1. The first time you eat at Leo's, all the options overwhelm you.
2. You post a picture of Healy to social media.
Bonus points if you're sitting on John Carroll's lap.
3. You get lost in the ICC.
Don't worry, it still happens to the rest of us.
4. You show up for a football game.
And realize that your high school team was probably better. You still tell the other freshmen who slept in that they missed out on a defining college experience.
5. You join 20+ clubs during the CAB fair.
You never return to twelve of them, but you do remain on their email lists and have briefly considered including them on your resume.
6. You make a genuine effort to meet everyone on your freshmen floor.
Even if you live in New South.
7. You have ten minutes to get from class in the Car Barn to St. Mary's.
You tell yourself it isn't that bad.
8. You swear that the group you went out with on the first weekend will be your best friends for the next four years, and probably your entire life.
9. You or someone you know got GERMS-ed in the first month.
This is one right of passage you should try to avoid. [Freshman tip: GERMS is the campus EMT service.]
10. It's July and you're already excited for Georgetown Day.
You just know that your social life will be over if you have classes on Friday in the second semester.
11. You take a picture with Jack Junior every time you see him walking around campus.
12. You wake up at 6 a.m. to see someone famous give a speech.
Make it 4 a.m. for a Clinton.
13. You dream of the day Bradley Cooper returns to campus.
14. Your identity becomes your name, where you're from, what school you're in, and your freshmen dorm.
"OMG you live on Harbin nine! You must know Stacey from Harbin three!"
"You're undecided in the College? Me too! We're obviously going to have every class together."
15. Of course you already know that Baked & Wired is the only cupcake shop worthy of your business.
Sure, it's a bit of a walk past Georgetown Cupcake. But honestly? Totally worth it.
16. Epicurian and Company seems like a fancy establishment when you take your parents during move-in week. You're shocked to see Epi in all its glory at 3 a.m.
Life hack: Befriend Peter, the sushi chef.
17. You wander around New South looking for a pregame.
18. You follow the loudest music to find the best Henle party.
"My floormate's older sister's friend's classmate's roommate definitely lived on the same freshmen floor as someone who lives here."
19. "It could be worse, I could live in Darnall."
20. You know at least five people who genuinely aspire to be president.
21. That one kid who will always be infamous for taking over the Freshmen GAAP page before you even got to campus.
Yes, you know exactly who I mean. There's one every year.
22. Being impressed by students who intern on The Hill.
23. "I still don't understand whether or not Greek Life actually exists here."
24. You memorize the entire fight song during NSO.
"The yell of all the yells, the yell that wins the day, is the 'HOYA, HOYA SAXA!' of the dear old Blue and Gray."
It's never NSOver.
25. What's a Hoya?
You'll learn.
