Thesis statement
Along with other factors that affect academic performance and success, student attendance is decisive.
Introduction
It is fair to consider individual attendance while grading student’s academic performance. This is simply part of the game that grounds on certain rules obligatory to everyone regardless of whether someone likes them or not. Otherwise, an academic institution would turn in a havoc and chaos featuring mess and disorder.

Arguments supporting student attendance
Most course descriptions and attendance policies define class attendance as essential to one’s academic success.
Primary regulations require students to attend every meeting of all classes subject to their registration on a course.
Missing even one class can make a difference in what a student gets from a course.
Missing more than three classes may adversely affect student’s course credit.
Most faculty members consider regular attendance as a compulsory prerequisite of a positive learning experience.
Being part of a community of learners, all students should adhere to the set requirements.
Most financial aid awards require regular attendance as a condition of awarding a student with financial aid, hence, regular attendance should also be a students’ top priority because of financial reasons.

Conclusion
Regular attendance contributes to a student’s final grade. By attending classes, students become more adaptive to academic environment and better understand their instructors and academic requirements they set. This certainly eases the pain and stress of exams they take at the end of the course. While attendance alleviates an overall pressure and makes a student more confident during exam, it also often serves as a decisive factor in which grade a student gets. However, this does not mean that instructors should give students any extra points just for showing up in their classes.