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<p>I don’t agree with this advice. Professors feel less, not more, obligation to help students who don’t show up for lectures. I certainly don’t believe I’m obligated to give private tutoring outside of class to students who can’t be bothered to show up for class. It’s a package deal. It can’t be the job of the professor to compensate for an individual student’s commutation or living arrangements.</p>
<p>If you absolutely cannot make it to the class on a regular basis, drop it and take it later. Delay graduation. Otherwise, I agree with Lookingforward that you’ve come this far, so you might as well finish. It’s a temporary pain for a large gain.</p>