r/geegees • u/Charlo2214 • Aug 02 '26
Discussion How many of you actually go to class ?
How many of you actually feel like you get value from going to classes which you couldn't get from reading the slides/material?
I feel like I've only felt the need to do so in more instinct heavy classes like elem real analysis or calc 3 but I literally did not show up to a single one of my CS classes last semester and still scored good for all of them which feels wrong and unfortunate for an institution that's meant to promote education.
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u/whathehe11 Aug 02 '26
I don’t skip classes. I’m paying a ridiculous amount of money to study, I’m getting my money’s worth. (Also, as a humanities student, class>readings if I only have the time to do one)
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u/Charlo2214 Aug 02 '26
I guess the real question is this: do you really feel like you're getting your money's worth from your classes?
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u/whathehe11 Aug 02 '26
Absolutely. For me I definitely do, but from what I heard from my friend who was in software engineering, her classes were basically useless.
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u/Intelligent-Bee5497 Aug 02 '26
I find it depends on my class. Some classes I find profs exams very helpful and some I find the textbook teaches me more!
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u/Charlo2214 Aug 02 '26
Makes sense, it really is prof and subject matter dependent
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u/Intelligent-Bee5497 Aug 03 '26
Real but do always attend if there are guest speakers they are very valuable as they don’t have the same mind set as profs
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u/0rp3us Aug 02 '26
I try to go to most of my classes in my week, and if I skip one, I make sure it’s a class I’m already doing ok in it, and make sure to go over it later. But I feel like I pay attention better if I just go anyway. Idk it’s normally the harder classes I go to and easier ones I skip.
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u/AnnoyedAF2126 Aug 02 '26
Your next post will be “How do I make friends at university?”
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u/Charlo2214 Aug 02 '26
Aaaah very good point, that's definitely something I struggle with and which could be aided by me actually showing up to class haha.
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u/Turbulent-Apple2911 Aug 02 '26
In third year, I realized most of my professors just simply read off the lecture slides and basically explain the content in layman terms. Meanwhile, I could be at home reading the lecture slides myself and explain it in my own words to understand it better.
The only reason why going to class is good is because it actually forces you to focus and dedicate an hour and a half to basically learning the material and reading it over. When you're at home, there's a lot of distractions and maybe you won't get the full hour and a half of reviewing material and you just skim through it in like 20 minutes or so.
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u/Sad_Eagle3836 Aug 02 '26
Si la matière du cours est 100% théorique, je vais a tous les cours avant le mid term. Si j’ai une bonne note (en haut de A-), je ne vais plus au cours après le mid term mais je révise chez moi chaque PowerPoint. Si le cours nécessite de la pratique et des exercices, je vais à tous les cours. Beaucoup de personnes font ça.
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u/iiHumbleBumbleBee Aug 02 '26
Go to class buddy
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u/Charlo2214 Aug 02 '26
Why ?
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u/iiHumbleBumbleBee Aug 02 '26
Ur paying for the classes. Unless the prof is rly rly bad then I would suggest to go to lectures
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u/Charlo2214 Aug 02 '26
Exactly, if I'm paying that much I expect to get value out of my time, and if going to class doesn't add any value, then I'm better off investing that time into other better things like projects and applying to jobs no ?
It makes sense to go when you get value out of the class but if there's nothing added then maybe the problem is that we're all overpaying and not getting proper value out of what we're paying for.
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u/iiHumbleBumbleBee Aug 02 '26
Ya. Ppl learn in different ways. My friends go to boring dgds because they find them helpful but you might find it helpful to do the exercises on ur own. But for me I try to not skip a lot of lectures and not make it a habit
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u/LongestTunaFish Aug 02 '26
I never go to class unless there’s attendance marks on the line (I still miss a few) or an important topic/quiz/exam/review/instructions for a project and or assignment/ etc.
It really comes down to your own study habits and what works best for you. I’ve come to realize that even if I go to class to “force” myself to learn, I end up either zoning out or getting distracted. I’ll open my email and and minutes later I’ll end up starting an assignment of a different course. I don’t always follow the professor’s pace, and I personally learn best when I understand the “why” of things, which professors often skip right past or explain too briefly (i.e. “You don’t need to know that” or “Because”).
I’ve come to understand that I am able to learn the content better when I teach it to myself and even end up getting higher marks because of it. To me going to class means giving up time I could’ve spent teaching the content to myself, but that’s just me. Just figure out what works best for you! We’re all different anyway :)
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u/cloudsabovethsky Aug 02 '26
I only go to class if there’s a midterm or attendance is marked.
I think I would go more often if I lived closer but I have an 1.5hr commute one way. So a lot of the time it’s just not worth it. I’m so exhausted by my commute that I don’t pay attention to class and then I have to commute back home. Not to mention the commute itself is longer than class 😭
I’ve found that as soon as I stopped putting pressure on myself to go to class my grades went up too! It’s not for everyone but if it works it worksss
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u/Motor_Set_8145 Aug 02 '26
I will never miss a class if the prof makes their classes engaging and worth attending. If they're just reading off of a ppt or babbling about stuff that I can get from a book, I'm not showing up because I have a full-time job and other things to do.
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u/tinawobbles Psychology Aug 02 '26
I don't skip classes unless it's with a certain professor who reads off slides and makes her exams open book and virtual and "I want you to copy and paste the answers from the e-book"... and that's only because I need to commute 64km round trip. I'm not spending the gas money and time for that type of lecture lol. Otherwise I'd go to those classes too, and just zone out in person.
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u/Ok_Passage7713 Alumna Aug 02 '26
Depends on the class. Like discussion based ones I go to but if the professor reads off the PowerPoint, I usually end up not going... I study better on my own. I have not seen a huge difference in my grades by not going. In fact, it got better tbh.
But I think it also depends on each person
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u/Absydion PhD Aug 03 '26
If you don't go to a lot of classes, you can't know if you've missed anything of value. The post seems to assume that getting a good grade is equal to getting all of the value out of the course.
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u/Successful_Claim4842 Aug 05 '26
If classes like physics or Chem, I'm def skipping. It's a would you rather not understand in class or not understand back home and somehow passing situation.
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u/Ok-Entrepreneur4978 Aug 03 '26
Skip every class, I have a full time job so the opportunity cost of going to class is high.
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u/Think-Intention8 Aug 02 '26
Rarely miss class. It’s an opportunity to study, so I have to study less for midterms and finals. It forces your to keep your head in the material. I mean some courses are like that.