I've missed plenty of classes in my last year of college (which I shouldn't have done) and I always have a story in my head. I always did other things like play basketball and hang out (mostly with girls, if you know what I mean ) and still got my EMA because I got my tutor to back date it (I don't think they do that anymore).

But anyways, there is no harm in missing class if it doesn't make your grades suffer. It's only natural that a student misses some class through illness, traffic issues and just plain not wanting to go in.