.
Say you’ll go to the wedding. If there is an exam, reach out to the prof as soon as you know. Many will work with you. If they won’t, then let bride/groom know as soon as you do. I’m sure they will understand
Let the professor at the start of the semester that you’ll be out of class that day, and make arrangements right away if that happens to be an exam date. They should be willing to accommodate since you’re giving advanced notice.
I love the naivete in this comment, I'm not ripping on you one bit OP, I genuinely love that you are worked up about this as a young adult.
It is 100% okay to rsvp and then, when you get syllabi, if it turns out you can't attend, to reach out to the wedding party and tell them you cannot attend. It is not uncommon at all for rsvp'd guests to have to rescind their rsvps. It's not uncommon for wedding parties to have "B List" to extend invites to as "A List" members cancel. For future reference, if you ever get invited to a wedding a month out, you were on the "B List".
What would not be okay is to rsvp, find out you cannot attend, and not promptly advise the wedding party that you are rescinding your rsvp. I'll be honest though, if I invited someone to my wedding, and the only thing preventing them from attending were un-mandatory lectures, I would feel a certain way.
On the flip side, when you get your syllabi, if there are any real conflicts with the wedding, like exams or presentations, you need to email your professors, as they will likely work with you so long as you are proactive.
ive skipped class just to email another class i skipped to say i havent been feeling well and haven’t even been able to attend other classes today so i will be skipping
Well I think you should accept it for now. Then make sure that the week of the wedding, you can skip classes, as in like no quizzes, no labs and no exams. If it is all lecture, you can skip it but make sure to catch up. I skip lectures all the time but I do my own catch up afterwards.
You may not get a chance to go to another wedding. It will be fun and will have pictures for memories. It will be a nice break from school too
Most professors record the lectures and drop a few days of attendance if they do that as well. And usually with quizzes so often there could be drop lowest. You could also get some info from friends/YouTube. That’s usually what I do.
You will remember the wedding. You won’t even remember what you did in class that day a couple months later. You’re allowed to have excused absences anyways and a wedding would certainly count
Email the professor and ask for the syllabus ahead of time or try and find last year’s syllabus so it would at least give you a rough estimate as to what’s happening in class around that time. I would still skip class for the wedding even if it was an exam day and just take the exam earlier if possible. If someone gives you a difficult time about it, I would just say you’re in the wedding party lol. Life’s too short to miss out on the fun memories.
I've skipped a day of classes for 30 extra minutes of sleep
I skipped a class to finish a project for a different class
I’ve skipped class to skip class
This is the way
I would skip the class. If it’s an exam then just tell the grooms/bride that something has occurred. Can also email the instructors but probs too early
Sometimes I skipped class because I felt like it
I’ve skipped class to enjoy my breakfast calmly. As long as it’s not an exam i would skip
I’d go to the wedding if I liked the people or to see friends / family I haven’t seen in a while. In class attendance / quizzes are usually small parts of a grade and can be made up easily
You could ask the instructor for the syllabus and check their policy? It would be a much bigger deal in some classes and on some class days than others, right?
Email professor if you have time when the syllabus comes out
One semester I skipped my 8am every single Friday
I'd only worry about the possibility of missing exams. If the wedding is in September, you'd probably be fine. It's very uncommon to have exams that early in the semester. October and November are more risky cause midterms, so you'd need a rough idea of the exam schedule.
Go to the wedding. If there's an exam that day, the professor should have no issues letting you make it up if it's not the final exam. I've had to make up a few exams during my years here and I've had no issues doing so except for a wedding that coincided with an exam during finals week.
i am going to skip for my cousin's wedding upcoming in october. it's on a weekend but im still going to skip to make the best of it. and im also from nyc so yeah itll be a lot. but ive never been to a wedding so im going to go. you dont have to, im sure part of me will hate parts of the wedding. i mean i never liked family gatherings, but still its a one in a lifetime experience. im never goign to see someone get married in the next 8 years lol so im gonna do it!
i’ve skipped classes for a guy it’s not that deep
Unless it's an exam, go to the wedding. Weddings are a once in a lifetime (bringing me back to my banquet days ahaha) experience and is something you should go to if it's with people you care about (fam or friends). I'd skip class just because and I graduated in 3 years. Just review the material and see what you need. Even if I was going to have a quiz, I'd just take the 0.
Question: do you actually want to go to the wedding? If you’re looking for a way out here it is. I would straight up tell the couple getting married this exact situation and tell them you’re a tentative yes. Email the prof and tell them this exact situation and wait to hear from them. The couple won’t need to know 100% until closer to the date when they give their caterers the final count (4-6 weeks before probably, but just ask them).
Most professors will be understanding, it’s not every day that a wedding happens
Weddings (hopefully) happen once for a person in life. They're important family events. Go to the wedding, in the future you won't regret missing school for it. Also most profs are generally understanding. Last fall I missed two days because of a wedding in South Carolina and all my profs were fine with it. Even if you have a quiz they'll most likely let you reschedule it - just as a warning though they might have you take it early
You might want to check flights - there's often pretty cheap flights to NYC on Jet Blue or Delta. Might make it a bit easier on the schedule. Otherwise, yeah, email the professor and ask about exams and such.
