<p>I have many absences and I am very afraid that my poor attendance would hurt my chances to top schools.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that attendance is not on my transcript. I don't skip school or anything. My absences are all excused. I was absent a lot for doctor appointments for my leg surgery.</p>
<p>I have good grades and I am very concerned about this. Can you guys clarify about this?</p>
<p>Nothing I’ve ever seen indicates that’d be a problem. On the common app you can indicate an education interruption if you feel the need</p>
<p>oft asked question. It matters zero. If you want more, do a search on “attendance” or “perfect attendance”</p>
<p>If your attendance affected your grade, then you may want to explain it. If they were excused absences that did not affect your grade, there is no need to mention it at all unless there is some reason you want to talk about it in your essay - something like your resilience in still getting good grades despite your medical setbacks.</p>