13 Signs You Go To A Small Christian School | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

13 Signs You Go To A Small Christian School

It's a blessing and a curse.

31
13 Signs You Go To A Small Christian School

Every school has its struggles. However, the small Christian school is on a whole new level. These 13 examples are but a few that everyone who goes to a small Christian school understands:

1. No one's heard of it

You know the drill. Someone asks you where you go to school and most of the time they've never heard of it, let alone actually know where it is.

2. You know everyone on campus

At the beginning of the year, if you're an upperclassman, you know who all the freshmen and transfer students are because you don't recognize them. By the end of the year, those you don't personally know by name, you, at least, recognize their faces.

3. Dinner with the prof

At some of the bigger schools, like the one my brother went to, the prof may not even show up for class. Instead, they have their TA's run class. At my school, I have been to four of my professors' homes and gotten invites to two others. These invitations were extended to the entire class. Bonus points if it's a department hang out. At a small school, you get to know your professors fairly well.

4. You can walk across campus in ten minutes

It's a small campus and unless you walk insanely slowly, you can get anywhere you need to within that ten-minute window between classes.

5. No buses

Again, the campus is so small you can walk anywhere you need to in ten minutes. This means that you have to make that walk in zero-degree weather when there are ice and snow one the sidewalks.

6. Pranks

While there are pranks at other schools, the biggest prank at your school is putting soap in the fountain. It just doesn't feel like the year has started until someone does it.

p.s. That's me in the picture. I'm six feet tall.....

7. Very few food options

My school only has two places to get food. Most of the time, neither of these options sounds very good. If you want something different, you have to either make it yourself or go off campus. Good luck with that if you don't have a car.

8. Curfew

I've been blessed to go to a school where this is not an obstacle, but a friend of mine did face that his freshman year. At his school, freshmen have to be in their dorms by midnight.

9. English prof is also a karate instructor

Seriously, though. He's a black belt.

10. Chapel requirements

You know the struggle. That is 30+ hours of your life you will never get back.

11. Community Life Agreement

For some, it's not an issue. But others really do want to experience that first night of drunken debauchery just once for their 21st birthday. If you go to a small Christian school, you have to wait until you graduate. Or if you want to watch an R-rated movie, you have to go off campus. Things like that.

12. Seeing profs on campus

It's not even weird to say hi to your professors as you pass them on campus or strike up a conversation with them. They genuinely want to know how you're doing too.


13. Ring by Spring

Seriously, though, it's a real thing. Four of my friends have gotten engaged already this year, and I'm sitting there like, "I like potatoes..."

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

These powerful lyrics remind us how much good is inside each of us and that sometimes we are too blinded by our imperfections to see the other side of the coin, to see all of that good.

135370
Every Girl Needs To Listen To 'She Used To Be Mine' By Sara Bareilles

The song was sent to me late in the middle of the night. I was still awake enough to plug in my headphones and listen to it immediately. I always did this when my best friend sent me songs, never wasting a moment. She had sent a message with this one too, telling me it reminded her so much of both of us and what we have each been through in the past couple of months.

Keep Reading...Show less
Zodiac wheel with signs and symbols surrounding a central sun against a starry sky.

What's your sign? It's one of the first questions some of us are asked when approached by someone in a bar, at a party or even when having lunch with some of our friends. Astrology, for centuries, has been one of the largest phenomenons out there. There's a reason why many magazines and newspapers have a horoscope page, and there's also a reason why almost every bookstore or library has a section dedicated completely to astrology. Many of us could just be curious about why some of us act differently than others and whom we will get along with best, and others may just want to see if their sign does, in fact, match their personality.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

20 Song Lyrics To Put A Spring Into Your Instagram Captions

"On an island in the sun, We'll be playing and having fun"

31851
Person in front of neon musical instruments; glowing red and white lights.
Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash

Whenever I post a picture to Instagram, it takes me so long to come up with a caption. I want to be funny, clever, cute and direct all at the same time. It can be frustrating! So I just look for some online. I really like to find a song lyric that goes with my picture, I just feel like it gives the picture a certain vibe.

Here's a list of song lyrics that can go with any picture you want to post!

Keep Reading...Show less
Chalk drawing of scales weighing "good" and "bad" on a blackboard.
WP content

Being a good person does not depend on your religion or status in life, your race or skin color, political views or culture. It depends on how good you treat others.

We are all born to do something great. Whether that be to grow up and become a doctor and save the lives of thousands of people, run a marathon, win the Noble Peace Prize, or be the greatest mother or father for your own future children one day. Regardless, we are all born with a purpose. But in between birth and death lies a path that life paves for us; a path that we must fill with something that gives our lives meaning.

Keep Reading...Show less
Health and Wellness

10 Hygiene Tips For All College Athletes

College athletes, it's time we talk about sports hygiene.

29115
Woman doing pull-ups on bars with sun shining behind her.

I got a request to talk about college athletes hygiene so here it is.

College athletes, I get it, you are busy! From class, to morning workouts, to study table, to practice, and more. But that does not excuse the fact that your hygiene comes first! Here are some tips when it comes to taking care of your self.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments