A situation!
What would you do if you were in this situation:
You're in your second semester of grad school, and your boyfriend's brother is getting married in Mexico, in the middle of your semester. Your boyfriend's family tells you that they want you to be there and that they will pay for everything if you come for the weekend. It's significantly cheaper for you to leave from Mexico on Monday, instead of Sunday, but this means missing a class. You talk to this professor who tells you it is not their job to make this decision for you and that though they appreciate you notifying them, you should refer to the syllabus about attendance policies. You're pretty sure the syllabus says one absence is OK.
Do you go to Mexico? Or do you stay for fear of messing up this one class?
You're in your second semester of grad school, and your boyfriend's brother is getting married in Mexico, in the middle of your semester. Your boyfriend's family tells you that they want you to be there and that they will pay for everything if you come for the weekend. It's significantly cheaper for you to leave from Mexico on Monday, instead of Sunday, but this means missing a class. You talk to this professor who tells you it is not their job to make this decision for you and that though they appreciate you notifying them, you should refer to the syllabus about attendance policies. You're pretty sure the syllabus says one absence is OK.
Do you go to Mexico? Or do you stay for fear of messing up this one class?