I'm in a little bit of a bind and I need some opinions

Cuaba said:
If your college participates in A.C.U.I Pocket Billiards, you should play.

Tell your professors this event will help you when you represent your school.
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I thought I saw billiards listed as an intramural activity once on the Georgia College website. I haven't heard anything else about it though. I don't think GC&SU participates in A.C.U.I. either. :frown:
 
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bazkook said:
I don't think GC&SU participates in A.C.U.I. either. :frown:
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Since your college doesn't participate in your favorite sport, this is your only chance to compete at a national/international? level.
 
JMS said:
I know how hard it is to make it as a team. I've played in the APA for 4 yrs. My team made it once but I couldn't go because I got deployed to Iraq. I've never made it with a team but I did go to Vegas for the Singles Nationals the past 2 yrs as a SL9. I do know how hard it is to make it to Vegas. I was just saying that certain things in life have priorities.
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I understand about the priorities but I'm looking at both sides of the coin. It's only 2 class days,under the limit of maximum absences before you receive an F for a class,and my team could place well in the money or potentially win. If we don't do well,we just got a paid trip to Vegas. It's highly unlikely that missing 2 class days,especially during the very beginning of the semester,will set me back very far. If it was any longer,I would not go.
I played in the singles regionals and made it all the way the semifinals in 9 ball (lost by 2 points-the 9 ball) and to the finals in 8 ball. I was a SL4 in 9 ball and was moved from a SL4 to a SL5 in 8 ball right before the semifinals. I'm still a SL5 in 8 ball but I'm a SL6 in 9 ball.
 
Dead Crab said:
Having been in a position of authority, I will tell you this:

If someone was responsible enough to discuss class absence ahead of time, I would be impressed, and I wouldn't much care where they were going or why.

If I later found out they lied about where they were, I would feel compelled to nail their ass to the floor.

Tell them you won your way to a national billiards tournament. But only if they ask.
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I used to teach at several universities and agree with this approach, as well as the idea of reviewing the syllabus up front. Reviewing the syllabus will let you get ahead on course work before you leave and to make sure that you don't have an oddball professor with an exceptionally strict attendance policy.

Also, be sure to refer to it as the "National Amateur Championship" or something similarly grandiose, and point out that only about 2% of players nationwide qualify for this. This highlights that it's a potentially once in a lifetime opportunity.

Good luck!
 
College is not high school. You pay to be there and no one is going to ride you or question you. You get out of it what you put in to it.


You will be FINE missing a few days.

If you are looking for permission, or validation from someone...I think you should go to Vegas, have fun, and concentrate on your studies when you get home. :)

Stop fretting about it and GOOD LUCK. KICK SOME VEGAS BUTT!!!
 
I'm sure if you're honest and up front they will not have a problem at all and may even be impressed. When a co-worker of mine and I were playing in Vegas, our employer knew that's what we were doing and the whole office was keeping up with us to see how we were doing and cheering us on.

Not saying that you will get that from the professor, but being honest about what you're doing certainly will not get you into any trouble. But if you were to have work to do I would certainly do it beforehand as you'll be having too much fun out in Vegas to be thinking about school.

But if I remember correctly the first couple weeks of classes were nothing but a bunch of fluff anyway, so you won't really be missing anything...:grin:

Good luck!
 
I've been a college instructor for 33 years. Don't lie. Most of the time, the instructor will see right through it. Don't explain yourself or justify it either. Just say, "I have to be out of town for x number of days next week on personal business. What can I do to keep updated on the coursework?" and leave it at that. If they ask why, just repeat that it is personal business. Period. Most instructors will accept that. Do not tell them you're going to a pool tournament. Not all of them will think that merits an excused absence. It's none of their business.
 
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In my experience ... the truth is always best.

I agree with TXpoolnut.
Your education is your path right now.
What is worth more ... a pool trophy or a college degree?

You are young and have a lot of life ahead of you.
There will always be time for pool and it will still be there waiting for you.

Willee
 
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