You get your test results back and see a glaring “POSITIVE” on your screen. That means you have two weeks in isolation, and if you are lucky enough to have your own room, that seems to be where you’ll be spending those next 14 days. Whether it’s finding a new show to binge, reading a couple books, spending hours on TikTok or finally deciding to clean out your closet, you will have time to do it all. 

Samantha Pepe, a senior economics major who tested positive during a spike in late August, describes her experience quarantining in her house in Epoch, “I was sick for only a few days, so the rest of the isolation period was a good chance to relax. The lack of human interaction was definitely the hardest part, but some of my friends came and sat outside my house and hung out with me, which lifted my spirits.”

Matt Dimond, a senior microbiology major, was asymptomatic when he received his positive results forcing him to quarantine in his apartment at Earle in downtown Clemson. He recalls, “I would say being unable to leave my room was brutal… I definitely had cabin fever, but luckily I was still able to talk to my roommates.”