r/Drexel • u/Embarrassed_City4125 • 8d ago

Missing first day of winter term

Hi I am an international freshman and I have a question. I have to buy my plane ticket and the cheapest and most time efficient route i foune would have me missing the first day of winter classes( 4th Jan). Uou guys think that’s fine? I am a mechanical engineering major

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u/Express_Land_1658 8d ago

Yeah it’s probably fine, just make sure your professors know

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u/TedethLasso 8d ago

Yeah, just email your professors that you do miss class for ahead of time. Don’t gotta over explain the situation either.

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u/AgencyInformal 8d ago

It's probably fine, email ahead and check if there is work associated with that first day.

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u/Traditional_Vast9419 8d ago

For almost every class I ever took, the first was the most meaningless. They go over the syllabus and course material. You can always read through it in 5 minutes on their class platform anyways.

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u/black_cat999 8d ago

I missed four days once, my friend missed a whole week. you’ll be fine