How do professors feel about students who skip lectures?

Pearlinthemist
Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:31:05 +0000

In small classes, professors tend to get slightly ticked off when attendance is poor - because it’s noticeable & they know your names. They might act like they don’t care, but really they find it annoying.

I’ve been doing research in my department (chem) since 2003… I’m on a first name basis with the majority of the professors. I’ve heard them complain about certain students who don’t come to class & do badly on tests. It’s kinda funny to hear it from their side, because in class they act like they don’t care or notice. Actually, I know for a fact that one guy didn’t get into grad school here (he did his undergrad here) because he’d always make a scene coming late to class or just skip entirely. When the profs saw his grad school app… they rejected him immediately because they didn’t want to put up with him anymore.