<p>In the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill supplement, there's this question:</p>
<p>"Have you been out of school for any reason other than routine vacations, disability-related reasons, or school-related activities? If so, please explain below how you have been spending your time."</p>
<p>What if you were sick? Does simply having the flu count as "disability-related reasons" or what?</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>If you were sick with cancer or something similar it would be a reason
Flu, nope.</p>
<p>I think this is geared towards people who literally will not be in school for a while to pursue something else. For example, there are a couple figure skaters at my school who miss a lot of days because they’re out competing.</p>
<p>just call and ask</p>
<p>Using context clues, it seems like they’re askin if you’ve ever skipped school due other than being sick or on vacation.</p>
<p>In other words, did you ever skip because of court, arrest, work, competition, interview, university visits, etc.</p>
<p>Flu don’t count. Same with dentists, vacation time, or field trips.</p>
<p>No, flu does not count (unless you were hospitalized for something like a month with it.) It is meant for people who have been out of school for an extended period of time due to a severe illness or activity.</p>
<p>I would’ve thought a simple flu wouldn’t count, but I didn’t think they were that serious about attendance. I mean, everyone has doctor appointments and gets sick, but it’s only one or two days. -__-</p>
<p>But thanks! :)</p>