Exams and Being Sick?

[Kochanie]

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Hey guys, I have 3 midterms Wednesday, and I'm sick. 🙁

Has anyone else been in this position, how else do you power through and study? I can barely get out of bed.

 

[Gurby]

Lots of sleep and gallons of OJ throughout the days before. Lots of caffeine the day of (but be careful that you don't have to pee in the middle of an exam!).

 

[baxt1412]

let your teachers know that you are sick. this way, if for some reason you have to miss, they don't think you're just bailing at the last minute because you didn't study enough.

go to student health. if it's something bacterial, they can give you an antibiotic.


load up on meds (non-drowsy if applicable) and study. only one way to pass an exam and that is to study.


good luck. try to get as much sleep as you can, TONS of fluid (over a gallon a day), make sure you're taking your multi-v.

a little bit of mild exercise can help.



if it's diarrhea, vomiting, make sure you keep fluids in balance.

 

[Kochanie]

let your teachers know that you are sick. this way, if for some reason you have to miss, they don't think you're just bailing at the last minute because you didn't study enough.

go to student health. if it's something bacterial, they can give you an antibiotic.


load up on meds (non-drowsy if applicable) and study. only one way to pass an exam and that is to study.


good luck. try to get as much sleep as you can, TONS of fluid (over a gallon a day), make sure you're taking your multi-v.

a little bit of mild exercise can help.



if it's diarrhea, vomiting, make sure you keep fluids in balance.

Thank you!

 

[moisne]

Should pass in 24 hours, if not - go see a doc.

I got food poisoning all the time, go to class and put the trash can next to you...

My professor told me to go home in the last exam when orange juice came up the wrong way and to complete the exam the next day if possible - luckily I was just about done.


DO NOT DRINK ORANGE JUICE WITH BAGELS AND CREAM - tastes absolutely disgusting... The second time around.

 

[Dr Stephen T Colbert DFA]

If you're feeling like you can't even get out of bed, go to the student health center and see if you can get a doctor's note. I have been able to skip exams using doctor's notes (like when I got bronchitis while studying for physics - yuck). Make sure to check the individual's policies about absences and make ups. Even if you can get out of/postpone one or two of the tests, you will probably be much better off.

 

[Kochanie]

Lots of sleep and gallons of OJ throughout the days before. Lots of caffeine the day of (but be careful that you don't have to pee in the middle of an exam!).

lol! Will do 🙂

 

[Kochanie]

Should pass in 24 hours, if not - go see a doc.

I got food poisoning all the time, go to class and put the trash can next to you...

My professor told me to go home in the last exam when orange juice came up the wrong way and to complete the exam the next day if possible - luckily I was just about done.


DO NOT DRINK ORANGE JUICE WITH BAGELS AND CREAM - tastes absolutely disgusting... The second time around.

lololol! you're a champ

 

[Kochanie]

If you're feeling like you can't even get out of bed, go to the student health center and see if you can get a doctor's note. I have been able to skip exams using doctor's notes (like when I got bronchitis while studying for physics - yuck). Make sure to check the individual's policies about absences and make ups. Even if you can get out of/postpone one or two of the tests, you will probably be much better off.

I think I'm going to do this, but none of my professors have any policies on their syllabi. :/

 

[baxt1412]

I think I'm going to do this, but none of my professors have any policies on their syllabi. :/

well if they dont' have personal policies, and the school doesn't have an official policy, then i guess it's just verbal based on your teacher. here's to hoping you have built a (good) relationship with your professors lol.

 

[Omppu27]

I got food poisoning the day before my ochem and microbio final a couple years ago... Awful. I emailed both professors and pushed the test back a day.

Profs are people too. They should understand.

 

[PlaqueBuster]

1. Stress actually can make you even sicker
2. Drink hot tea, get vitamin C, get sleep
3. Spend time studying for exams between sleep
4. Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to get out of this. It happens to everyone on campus. I have seen others get sick and I have gotten sick myself during exam week and unless it is serious you mostly would need suck it up and go in to take it. But its worth a shot to let teachers know about it and see what they say.

 

[Omppu27]

1. Stress actually can make you even sicker
2. Drink hot tea, get vitamin C, get sleep
3. Spend time studying for exams between sleep
4. Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to get out of this. It happens to everyone on campus. I have seen others get sick and I have gotten sick myself during exam week and unless it is serious you mostly would need suck it up and go in to take it. But its worth a shot to let teachers know about it and see what they say.

Yeah unless you go to the doctors, you're probably not getting out of it.

 

[PlaqueBuster]

If you are sick enough that you cannot get out of bed....don't be posting on this forum. Sleep, go to doctor, or study. Nothing else is important right now

 

[Kochanie]

1. Stress actually can make you even sicker
2. Drink hot tea, get vitamin C, get sleep
3. Spend time studying for exams between sleep
4. Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to get out of this. It happens to everyone on campus. I have seen others get sick and I have gotten sick myself during exam week and unless it is serious you mostly would need suck it up and go in to take it. But its worth a shot to let teachers know about it and see what they say.

Yeah unless you go to the doctors, you're probably not getting out of it.

Fortunately, I'm feeling better, but no studying was done in the last week. :/

 

[PlaqueBuster]

Well, then there goes the doctor's note. So contact teacher but be prepared to study all day and night cause you won't get out of it

I would say "you feeling better" may be unfortunate for you in this case

 

[Omppu27]

What exam is it?

 

[Kochanie]

What exam is it?

Physics/Physiology/Evolution (easy)

 

[moisne]

So - has it passed yet?

 

[Kochanie]

So - has it passed yet?

Pretty much, now cramming haha.🙂

 

[Lucca]

Pretty much, now cramming haha.🙂

This was me for the last round of exams. I took the exam sick and did worse than I would've liked but I didn't die. I just powered through and studied while sick which just made sicker though, you made the right call.

 

[Kochanie]

This was me for the last round of exams. I took the exam sick and did worse than I would've liked but I didn't die. I just powered through and studied while sick which just made sicker though, you made the right call.

We'll see if I did! I was able to rest because I have a feeling 2/3 of these exams will be easy/basic. 😀

 

[Kochanie]

Damn. Should have studied.

 

[deleted303591]

I have multiple, complex chronic illnesses and the first thing you need to do is email your professors, to at least give them a "heads up".

However, I would not try to get out of the exam unless you think that you are going to get > - 10 points off of your exam, although that can be hard to judge. I have a new illness and sometimes I underestimate how sick I am.

If you are so sick that it's something that could put you on the verge of an ER trip, then sit out the exam. Go to the doctor and get a note. Email your professors a copy of the note, and tell them why you can't take the exam in advance.

If you are not excused from the exam, take it up with the dean(s) of students (there are usually several of them throughout the university--one of them will be on your side).