20 More Signs You Go to Drexel
Going to Drexel means dealing with quarters, sky-high tuition, and of course the infamous co-op life. Last year we came up with 20 Signs You Go To Drexel to highlight our differences. But because, as the university has taken to advertising, “Drexel is different” here are 20 more:
1. Summer is practically nonexistent.
A lot of people don’t realize that Drexel basically goes year round after your freshman year. Summer? Oh you mean that thing for children?
2. You’re in the five-year program (or at least familiar with it).
“But why would you want to go to school for an extra year?” Cue the rattling through the whole three 6-month co-op spiel. But honestly, why would you not want to stay in college as long as possible.
3. Our campus is a collection of buildings… and a concrete quad
To the average outsider, Drexel seems like a strange school. We’re in the middle of a city and the fact that we don’t have an isolated campus confuses a lot of people. Also, Drexel seems to think they can compensate for the construction on our quad by putting mass amounts of chairs outside of every building.
4. Our lack of a football team or school-wide team spirit.
Drexel students don’t have the slightest idea what you’re talking about when you go on about game day and tailgating. Our football team here is an improv comedy club. You never see anyone strutting around completely decked in Drexel gear head to toe. The admission prices may be scary high but this school misses the bar on school spirit.
5. Economically, it’s absurd to have a meal plan here after the first year.
Eating at the campus dining hall isn’t your only option once you move out of the dorms and it’s cheaper to eat elsewhere. After you escape from the ridiculous mandatory freshman meal plan you can discover the joy of food trucks, Trader Joe’s, and elastic-waist pants.
6. You can use public transportation like a boss
SEPTA, the Drexel shuttle, heck even Amtrak — if you go to Drexel you either use them or have heard of them. You become the master of avoiding unnecessary amounts of ambulation, seats with suspicious stains, and eye contact.
7. It’s weird that your friends at other schools can repeatedly go to class drunk
The fact that we have to learn everything at such a fast pace really harshes most students’ mellows in the classroom.
8. There’s a certain superiority complex that comes with living so close to Center City.
The city is an extension of our campus with its awesome food, clothes, sports teams, and entertainment. At some point the fact that we live in such an awesome place seeps into our skulls and every other college campus seems dull and drab in comparison.
9. Drexel’s breaks are ridiculously short
Three weeks for Christmas break while semester schools are getting six to seven. Just wait until the spring and summer when everyone’s at the beach and you’re struggling through midterms, three-hour labs, and breakout-inducing stress.
10. Drexel students are constantly busy.
There’s a lot of work at Drexel with everything crammed into 10 measly weeks. Sure you still have free time. But the free time to watch six hours of Netflix a day? We wish.
11. Our campus is constantly under construction
In addition to going to classes each day, you also become proficient in hurdling over caution tape, dreaming about climbing cranes, and finding alternate routes around bulldozers.
12. While other schools are taking electives for days, you’re getting real work experience and developing a resume
13. None of your friends live in the same place.
After freshman year, your friends scatter all throughout Philadlephia. Visiting them becomes your daily exercise. Powelton, Chestnut, UCross, North, Caneris- wherever they may be it’s guaranteed to be a walk. Not to mention the commuters who make it seem like they trek half way across the globe just to get to school everyday.
14. You’ve thought about storming into the potential student tour groups and warning them off
It’s usually during midterms week. You see the herd of innocent eyed yellow folder holding high schoolers wandering by and you want to pounce. You dream about grabbing them by the lapels and warning them sternly that Drexel will destroy their lives. “You don’t know what you’re getting into.”
15. You almost don’t realize it’s fall because there are probably less than 30 trees on campus.
Wait what? The weather’s changing? Where the heck is the foliage to clue me in on this little secret.
16. All the buildings are named after the same people
You have class in Lebow or Lebow? Paul Peck or Paul Peck? Where are you going? No one knows until you’ve showed up at the wrong building and are ten minutes late for class.
17. You know the shock and horror when you’ve made a friend out of your co-op cycle
Wait, wait, wait. No classes together ever again? You’re not even going to be around during the day to hang out? Someone fetch me Cymbalta. I guess this is goodbye.
18. You plan your class routes around wind tunnels
I’m pretty sure all of us have wished we had a giant hamster ball to shield us from the wind at some point. Especially when we’re wearing skirts, the wind tunnels have a habit of giving everyone behind us an‘all access backstage pass’. Am I right ladies?
19. Most of your blood stream is caffeine
We take coffee with our oxygen here at Drexel. It’s one of the top most caffeinated schools in the country. You tried to go a day without caffeine once but you broke out in hives, developed a twitch, and after you gave in and had a shot of espresso, you had to talk through your addiction with the therapy dog for a couple of hours
20. You constantly play homeless or hipster on campus.
Drexel students have a habit of dressing in multiple layered outfits, and looking distressed, and sleepless. Bored with your friends? Time for a little people watching and a fun game of homeless or hipster.
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