<p>" However, in college, unlike in high school, you don’t have every single class every single day (obvi)…so I feel like missing a day wouldn’t have as much of an impact as it did in high school "</p>
<p>This works both ways. Since a class only meets 2-3 times a week, a lot more material is covered during those sessions.</p>
<p>“Also, in high school, the days immediately preceding the starts of thanksgiving and Christmas vacations were usually “goof off days” where no work really gets done. Is it like this in college?”</p>
<p>Usually depends on the professor, but from my experience, most professors like to have midterms or quizzes on these days, so that no time is wasted after vacation which is spent reviewing.</p>
<p>My suggestion is to wait until you receive the syllabi for all your classes and then decide if you can afford to miss the material covered on those days. Talk to your professors as well.</p>
<p>Talk to the professors at the BEGINNING of the semester and see what they might be willing to do for you. It’s likely that something could be worked out, seeing as this is such a unique chance for you…if you are proactive by approaching them right at the beginning of the semester, maybe you could do a paper in place of a scheduled exam or some other trade. Also, some professors penalize students for having more than a certain number of absences…they might be willing to make an exception for your case if you ask them way in advance (and if they won’t, then it’s something you need to consider. One of my son’s professors permitted one absence only, and reduced the semester grade by one-half grade for each subsequent absence–and granted no exceptions!)</p>
<p>What is more important is why do you want to skip and where will you go? Sixth grade is awful young to be thinking of skipping. If you are that miserable at school, then you need to talk to an adult that you trust.</p>
<p>SO many students leave early for a break. Just talk to your professor a week in advance to get any assingments you’ll need. If there’s going to be note taking during those days just get a friend to take notes and then borrow the notes when you get back. Honestly a lot of information can be covered in a short time, but if you stay on top of things missing one or two days right before a break won’t harm you at all.</p>