Here's what they don't tell you in the brochure.
1. If you don’t live near University Village, UV classes are the bane of your existence.
If it’s a 9 a.m., you can forget about actually attending class.
2. Olmsted is also a long-haul.
You’re not a fan of having class here, either.
3. These infamous trees.
You know what I mean.
4. Your shorts to pants ratio is approximately eight to one.
It’s pretty much 90+ degrees for nine out of 12 months.
5. You don’t know how to dress for the day, no matter how long you’ve been living in Riverside.
“Should I wear pants now and be comfortable for my 8 a.m .and hot for my 1 p.m., or should I wear shorts now and be cold for my 8 a.m. and comfortable for my 1 p.m.?”
6. So you end up wearing three outfits per day.
The weather is so inconsistent.
7. You own more college gear from other colleges than you do from UCR.
And you have no problem showing your Bruin or Bear pride on campus.
8. The best burger place on campus is always up for debate.
It’s a toss-up between The Barn and The Grill at Scotty’s Glen Mor. Sorry, Latitude.
9. You probably didn’t know what a Highlander was when you were admitted to UCR.
You probably still don’t know no matter how many times you ask someone, and chances are, they don’t know, either.
10. You can count the out-of-staters and international students you know on one hand.
The question is not “Where are you from?,” it’s “What part of California are you from?”
11. Nothing annoys you more than middle and high schoolers touring UCR who eat at the HUB during lunch hours.
They only make the very long lines that much more dreadful.
12. Speaking of, finding a table at the HUB during lunch is the real-life "Hunger Games."
Plan on eating outside in the sweltering heat.
13. Orbach > Rivera. Always.
Does anyone actually go to Rivera for anything other than to use the bathroom en route to Olmsted?
14. You feel a need to hike and kiss “The C” at the beginning of every quarter.
Because somehow hiking 1,500 feet above campus and kissing a big, yellow, cement letter C will get you a 4.0.
15. The Pentland Hill is your enemy.
You know, that hill into Lot 15. #thestruggleisreal
16. So you choose to walk the Rape Trail instead.
You don't understand what the big deal is. It’s just the path that runs around the Career Center. You just don’t walk it at night.
17. You get an email from UCPD about a crime at UCR/the surrounding area pretty much on the daily.
And they never seem to catch the suspect.
18. Walking by someone playing the bagpipes or seeing someone wear a kilt constitutes an average day on campus.
No matter how often you see it, you still have to stop and Snapchat him or her.
19. You don’t care what anybody says. UCR has the best lineups for concerts.
Sorry, nothing will ever compare to our Spring Splash.
20. “What is there to do in The Riv?”
A question you ask yourself every weekend.
21. “Where is the river in Riverside?”
The river forms when it rains at the bottom of the Pentland Hill, behind Pentland on the way to AI, and other select areas on campus.
22. You have plenty of nicknames for Riverside.
Ratchetside, Raverside, Riverhood, Rivers**t, etc.
23. Your music taste definitely has changed since going to UCR.
If you didn’t like rap or EDM before, you do now.
24. And even though your school is the butt of the UC jokes, you’ve learned to embrace it.
At least we're not UC Merced.
