The University of Central Florida has over 66,000 students. We have one of the most diverse student body populations and are the the second-largest university in the nation.
Those are numbers that look good on paper for UCF, but as a student you don’t see those numbers when you are walking around campus. Here are the type of people you actually see:
1. The sorority girl with a hat, and a giant t-shirt.
I don’t even have to see her or know what she’s wearing to point out who she is, I can just hear her. She places her big Yeti cup on the ground and is talking to the other girl next to her about going to Tally or Gainesville to see Brad from Kappa Apple Pie over the weekend. During class you hear her type her life away on her Macbook even though she is just texting.
2. The race car drivers
UCF is a commuter school so a lot of the student population drives to school. The speed limit is 25 mph around campus, but there always those people who deck out their 20 year old car and think campus is the Daytona 500. No one thinks you are cool for going super fast, especially not UCFPD.
3. Hardcore Athletic Fans
UCF is an underdog team, but this year there is a lot of debate over UCF considering themselves National Champions. Luckily these people who wear UCF gear everyday to class will defend our standing on social media until the end of time.
4. The Hammockers
One of the unique things about UCF are the people who hammock on Memory Mall. They live the most relaxed lives, take lots of naps, and see lots of cute dogs on campus.
5. Squirrels
I’m aware squirrels are not people but they are an animal you will encounter several times throughout your day. Squirrels typically run away from people, but not at UCF. They will get uncomfortably close to you and will usually try to steal your Chick-Fil-A. The squirrels have become a staple meme of UCF, and have become so famous they even have their own Twitter account.
6. The Skateboarders
I am pretty sure these people have little to no patience since they decided they do not want to walk anywhere on campus. Some are so impatient they chose to make their skateboards electric. Sometimes I just wonder though if they are intentionally trying to murder our shins. The worst pain in life is someone falling off their skateboard and it hits your leg. I probably get almost killed by a skateboarder at least once a week.
7. The STEM majors
If you are a liberal arts major do not ever complain to these people that your classes are hard because they will just shut you down and act like you are the stupidest person they have met. One of the most popular majors within STEM is biomedical sciences, and some of these people are convinced they will be brain surgeons someday just because they watched the entire Grey’s Anatomy series three times.
8. The frat guy with his gallon of water and muscle tank
Probably gets along best with the sorority girl with the giant t-shirt. He goes to the gym every day and is super built.
9. The political activists
Regardless of party lines, there are just some people who take their politics a little too seriously. They spend half their day ranting on Facebook, and when they are in school they are on standby to start ranting about almost anything political.
10. The market Wednesday people who will make you feel guilty until you donate
I used to love Wednesdays when I was a kid because I got out an hour early from school and now I absolutely hate Wednesdays. People from clubs or vendors will do anything to get your money and donate to their cause. I would love to help out and a lot of us would if we could, but if you are like me you might only have one dollar in your bank account.
11. Starbucks girl
There is only one Starbucks on campus and the line can be absolutely ridiculous but this girl will go three times a day, and even be late to class with two Starbucks drinks in her hand. Her parents would probably disown her if they found out how much she spends on Starbucks in a semester.
Despite us all being different, we all have at least one thing in common and that is that we are all UCF Knights and I don’t think there is a school with better people or squirrels than ours.
