How interested the students are in the subject matter – Not surprisingly, students are more likely to attend classes they find interesting. At first glance, this may appear to be beyond the professor’s control, but at least one student would disagree: "What matters most for me is how much I like the class. Sometimes a class is good because it is simply an interesting topic. However, an otherwise boring subject can become an interesting class if the lecturer is able to present the course material in such a clear and cogent manner that students cannot help finding it interesting. Generally I have found that if a lecturer genuinely finds the material he/she is teaching [interesting], and he/she is able to connect with students through lectures (present material in a way that makes sense), then he/she doesn’t have trouble making the material interesting for students.