Don't make the mistake of not getting the flu shot before college. All of your fiends will get the flu, and you will be grateful to be healthy. It only takes a second.

1. You Share a Room With Someone

Whether you have one roommate or multiple, sharing a room with someone when you are sick or when they are sick is impossible. You are sharing germs every second, and it is inevitable that you will both end up sick. You keep each other up at night coughing, and turning in your bed.

2. You Can't Go Out

While all your friends are out having fun, you are left alone in your room drowning in your sorrows. You sit there while you watch snapchats of your friends having fun, meanwhile you are coughing your head off. There is no one there to keep you company or take care of you.

3. Classes Go On Without You

Although you are in class, that doesn't mean it isn't being taught. No one is concerned that you have been missing, and it is your responsibility to catch up. Professors are not always flexible with makeup exams, and giving you in-class points that you missed. When you finally do go back to class, you probably spend the entire time covering your cough and getting up to get tissues.

4. The Chicken Soup Isn't Homemade

One of your first solutions may be to get chicken soup. Although it sounded good at first, it is awfully disappointing. Nothing compares to your grandma's chicken soup, or even your local Jewish deli's soup.

5. You Are On Your Own

There is no one there to drag you to the doctor, fill out the forms at check in, go to CVS to get you the best medicine, and of course nag you to take the medicine at the appropriate time. You are completely in charge of your own health, and it is up to your sick self to get up to go buy medicine, go to the doctor, and stay on top of your medication.