The University of Virginia is unlike any other college in the nation. Our traditions, culture, and student body are remarkably unique, yet sometimes we forget how different we are than other universities. In case you needed a reminder. . .

Only at UVA is being a campus tour guide an exceptionally elite title. It means you beat out roughly 500 other people who applied, and you probably succeed in way too many areas of your life.

Only at UVA are there secret societies who walk around in purple cloaks on random nights, secretly leave boxes of fresh pizza on first year dorm steps, or only reveal someone's membership upon his or her death.

Only at UVA do you call campus "grounds," seniors "fourth years," the campus quad "The Lawn," or the high-achieving students who live there "Lawnies."

Only at UVA do you wrap arms with your neighbors and sing "The Good Ole Song" after every football score or basketball game, and still get goosebumps every time.

Only at UVA do you wake up at five o'clock in the morning to go paint Beta Bridge for your organization, do a sunset hike up Humpback Mountain, or get in line for the #1 ticket at Bodo's, while every other sane college student is asleep in bed.

Only at UVA do you feel like you worked your tail off in high school to get here, only to realize you now have to apply to your major program.

Only at UVA do you finally get into your major program and discover that it's still. So. Competitive.

Only at UVA do you literally trip over squirrels on your way to class.

Only at UVA do you suddenly enter a time warp when you walk into the dining hall and jam out to your favorite hits from 2005.

Only at UVA do you have to stay up all hours of the night, refreshing your uvashots page in a desperate attempt to secure a basketball ticket.

Only at UVA does every single organization, from a cappella groups to club teams to fraternities to clubs, have its own house.

Only at UVA do professors completely ignore "syllabus week" (what even is that?) by assigning heavy work and jumping right into course material the first day of class.

Only at UVA do you hit up Bodo's for breakfast, Take-It-Away for lunch, Starbucks for coffee, The Virginian for dinner, Trinity at night, and Cohn's for a late-night snack, and realize that you went to six different places on The Corner in one day. Oops.

Only at UVA do you get to unite with the entire student body to watch a cappella performances, experience the Lighting of the Lawn, or head down to the horse races in the signature "guys in ties, girls in pearls" attire.

Only at UVA do you feel like returning to Charlottesville is the same as coming home, and you sometimes wish that college would just go on forever.