Buffy Graduates, how?

[Lou]

But, the episode where she couldn't find the history class for the exam was a nightmare, right?
It seemed like all the times she was in the library, it was either for a short time or after school because the rest of the group was there too.
Other than the first few episodes, they don't act like she's missing class all that much....except when she takes off with Faith for that little bit.

 

[InsaneMystic]

Well, since even her favorite teacher from year 2 didn't remember her at the start of year 3, I reckon she must have been absent quite a lot. And I'm not sure my memory serves me correctly here, but I vaguely seem to remember Snyder mentioned her frequent absence from classes as one of her "troublemaking" attributes (probably in "School Hard"?).

 

[Fake Shemp]

she used puppies as bribes..... just a thought

 

[Lou]

Well, the school did kind of explode and burn to the ground after being ravaged by a giant snake. Perhaps Giles just "made" her diploma beforehand knowing there'd be no proof left.

 

[Fake Shemp]

i was wondering how he got it, since i think he said he salvaged it from the wreckage... come on! he should have said he stole it beforehand.... but i dont think she even looked at it so probably an art attack by Giles

 

[TaintedBlu]

It's likely that she was in classes a lot of that time, because I believe I recall her saying she got into Northwestern. Now, I don't even know where that is, but it sounds like Northeastern, and if it's as good of a school, then she would have had to go to class and do well, because colleges look at EVERYTHING you've ever done, which is why the application process sucks so much (yes I'm bitter).

Northwestern is an excellent school (located in Chicago, Il). So yeah, I think we can pretty much take it for granted that Buffy *was* in fact in class a whole lot of the time, and did in fact get good grades (again, probably with plenty of help from Willow).

 

[charmingslayer]

I Don't get that either cause look at Xander he went to classes more often than B.

 

[caitaintdead]

Yeah but Xander has always seemed a bit thick, and to be honest, never really seemed to bothered about going to college. Despite Buffy being a bimbo at times, she definitely was not stupid. As someone earlier said, you can't be stupid and be a slayer, you wouldn't last to long. And not only did she have Willows help with studying, but in... Band Candy? Giles is helping her study as well. With two of the smartest people in Sunnydale helping her study why wouldn't she pass?

On that note though, why would Oz not graduate the year before if it was just a case of sitting some tests, he tests well. Maybe Buffy pulled her act together after going back to school. After all, in season 3 are we really given the impression that she's skipping a lot of classes?

Also, when I was in year 10 I didn't do any homework all year and skipped every single maths class for the last semester, most of my other classes, showed up for the tests and passed. Oh and I also STILL have nightmares about being forced to go back to high school and not being able to find my classes!!!

 

[Girl with Sword]

Buffy may not have attended a lot of classes, but she isn't stupid. She's more clever than book smart but she's smart and as a lot of people said she probably got some tutoring from Giles and Willow. You see them studying in the graveyard on more than one occasion. Though I think we all can agree that Buffy can be very stupid at times.