16 Thoughts College Kids Have When Getting Sick
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16 Thoughts College Kids Have When They're Coming Down With A Cold

I DO NOT have the time for this.

Tessa Boucher
Oct 01, 2018
Rhode Island College
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When you think about it, there's never really a good time to get sick. Well, unless you're still in grade school, that is. But if you're like the millions of college students who work AND go to school full time, you'll know that coming down with the common cold is one of the worst things Mother Nature and your immune system can do to you. So, as we head into fall and work ourselves to death, let's go over the 16 thoughts college kids have when they're coming down with a cold

1. This cannot be happening right now.

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There's no way I could be getting sick. I wash my hands and I always have hand sanitizer on me!

2. It's probably just allergies and I'm overreacting

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This is the time of year for it....right?

3. If I can just make it through this week, I can afford to get sick next week

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As if you can bargain with your immune system on when it finally crashes.

4. I swear to God, I'm going to kill the person that gave this cold to me

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It wasn't their fault, but they're going to pay for this.

5. How can I rearrange my schedule so that I can get 20 hours of sleep in 2?

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I'm no expert, but there has to be a way.

6. Okay, maybe I am getting sick.

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7. Yup. I am down for the count

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8. I don't want to get anyone else sick, but I can't miss any classes

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But I'm also dying and can't stop sneezing every thirty seconds.

9. Okay, well, if I go to this class, I can miss that one since that one doesn't have a quiz

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10. Since my 10am is a lecture, I can just study for my exam at 2pm.

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11. I would rather be run over by a semi truck than go to work right now

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12. Was I supposed to do homework after work? 

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13. Is any of this even real or am I just having a fever induced hallucination?

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14. If I get a doctor's note, can I be excused for the rest of my life?

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15. I'm going to be sick forever.

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16. I remember the good old days when I used to be able to breathe out of my nose.

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How I took those days for granted. *sniffle*

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