Every isolation experience is different â though some students believe their mental health wasnât a priority throughout their sickness.
After contracting coronavirus, some students found their peers checked in more on their physical well-being instead of their mental health while they were isolating.
Karlie Daschbach spent her time in isolation in Eastview Terrace during her first semester at Penn State in the fall and found that she struggled the most with feeling a range of emotions and lack of focus in general.
Daschbach (freshman-communication sciences and disorders) said a lot of mental strain she felt was caused by making others have to go into isolation when she tested positive.
At Penn State, many upperclassmen choose to move into off-campus apartments to finish the rest of their college years. However, the experience has changed this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Some apartment complexes in State College require tenants to follow coronavirus protocol for Pennsylvania. However, when it comes to consequences for residents disobeying mitigation efforts, there sometimes isnât much apartment complexes can do.
Taryn Strickland, a tenant in Park Hill Apartments, said she believes the complex can do a better job at keeping residents safe. Park Hill requires students to wear masks in the hallways, but students donât always obey this, according to Strickland (junior-human resources).
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