Everyone has a different reason for choosing to come to Northeastern University. Some are drawn in by the city of Boston, others by the ever-enticing co-op program. Whatever the case –you know how great it is. Although everyone has their own unique reasons for loving Northeastern, there are many truths that we all share in common.
1. The struggle of trying to figure out which meal to skip so you can get some snacks from Outtakes.
2. That moment of despair when you see the crosswalk on Huntington change to the walk symbol, but you’re just too far away to make it.
3. Knowing all the words to "Stacy’s Mom" by heart.
4. Feeling far more superior than all of the other Boston schools because, ya know, co-op.
5. Never knowing which graduating year to put on forms because you haven’t quite figured that out yet.
6. Attempting to navigate the tunnels and ending up in Snell instead of Forsyth.
7. Feeling like a rock star every time you secure a spot in one of the famed Adirondack chairs.
8. Knowing the green and orange lines like the back of your hand, but being a little bit less sure about the red. And wait, what’s the blue line?
9. That feeling of triumph when there is no line at the Dunkin in Shillman because you finally timed it right.
10. But always having to wait 10 million hours in Rebecca’s because when isn’t that place packed?
11. Having no room left on your bed because for some reason you needed yet another stuffed husky.
12. When your family comes to visit and you convince them to take you out to dinner on Newbury or in the North End.
13. BC sucks. You’re not sure why, but everyone just knows that as a fact.
14. You need extra drawer space for all of the red and black gear you have acquired over the years.
15. At least once in your life you have had to explain what a “middler” is.
16. You’re tired of autocorrect changing “snell” to “smell” every single time.
17. When your parents ask about Mission Hill and you’re not sure what to say.
18. You know never go to the Fens at night. It’s just a rule.
19. You’re a little bit overwhelmed with "Odyssey" articles on Facebook but you know you read (and share) them all anyways.
20. Blackboard is the enemy.
21. You’ve probably spent at least a month of your school career not in Boston.
22. However, you love your city more and more each day.
23. …Except if you have to actually drive a car around it.
24. You slowly start adding words like “wicked” into your vocabulary.
25. In the end, you know there’s no place else you’d rather be.
