The Corona Virus has made a colossal impact on the world. Effecting thousands of college students, COVID-19 has shut down many campuses. Virtual learning has become our new normal… whether we like it or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am currently a senior. This year was supposed to be my best one yet! I planned to make my last year, as a student, the most memorable. Unfortunately, social distancing has forced my plans out the window. We are all just trying to have fun and stay safe, right? We want to go out with friends, travel for spring break, and everything else college students do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what happens if you test positive for COVID-19? Are professors lenient if homework extensions are needed? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let me answer these for you. As a college student, I tested positive in the second week of September. Initially, I was terrified. This meant I had to quarantine, away from my friends, not see my family, and still up-keep my grades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Truthfully, I don’t think I could have balanced COVID-19 with my classes if my University didn’t switch to online courses. The flexibility kept me on my feet, and to my surprise, my professors understood too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After my experience, here is a list of tips I KNOW helped me during my recovery: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Corona Virus has made a colossal impact on the world. Effecting thousands of college students, COVID-19 has shut down many campuses. Virtual learning has become our new normal… whether we like it or not. I am currently a senior. This year was supposed to be my best one yet! I planned to make my last year, as a student, the most memorable. Unfortunately, social distancing has forced my plans out the window. We are all just trying to have fun and stay safe, right? We want to go out with friends, travel for spring break, and everything else college students do! But what happens if you test positive for COVID-19? Are professors lenient if homework extensions are needed? Let me answer these for you. As a college student, I tested positive in the second week of September. Initially, I was terrified. This meant I had to quarantine, away from my friends, not see my family, and still up-keep my grades. Truthfully, I don’t think I could have balanced COVID-19 with my classes if my University didn’t switch to online courses. The flexibility kept me on my feet, and to my surprise, my professors understood too. After my experience, here is a list of tips I KNOW helped me during my recovery: Stay Hydrated. Even with a common cold or the flu, it is SO important to stay hydrated. Juice and water are filled with vitamins that speed up the recovery process. Liquids also cleanse the body of any toxins, like COVID. Sleep Sleep Sleep! I cannot stress this enough. SLEEP. Make sure your body is getting enough rest. Sleep is a critical time in the body’s healing process. It increases not only physical health but mental health as well. This is probably my favorite tip. I mean, how much convincing does it take to get a college student to sleep more? It was the best part of my quarantine! Sit back, binge watch Netflix, and relax! Eat nutritious foods. Along with juices, its also crucial to keep up with fruits and veggies. When I had COVID I lost my taste and smell, which made it challenging to hold an appetite. Nutritious foods keep energy levels high, along with helping your body recover quicker. Medicate. Luckily, my symptoms weren’t extensive. However, I did experience headaches and body aches. This is my reminder; it’s okay to medicate! Tylenol is preferred during COVID and goes a long way. Why suffer if you can help medicate yourself from home! Homework. Even if your energy is low. The best part of online classes is creating your own workspace at home. The key is to keep your sleep space and workspace separate. I keep my desk organized and clean to stay motivated to work. COVID drained my energy and motivation to work on school work. However, I found that when I “chunked” my assignments into smaller portions, I was able to channel my energy into spurts. Save your motivation for the most important tasks! (To-Do lists also helped me a ton).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8236,"featured_media":140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1279323],"tags":[2338,792365,55605,1531,751,7132],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19-in-college","tag-assignments","tag-covid","tag-healthy","tag-recover","tag-student","tag-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8236"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/collegevscovid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}