Being a student of New York University and resident of the city, you are definitely afforded a different four years than the average college student in the United States, or even anywhere in the world. You roll out of bed into the Empire State Building and sip on matcha lattes that people wait in lines to taste. But then you also pull the classic all-nighters and snooze through your 8 a.m. classes. However, no matter how basic, classic or average you get, there are specific ways you know you are, above all, an NYU student.

1. When you see a lanyard around a freshman's (or even worse, anyone older than a freshman's) neck, you feel like you are being skinned alive.

2. You low-key want to start a petition for 1 Oak to actually start accepting dining dollars.

3. You don't get what Campus Cash is or what the point of it is, and you never really try to find some answers.

4. Seeing the group of children in Washington Square Park with yellow t-shirts, that have been featured on NYU Snaps a bunch of times, will always be a groundbreaking moment for you.

5. You always feel like you're behind of all of your classmates... even when you have four internships.

6. Your after-class or in-between class breaks are spent strolling around the most beautiful city in the world.

7. You have absolutely no trust in any elevator, especially during the class rush.

8. That being said, you are a pro at pretending you aren't dying when you reach the third floor of the Silver building, when really, your nostrils are flaring, your thighs are burning and your lungs are failing you.

9. You own absolutely no NYU gear, except for the free stuff you get here and there, because who doesn't love free stuff?

10. Again, that being said, you are a lover of anything free. Free coffee in Kimmel? Free lemonade outside of Bobst? Are the Jews for Jesus giving out free cold brew again?! Count me in.

11. You are from New Jersey. Your roommate is from California. Typical.

12. Frat parties at NYU don't even cross the line of what a real frat party is. They pale in comparison to Penn State and other schools. Duplex in the Flat Iron area with no sticky, beer-covered floors to be found? I want a refund (but not really).

13. When your friends say, "We're going out!" And you find yourself, covered in tequila and salt, at Bar None, 13th Step, or Josie's.

14. You've been tricked into going to the Pink Elephant. (Spoiler: It's not fun!)

15. You have already rehearsed what you will say to Humans of New York.

16. You brave the lines in Kimmel because, damn, those sandwiches though.

17. Once or twice, definitely more than that (who are we kidding), you have found yourself covered in chocolate at Palladium brunch.

18. You have smuggled a fork or knife from a dining hall.

19. You've studied abroad.

20. Your Seamless app knows the address to Bobst because you frequently are there until early hours in the morning.

21. You don't call a Safe Ride, you call an Uber.

22. If you didn't have lung cancer before, you definitely have it thanks to the committed crew outside of Bobst.

23. You have had your Tapingo stolen from the campus Starbucks and are still pretty salty about it.

24. The hunt to find a working printer in a time crunch is the realest struggle of all.

25. You get used to seeing celebrities on the streets, but will never not gush over that French bulldog waddling by.

26. Are we the Bobcats or the Violets? No one knows, but the creepy cat walks around a lot.

27. You have become a pro at ignoring people trying to sell things or wanting you to sign your soul away to their non-profit, so that when you go anywhere else, you realize you have become super rude in terms of manners. You're too New York.

28. You spend most of your time hating on NYU, whether it be from the insanely unfortunate price tag or to certain policies, but, in reality, you couldn't imagine going anywhere else.