1. You can NEVER trust the weather. It may say sun, it may say heat, but ALWAYS be expecting rain. Basically always have an umbrella with you.

2. Parties are either a hit or a miss, there is no in between. Slippery Rock surely knows how to throw down, but not every night. Some nights there will be a ton of great parties and other nights will be a complete bust and a waste of time getting ready for, you'll never know what to expect. (But regardless you can still get tipsy and have fun with friends.)

3. Be prepared for people to make fun of you for going to "Slippery Rock." Apparently there are many names that can stem from Slippery Rock, the most common are "Slimy Pebble" or "Slippery C*ck."

4. Apparently worms are an aftermath of consistent rain. As I stated in the beginning , it rains in Slippery Rock, a lot. With all the rain then comes worms and lots of them. Everywhere you step outside expect there to be a worm under your foot and enjoy the smell too.

5. Some nights, Sheetz is the best place to be. On the weekends, always expect to be waiting quite a while for food. Drunk people like to eat greasy fast food and since Sheetz is about the only place open around Slippery Rock it always crowded (and entertaining.) Between fights, people getting sick, and someone punching a cop in the face, you'll likely have a story to share in the morning.

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6. Fall can be the most beautiful time of the year. Slippery Rock already has a beautiful campus, but in the fall it is a whole new world. With the multitude of trees and surrounding nature, the colors and scenery are magnificent.

7. Winter can be brutal. As you may know, Slippery Rock is in the snow belt which is bad news if you don't have all wheel drive. My freshman year my car got stuck in snow twice to the point where people had to push me out. If you're driving to class--leave at least 20 minutes early. If you are walking, you better bundle up like you're in Antarctica because our wind is brutal!