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29 Signs You Go to University of Nottingham

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Nottingham chapter.
1. You’ve stumbled your way through Campus 14 at least once.
 
 
2. You hate the hills on campus with a passion.
 
 
 
3. You’ve purposely sought out the ‘secret’ Portland-Trent tunnel.
 
 
 
4. You can be found at Crisis at Rock City every Wednesday night.
 
 
 
5. You’ve pretended to know the Baywatch lyrics at Ocean Friday.
 
 
 
6. You’ve been on a Rag Raid (or pitied the people who went on one).
 
 
 
7. You’re probably from the South (and if you’re from ‘up North’, you’re something of a novelty and constantly have your accent badly imitated).
 
 
 
8. You only ever enter Blackwell’s to get to Costa.
 
 
 
9. You’re unashamed to say you’ve never spent a night at the Den.
 
 
 
10. You’re used to seeing random locals dog walking through Campus.
 
 
 
11. You love BlueCastle for replacing Portal on results day. 
 
 
12. Most of your study session in Hallward is spent on Heard in Hallward
 
 
 
13. You know that Silent Study is actually silent, and feel awkward opening packets of food.
 
 
 
14. You’re shocked when you go home and have to pay a tenner for the cinema.
 
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15. You’re guaranteed to never have a pound for the bus.
 
 
16. You’re familiar with the smell of Ocean’s carpet.
 
 
 
17. You’ve got Dominos on speed dial.
 
 
 
18. You inevitably look down on Trent students.
 
 
 
19. You will find an alternative route to the library which avoids SU candidates during elections.
 
 
 
20. You’ve enjoyed a free toastie and a chat from the Christian Union.
 
 
 
21. You see at least 20 sports hoodies per day while on campus.
 
 
 
22. You spend reading week doing anything but reading.
 
 
 
23. You wonder why no one uses the lift in Hallward.
 
 
24. You’ve laughed at (but also kind of wanted to join in with) the people playing Quidditch on the field at West Entrance.
 
 
 
25. You know something’s gone wrong if you end up living in Beeston.
 
 
26. You don’t like the Karni Reps, but secretly want to be one.
 
 
 
 
27. You don’t understand why you have to walk to the Chemistry building for your Philosophy lecture.
 
 
 
28. You love the Hopper Bus but wish it would stop outside your house (when it even turns up).
 
 
 
29. You wish you were cool enough to prefer Stealth to Oceana.
 
Sam is a Third Year at the University of Nottingham, England and Campus Correspondent for HC Nottingham. She is studying English and would love a career in journalism or marketing (to name two very broad industries). But for now, her favourite pastimes include nightclubs, ebay, cooking, reading, hunting down new music, watching thought-provoking films, chatting, and attempting to find a sport/workout regime that she enjoys!