Ms Hewitt lives in Te Pa Tauira Otago Polytechnic Village and is working toward her bachelor in fashion design.
Though she has tested negative for Covid-19, she had to regulate her behaviour, she said.
"It’s a bit boring.
"I’ve not had visitors. No flat parties. No clubs," Ms Hewitt, who declined to be photographed, said.
Otago Polytechnic did not release information on how many of its students were isolating.
But University of Otago’s chief operating officer Stephen Willis said earlier this week it had more than 1000 students with Covid-19 in its residential colleges, which accommodate about 3500 students.
Many of these students would complete their isolation period in the coming days, he said.
Ms Hewitt said one floor of her residence hall had empty apartments for those who tested positive, but all had been filled already.
"There are five students out of about 20 isolating on my floor."
Students who had tested positive were allowed to leave their rooms to go to the toilet, fill their water bottles in the common room, and go outside for a limited time. Otherwise, they were in isolation.
Ms Hewitt thought the polytechnic was doing a good job.
"It’s hard to know what to do in this situation.
"I think they’re doing the best they can," she said
She said her experience had been "pretty chill" because the pandemic had been going on for so long and surprises were few.
"I’m definitely looking forward to this being over.
‘‘I’m so over Omicron," Ms Hewitt said.
