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Professors trade stories about students who invent ailments as excuses not to complete course requirements. A photo going viral Wednesday shows a student meeting a deadline for taking an online test -- even while experiencing real pain. Tommitrise Collins finished an exam for her psychology course at Middle Georgia State University while in labor at the hospital and shortly before having a healthy baby girl. Shanell Brinkley-Chapman, her sister, took the photo and posted it to Facebook, writing: "This is what you call strong priorities. Contractions three minutes apart and still takes her psychology test! You are going to be a great mom, baby sis!"