Thread: how important is attendance im med school

hey just a question for all schools exactly how important is it to attend class. For the schools that have such large classes do the professor really notice that a student is not there. Would just reading and studying myself be sufficient to pass the tests. Please if anyone knows advise me i would really appreciate it, thanks in advance...

from what i understand SC has 80% attendance rule so u have to go...

but also when talking to US MS kids they all tell me that going to class is a joke and less than half go. he tells me because the teachers usually end up confusing them more and they cannot cover all the material they need to know during class time anyways.

BUT they skip class to study not to jerk around. --FF

As Frie states, SC requires 80% attendance or you fail the class so it is not even an issue here.

I really took this into consideration when choosing a school. I tend to learn quite a bit during class and try to pay attention as much as possible and then review material taughtthat day in the evenings - it seems to be working out OK.

Note: I just went through a couple of Step 1 review books yesterday to make sure we are being introduced to the relevant concepts and aside from a couple random terms, we are being taught all the High Yield material in detail plus a load of additional stuff that hopefully will come in handy in later semesters and the Step 1. Also, in pretty much each lecture we are introduced to clinical correlates which is much appreciated by this dude and makes for more interesting learning IMHO.

Unfortunately, SC does have an 80% attendance rule. I wish that we didn't because I think that if people want to study on their own they should be allowed as long as they are passing.

However, supposedly it is a requirement in NY or something for full approval and since we will be applying for that sometime soon, we really want to be in compliance. Also, we were told that a student requested a license in some state (maybe temp license) and sinc\e the school is fairly new, they gave this guy a really hard time. THey asked for all his attendance records. At the time, we did not have an attendance policy and it screwed the guy over. The admin here decided that they will not allow that to happen again. I have been told that Ross and AUC also have an attendance requirement, but it is just not enforced. I don't know if that is true, I am sure someone will tell you that in other forums.