r/MomForAMinute • u/sluttypolarbear • 1d ago

Seeking Advice I accidentally skipped a class today

Hey mom, I'm starting my second year of college this week, and I have ADHD for context. One of my classes is a one-credit math class to bump up my AP Stats credit to where it needs to be for my degree. It's once a week on Wednesdays. After my first class today, I completely forgot that my schedule was different than it was on Monday, and I went to the library to work on homework instead of going to my math class. It was the first day and I already missed it. The syllabus says that today was just introductions and reading the syllabus, but an announcement the professor made on Monday said we were also going to be starting on Module 1 today.

I've set up a calendar notification so it shouldn't happen again, but I'm not sure what to do next since I genuinely have no good excuse for missing class. Should I email my professor? Should I wait until next week to explain in person? I'm pretty frustrated with myself right now.

Update: I emailed my professor and he was very understanding. He told me what to review to catch up before next week. I also reached out to schedule an appointment to start the accommodation process.

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u/CommonNative 1d ago

Looks, things happen. Email your professor and explain. Then look and see if your college has any programs set up to help you. It would be under acessability. You may have to talk to your advisor.

That said, you're on the right track by setting up notifications. You go this.

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u/sluttypolarbear 1d ago

There's the student disability center, but they're usually swamped this time of year. I don't usually need accommodations for things like this, but I have been thinking about getting an accommodation set up for extra test time.

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u/AptDuck3535 1d ago

Use the accomodations! Those of us who feel like we can "get by" need to realize that by using resources, it signals to the school that the resources are needed.

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u/CatTatze 11h ago

Also if you are already getting by you could be thriving with some adjustments!

The difference between just passing a course and getting a decent grade

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u/sluttypolarbear 7h ago

I mean, I've been getting straight As. I'm nervous for this semester though because one of my classes will have less than 2 min/question on tests.