I missed a day of Chemistry II Lab today because I completely forgot that we were having class today. I believe it was because of a combination of extreme stress after the exam I had beforehand and lack of sleep. I talked to the professor about it and she said that I would be able to submit that lab report but she would deduct 20 points off of my grade. Luckily, she does drop the lowest grade in terms of lab reports. But I still can’t stop beating myself up about it. This was a very important lab because it was the first part of a 2-part lab (part 2 starts next week). I can’t believe my lab partner did all the work for that lab, and I just didn’t show up. I all of a sudden feel extremely guilty, but I know that it was an accident, and yet I can’t stop thinking about how badly I messed up. I’ve never missed a single lab class up until now, and now I can’t get over my past mistake of missing class.
Move on. Everyone makes a mistake. Just be very careful about it moving forward.
Be sure to thank your lab partner for his/her work.
Did you miss it on purpose? Were you slacking? Is it an automatic fail?
You’re a human and you made a mistake, and no harm has been done. The worst case scenario here is that you will needlessly beat yourself up over this, which appears to be happening now.
Put it behind you. You’ll be ok.
College is a learning experience of success and failures. There will be many more. Make sure you look at your college schedule and professor syllabus daily. Put all important tests etc maybe on a calender with notifications a few hours prior to the event. This way you would get a pop up on your phone as a reminder. Time manangent is key in college. Talk to the learning center if you need help. Do the work and thank your professor for understanding. Sleep is key. Try to get some m