i just got my report card. on it are mistakes regarding attendance: one teacher gave me 4 absences, an “unsatisfactory” grade in citizenship, and commented, “absensces/tardies affecting grade.” Now, the only class I cut the whole year was one day in a different class. i was NOT absent for four days. Now, if this won’t have any effect on college admissions, then I couldn’t care less. But if it does, I guess I should argue and get it fixed when I get back in school. So anyway: Does it matter that there are FALSE absences on my report card/transcript?
<p>I've heard it said that attendance is a better predictor of how you will do in college than your SAT scores, so you might want to get it cleared up, especially if the comment will go with your transcript.</p>
<p>Perhaps you were out of class in a school-related activity or trip and the school didn't communicate it correctly? Happens all the time at my school. Call your school, most have summer hours, and ask what you need to do. Probably having your parents write a note will fix it. Comments didn't go on my transcript, but I promote geting an unoffical transcript and making sure it's right, after mine had 4 errors on it...</p>
<p>Oh my God! Clear those up right now. Your entire future is at stake!</p>
<p>That story about attendance being a reflector on how well youll do in college applies only to those students who have obscene numbers of absences. 4 abscences is not obscene and will not reflect as poorly as you think it will.</p>
<p>However</p>
<p>That does not mean you shouldt try to remove it</p>
<p>1) talk to your teacher and tell her to provide the evidence of dates you missed
2) figure out what you were doing those days - if you were doing something legit then you will have someon to vouch for you for example another teacher that took you on a trip or your parents taking you on a trip or sickness.
3) If your teacher refuses to work with you and you HAVE PROOF talk to higher ups. Its actually not that hard to get a hold of your principle or vice principal. Seems to extreme? Its not, theyll just sit down with you and the teacher and youll explain your side. if you have the viable prood youll most likely win. If you lose you lose.
4) Sue the school (lol which is extreme)</p>
<p>if you lose prepare to explain it in your college essay or interview.</p>
<p>As small a blemish as it is, you should still be able to watch it so that it doesnt blow up to be some cancerous mess. </p>
<p>Anyways
Good Luck</p>