Excuses for Missing Class

Almost everyone feels like bunking class at one point or other of their life and there is nothing wrong with it, just come up with a good excuse for not attending. Giving a plausible excuse is important but the way you present it is also important. For example, if you have a grin on your face and are telling your professor that you can't make it tomorrow cause your grandmom is in the hospital, it won't fly. Over-the-top excuses for missing class like 'I was abducted by aliens' only sounds good in Hollywood movies not in real life!

Best Excuses for Missing Class

The trick behind making a compelling excuse is to make one that the listener can identify with and empathies even if they don't understand. You can try some out-of-the-box excuses or just tweak some classic excuses like 'am not feeling well' to 'my doctor thinks I have cancer and has called me for some diagnostic tests'. One important thing you need to remember when giving an excuse to your teacher is that you are not Christopher Columbus the first one to discover America there have been several others before you. Here are few suggestions to jog your mind.

Sympathy Vote
One of the best kinds of excuse is the one that appeals to the sympathetic side of your teacher. If you can recollect your teacher sharing an emotional episode about their pet, let your excuse be something to do with a pet animal. Here are a few excuses to miss class in school.

• Say your sister's pet dog 'Bruno' is drooling blood so we need to take him to the vet.
• The caretaker called saying your grandmom slipped and has broken her hand.
• Call to say you have a bad case of food poisoning and can't get out of the house without puking on yourself.
• The remote-controlled garage door malfunctioned and fell on your shoulder injuring it badly
• Say your mom got hurt when she was using the microwave for making you a snack.

Cool Excuses
Yes you read correct, there is such a thing as a cool excuse, believe me. My dad's friend is a professor and he said that one of his students told him he was missing class, as he was going for the 'Metallica' concert and the prof thought that it was very cool. There are several such excuses that you could use, here are the best excuses for missing class in college.

• Say that you are going for the 'So you think you can dance' auditions.
• Your dad has finally agreed to buy you the new convertible and you are going to the car dealership.
• Say that you have been invited by a local charity to discuss youth issues.
• Tell you won a radio quiz and are going skydiving as part of the prize along with a local celebrity.
• Call and say that a TV show producer called and wants you to audition for one of the support roles.

Imaginative Excuses
Being different is one of the best ways to get out of class and enjoy some free time from the drudgery of studies. Here are few suggestions that will help stimulate the gray matter.

• Say the local office of the democratic party called requesting you to come and answer a few questions for their survey.
• You are out with a priest and other church members planting trees to save the universe.
• The police have called you down to the station as a witness in one of the crime scenes located near your house.
• If you going to miss class for a few days tell that you are going on a cruise to the Caribbean.
• Say that you were backing out of the driveway and ran over the neighbor's kid and are taking him to the hospital.

The reasons behind wanting to miss class can be innumerable just make sure that you come up with a believable excuse. If you are giving the excuse over the phone make sure your tone and choice of words is proper otherwise you risk getting caught.