<p>Well hello there :) what do you do if you know you are going to be absent during a school day? I'm celebrating the high holidays at UCLA and I know I will be missing some school during the first two weeks. What if a quiz or test is scheduled during that time? Am i in the dumps and given a zero so i have no choice whatsoever? what happens? do different teachers have different policies regarding absence? Thank you in advance :).</p>
<p>No one will care or notice if you miss class. If you do have a scheduled quiz/test along with a legitimate reason (ie medical, funeral, wedding, etc) and let your professor know within a reasonable time frame (i.e. first or second day of class), he may let you make it up (unless he's really anal). I'm not so sure if this is the case if you decide to celebrate the high holidays (???=( please explain)- they probably won't be so lenient on any make ups if this is your reason (but normally you wouldn't have an exam in the first two weeks anyways but then again that depends on the class you're taking...).</p>
<p>oops, high holidays = important Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashanah and yom kippur). Many Jewish students miss school during these days to go to shul and celebrate them...
I received an email from my math 31B prof, stating that thursday discussions are mandatory because that's when the weekly quiz will be given. I'm missing Oct. 13th, a thursday, which I guess could be a potential quiz day.</p>
<p>Ohhh gotcha. Well that's a pretty legitimate reason in my opinion. Did you let him know that it was due to religious conflicts during those weeks? Do the holidays span those whole weeks? If not, maybe you could ask if you could make arrangements with other discussion sections during different days. If not, you might have to miss out on those points =(. </p>
<p>If you only asked him if there were quizzes/exams those week but didn't mention the religious part, you should wait to ask him in person. Or if you did already ask and he sort of dodged it w/ just a "mandatory quiz" reasoning, you should hold out on a second email and just wait till school actually starts. On the first day of class, just stay behind for a minute and explain to him in person, since it's harder to say no in person than for him to just skim through your email and immediately tell you no. Hopefully something will work out for you!</p>
<p>At least in the northeast it is common to make an effort not to have important classes, exams etc. fall on the high holidays. I have to believe UCLA has a good sized Jewish population, you won;t be the only one.</p>
<p>yeah, UCLA does have a good sized Jewish population, thus getting the nickname "Jew-C-L-A." So perhaps see what others in your similar situation are doing?</p>
<p>thanks you guys! you all are so helpful :)</p>
<p>lol never heard of that one b4</p>
<p>Yeah I have the same 31B lecture. That email ****ed me off today, haha. I'm in 3E.</p>
<p>You could also try talking to your TA. He'll probably tell you to contact the professor, but who knows- you might be able to work something out so it's worth a shot.</p>
<p>wow so lame how there is a class so late in the afternoon. 5 - 6pm. -_-</p>
<p>You think that's late? Try a chem lab class from 6:30-9:30 =(.</p>
<p>I've got a class from 5 till 8pm.</p>
<p>My CS 32 class was from 4:00-6:00 PM if that's any consolation. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>haha what's this.. competing for the latest class now.. haha. all my classes start at 11 am and end by 3pm. haha. except for one of my discussions which starts at 9am. so i guess i have it good. haha.</p>