4. Roommates | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

5 Of The WORST Things About Being Sick As A College Student

Being sick in college is a whole new level.

emilyfarrell
Feb 13, 2019
Villanova University
42
5 Of The WORST Things About Being Sick As A College Student
c1.staticflickr.com

In This Article:

I tend to get sick pretty frequently. I don't always take care of my body the way I should (sleep and healthy eating are rare), and for some reason, I never do anything to fix it until it all catches up to me. Getting sick in high school used to stress me out because I hated being behind on my work, but getting sick in college is SO. MUCH. WORSE.

1. Missing class

Missing a class in high school might put you behind a few topics, but even a whole week missed is usually easy to make up. Missing a class in college means missing two chapters, an in class quiz, and half of the exam material all in one day. It's actually easier to go to class than to miss it.

2. Exams

Missing class is difficult enough, but if you have an exam it gets a whole lot more complicated. You're essentially expected to show up at exams if you're anything short of dying, but trying to study and then making your way to the exam is such a struggle that you aren't likely to do well either way.

3. Finding food

Being sick in high school entails your mom bringing you every meal in bed and getting a true chance to relax and get better. Being sick in college? Good luck getting to the dining hall when it's 15 degrees outside and you have to walk through the snow and you don't even feel like you have the energy to get out of bed.

4. Roommates

Not only does being sick affect you, it affects the other person/people that you live with! When one person on the floor is sick, the entire floor gets it within days. Perks of living in such tight quarters.

5. Missed work

Technically you could be doing your assignments in bed, but you really don't know if you have the energy to do anything other than sleep. But, you know that if you sleep, you'll be even more behind later. And then you'll get sick again. And the cycle continues!

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Student Life

The 12 Stages Of Course Registration, As Told By "Friends"

No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook
6424
ross geller
YouTube

As college students, we are all familiar with the horror show that is course registration week. Whether you are an incoming freshman or selecting classes for your last semester, I am certain that you can relate to how traumatic this can be.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

Bonus points if it is more than two.

Keep Reading...Show less
registration
Student Life

12 Things I Learned my Freshmen Year of College

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Hempstead, New York
4079
friends

Whether you're commuting or dorming, your first year of college is a huge adjustment. The transition from living with parents to being on my own was an experience I couldn't have even imagined- both a good and a bad thing. Here's a personal archive of a few of the things I learned after going away for the first time.

Keep Reading...Show less
freshmen year
Featured

Economic Benefits of Higher Wages

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

Florida International University
302870
Illistrated image of people crowded with banners to support a cause
StableDiffusion

Raising the minimum wage to a livable wage would not only benefit workers and their families, it would also have positive impacts on the economy and society. Studies have shown that by increasing the minimum wage, poverty and inequality can be reduced by enabling workers to meet their basic needs and reducing income disparities.

I come from a low-income family. A family, like many others in the United States, which has lived paycheck to paycheck. My family and other families in my community have been trying to make ends meet by living on the minimum wage. We are proof that it doesn't work.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

11 Thoughts A Writer Has While Writing

Told through Parks & Recreation GIFs

Millennials of New England
2293
blank paper
Allena Tapia

As an English Major in college, I have a lot of writing and especially creative writing pieces that I work on throughout the semester and sometimes, I'll find it hard to get the motivation to type a few pages and the thought process that goes behind it. These are eleven thoughts that I have as a writer while writing my stories.

Keep Reading...Show less
writers
Entertainment

13 Times April Ludgate Perfectly Explained College

Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
2050
April Ludgate

Every college student knows and understands the struggle of forcing themselves to continue to care about school. Between the piles of homework, the hours of studying and the painfully long lectures, the desire to dropout is something that is constantly weighing on each and every one of us, but the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel helps to keep us motivated. While we are somehow managing to stay enrolled and (semi) alert, that does not mean that our inner-demons aren't telling us otherwise, and who is better to explain inner-demons than the beloved April Ludgate herself? Because of her dark-spirit and lack of filter, April has successfully been able to describe the emotional roller-coaster that is college on at least 13 different occasions and here they are.

Keep Reading...Show less
april ludgate

Trending Topics

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments