I just find it crazy that I get punished for being sick. The syllabus mentions excuses but apparently my doctors note didn't count. I missed a lab one day and talked to my professor about it and showed proof. My grade went down 13% because of me missing it due to the stomach flu.
I mean I can understand if you skip you should be punished but for someone like me who was puking all morning and completely dehydrated, I don't know if I can get through that.
If you're studying at uni you're not a child and you should be able to decide when you miss classes etc, within moderation. I get that if you miss all classes you shouldn't probably pass but if you're sick a few times (especially if the class is a long one) you shouldn't be punished.
You lost 13% because of a single day absence? That's so stupid. Why aren't US students more militant about that kind of bullshit? It's your life and you're paying to attend, why would you to to all that expense to be treated like school kids?
I just don't get it. I'm not skipping the class, Im missing because I literally was puking every 30-45 minutes.
So the loss is 8.33%. That still feels fairly significant, but not as bad as the 13% mentioned at least. I would recommend asking if there is a way to make it up rather than approaching it as "why are you punishing me for xyz?" The former shows the professor that you're focused on learning and doing well, while the latter makes it seem that you want points for being in a class that you missed (albeit for legitimate reasons).
Well that's for the total course. Out of the points I got and can get it brought it down like 13%. It's an easy lab but it just bugs me.
l-o-fucking-l
Did you have a discussion with the professor and ask if there is a way to make it up or did you just give the note hoping to get credit for work that wasn't done? Showing that you're interested in making up what you missed rather than simply seeking points that were legitimately not earned is your best bet, IMO.
So is it like a whole day thing instead of a weekly course?
It's still pretty unreasonable to expect a perfect attendance record, unless it's like a day seminar or something. Generally here you're okay to miss one or even two lab sessions depending on how many there are and professors will usually provide make up work if you can prove you had a valid reason to miss sessions. For something like being sick I really doubt they'd even care to see a note - a basic principle of trust applies here, which is a luxury that can be afforded to university students on the basis that they are unlikely to want to self-sabotage by deliberately missing important classes.
