Say no to lockjaw

In March I received a packet o' forms that needed to be sent in for my MBA program. I'm all about deadlines, so I noticed the  deadline for the medical form was August 1, and that's all my brain processed. 

I pulled out the form again sometime in July, since August was coming up, and I noticed it was a form for our immunization records. On closer examination, it was a form specifically for incoming students under the age of 26. I turn 26 in January. *shakes fist*

I contacted my undergraduate college in hopes that they still had my record, which they did. Sweet. $5 to mail them. Nuts. 

When the records came in the mail, I looked again at the form to send in, and noticed that I needed to have a tetanus shot in the last 10 years. My record said my last tetanus shot was in December '97. Hmm...maybe they won't notice...

I faxed in the form, and right away I received an email from "immunreq@__.edu" pointing out that my last tetanus shot was not in the last 10 years. 

4 months away from not needing to submit my immunizations, and 8 months away from being in the clear. Instead, I got a tetanus shot yesterday and now I'm down another $50 with a sore left shoulder.

*shakes right fist* Bring on the rusty nails.