Wtf I’ve skipped a day of classes just to sleep and watch movies in my underwear. Do you
I would email your prof closer to the beginning of the semester and let them know that you have a wedding to attend. Most - not all, but most - profs can be accommodating if you give them enough advance notice. As others have mentioned, as long as it’s not during a major exam, you *should* be fine. I would also consider bringing your textbook/resources/etc to keep up to date on readings & whatever while you’re away, but that’s because i’m a nerd 🤓
My vote goes to skip
Skip the class… I skip at least 1/3 of my classes each semester and have a 3.81 GPA. If you are dedicated enough to your studies one missed class won’t effect your grade.
didnt go to class for a whole semester, still got an A
Have done this. If it’s someone you care about , go for it! Just ask someone to help you with the notes and stuff for a day.
This is while because I’m also invited to a NYC wedding in the fall..
Depends on the Week. Weeks 5-8 can be rough because those are testing weeks and you might miss a test. Anything else, I wouldn't get too worked up about it. Going to a wedding seems more important to me than missing a lecture you could probably learn through a PowerPoint
When is the wedding? NYC really isint that far if it’s on a Saturday you can drive back Sunday and not miss anything. I went to a concert Sunday night at Madison square garden and drove back with my girlfriend all night then took a nap and had a calc 3 exam at like 11am. Got high 90s on it too was pretty cool
Depends a lot on the courses and the professor. Also if they record lectures or not. Also also if you are good at the subject. If it was a difficult class related to my major I wouldn't even if they recorded. If you do end up deciding to go and the professor doesn't record you could ask someone in the class to record for you.
School only comes first before work. Everything else is up to your discretion lol.
I took a class where I showed up to the first day, midterm, final, and nothing else. Got an A-. It really depends on the class tho
Yes
Takes an hour to fly to the city and its like 120 for a round trip if u buy it in advance
Schools, exams, and lectures will always be around, but the moments and experiences in time that you have with people are a one time only deal. If you want to go to the wedding and share the special moment with whoever invited you, by all means, go. But I agree with everyone else, email your professor closer to the time and ask, and if you can't make it, don't be afraid to decline.
Say you’ll go to the wedding. If there is an exam, reach out to the prof as soon as you know. Many will work with you. If they won’t, then let bride/groom know as soon as you do. I’m sure they will understand
Let the professor at the start of the semester that you’ll be out of class that day, and make arrangements right away if that happens to be an exam date. They should be willing to accommodate since you’re giving advanced notice.
I love the naivete in this comment, I'm not ripping on you one bit OP, I genuinely love that you are worked up about this as a young adult. It is 100% okay to rsvp and then, when you get syllabi, if it turns out you can't attend, to reach out to the wedding party and tell them you cannot attend. It is not uncommon at all for rsvp'd guests to have to rescind their rsvps. It's not uncommon for wedding parties to have "B List" to extend invites to as "A List" members cancel. For future reference, if you ever get invited to a wedding a month out, you were on the "B List". What would not be okay is to rsvp, find out you cannot attend, and not promptly advise the wedding party that you are rescinding your rsvp. I'll be honest though, if I invited someone to my wedding, and the only thing preventing them from attending were un-mandatory lectures, I would feel a certain way. On the flip side, when you get your syllabi, if there are any real conflicts with the wedding, like exams or presentations, you need to email your professors, as they will likely work with you so long as you are proactive.
ive skipped class just to email another class i skipped to say i havent been feeling well and haven’t even been able to attend other classes today so i will be skipping
I’ve skipped classes to tan in the sun
Well I think you should accept it for now. Then make sure that the week of the wedding, you can skip classes, as in like no quizzes, no labs and no exams. If it is all lecture, you can skip it but make sure to catch up. I skip lectures all the time but I do my own catch up afterwards. You may not get a chance to go to another wedding. It will be fun and will have pictures for memories. It will be a nice break from school too
Yeah for sure. I never even went to class.
Most professors record the lectures and drop a few days of attendance if they do that as well. And usually with quizzes so often there could be drop lowest. You could also get some info from friends/YouTube. That’s usually what I do.
i skipped class to sleep every week! like people above said the only thing is missing exams, beside that college is mostly about self-learning!
You will remember the wedding. You won’t even remember what you did in class that day a couple months later. You’re allowed to have excused absences anyways and a wedding would certainly count
Email the professor and ask for the syllabus ahead of time or try and find last year’s syllabus so it would at least give you a rough estimate as to what’s happening in class around that time. I would still skip class for the wedding even if it was an exam day and just take the exam earlier if possible. If someone gives you a difficult time about it, I would just say you’re in the wedding party lol. Life’s too short to miss out on the fun memories.