If you're a professor reading this, or a teacher- we're not late because we hate your class nor because we don't like you.
If we are being completely honest, we can often be too busy for class simply because of how much homework we have that week. There could be any reason for being late to class, but as a college student- you aren't questioned about where you were and given a late slip- so it is much easier to just slip in late.
Here are 10 plausible reasons why we may or may not have been late to class today.
1. You sit in the back by the door.
Therefore, it is so easy to slip in somewhat unnoticed (even though there are roughly 30 kids in the class).
2. You stopped and talked to friends.
Honestly, at a smaller school, this reason for being late is very common. On your way to class, you can't help but stop and say hi to friends, hang out with them, introduce them to your friends and meet their friends.
3. You are a college student deprived of sleep.
So, you probably fell asleep on accident and therefore were late to class. Or, you took a nap and ignored the alarm/ slept through it.
4. Traffic
Man is traffic bad at lunch hour and getting back onto campus takes five ever. No joke, I once sat in the turn lane for 20 minutes.
5. Food lines
A girl's gotta eat and when the food lines are eons-long, sometimes you have to make a sacrifice on what your body needs. If that means being a few minutes late in order to eat a meal- you gotta do what you gotta do at that point, am I right??
6. You tried on everything in your closet that morning.
You might be wearing running shorts to class, but you probably tried on at least six outfits in your closet in which you didn't allow for that much time in your schedule beforehand, therefore, you're going to be late.
7. Your bed was just too comfy
You tried to get out of bed, you set the alarm, but it just wasn't going to happen. I mean hey you'd rather be late than skip, at least you're still in class right?
8. Coffee
I mean if you're going to be late, at least you got coffee so that you're not sleeping in class. I'd call that a win. If you're already late to class, then whats a few more minutes while you wait for your coffee.
9. Needed to charge my laptop
If you don't sit near an outlet in class, a dead laptop won't help you at all. If a few minutes will give you enough battery to get through what you need to for class, then I'd say its worth it.
10. We are simply busy.
As college students, we live a crazy busy life and sometimes making it anywhere on time just doesn't happen because our schedules are so booked that we don't allow for transitions in between.
Speaking for college students in general, we do feel bad about being late to your class, most of the times. Here's an apology for our tardies, and a thank you for being understanding.
