1. We know that if you don't like the weather, you should wait five minutes and it will change.

2. Ranch tastes good on almost anything.

3. People can be genuinely nice without looking to gain something for themselves.

4. Winters are more brutal than they seem to be.

5. But still, colleges will never cancel classes.

6. It's not soda, it's pop.

7. The Great Lakes are better than any ocean.

8. No schools have more spirit than Big Ten schools.

9. A campus located by a lake or river is envied by all.

10. Shorts weather is 40 degrees.

11. If you don't go to Ohio State, you hate Ohio State by default.

12. The families you see around campus warm your heart.

13. I may have cheese on my head and you should call me a cheese head.

14. You learn more about the geography of Chicago and Minneapolis suburbs than you ever could have imagined knowing.

15. There is nothing better than chirping your high school friends who go to rival colleges.

16. It hits above freezing temperatures and it is like the whole campus has come out of hibernation.

17. Game day attire does not include dresses or button down shirts.

18. Culver's is the ideal fast food restaurant.

19. Tailgating is a profession known by all.

20. North Face and Patagonia attire are not used for anything outdoorsy at all.

21. March Madness is a way of life.

22. The Midwest seems flat until you start walking up the hills on your campus.

23. Our party school reputations exist for a reason.

24. We consume lots of dairy because we make almost all of it.

25. You will actually learn what “peace and quiet" really means.

26. Minnesota Nice is better than Southern Hospitality.

27. No one really goes to a stay away summer camp.

28. Block parties are better than your birthday, without question.

29. Fried cheese curds are great for your happiness but horrible for your thighs.

30. You will appreciate the Midwest for all that it is, and the fact that it is everything the coasts are not.