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COVID-19 Thoughts From a College Student

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Picture taken from  https://today.emerson.edu/2020/03/23/alumni-association-creates-covid-19-emergency-fund-to-help-vulnerable-students/ I remember when I first got the email that my college was transitioning to online classes. I was sitting on my bed in my dorm room, watching last night's Bachelor episode, constantly refreshing my email. Throughout the day, I had heard that the possibility of the transition was extremely likely. We were all just waiting for an answer. By now, Harvard and MIT had cancelled classes. I didn't think it would ever get to this though. I was in denial about the virus, like everyone else in this country. When I first heard the word corona, I thought there's no way this will affect me or my life.  " I'm telling you now, this is gonna get bad,” said my mother. I was home one weekend towards the beginning of February, my mom was watching the news and turned to me when the first case had been reported in the United States. I rol