A freshman may become seriously ill or injured.
While young adults, as a rule, are generally in good health, first-year college students are susceptible to certain serious illnesses. These include mononucleosis, which causes extreme and sometimes prolonged fatigue, and meningococcal meningitis, which causes inflammation of brain membranes. Eating disorders are another serious threat to students’ health, affecting as many as 13.5 percent of female students.3 Injuries, whether caused by college sports, a car accident or some other reason, are yet another concern. Allianz Global Assistance offers tuition insurance plans to protect students who must withdraw from school because of a covered serious illness or injury.