Coming down with the flu in week 9 of the quarter is horrible! Especially when it knocks you out for two full weeks. I have no idea how I made it through the last three weeks of the past quarter, and finals no less. It wasn't fun, I can tell you. Going to class, back home, back to bed. I had to call in sick at work two days because I felt so bad (I take two online classes, and two classes on campus, so I only have to be on campus two days per week). Luckily I had pushed myself to finish important assignments the day when I first noticed that my throat felt sore. I kept telling myself, if everything fails, I can still email the assignments to my teachers if I can't make it to class. I also had this huge final paper to write, and I was so relieved when the teacher moved the due date (not because of me, for some other reasons, but hey, I did appreciate it). Then finals week came along, and somehow I made it through. I probably did not do as well as I would normally have done, but it did not affect my grades, because I worked so hard during the rest of the quarter and my average was high enough to make up for it. One thing I can tell you: never procrastinate on assignments, because you never know what will happen. I am glad I didn't because having them finished ahead of time allowed me to stay in bed with the flu. And always do your best on exams, never go in with the attitude that you can make it up at a later time. If anything goes wrong, and you get sick like I did, it feels good to know that you can get a 75 in a final and still come out with an A at the end because you worked hard the rest of the quarter.
Claudia
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