As much as we all love WUSTL, everyone needs a little change every once in a while. Some retreat home and others scatter about the country in search of best friends, siblings, cousins, and anyone they can use to go to that Big 10 football game. And so it begins, the 12 inevitable stages of visiting another school.
1. You pack enough outfits to last a semester
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2. You document your entire journey on your Snapchat story
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#wearentinmissourianymore #peaceout
3. You finally arrive on your friend’s campus and immediately compare everything to Wash U
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“Oh, you don’t eat in the dining halls? That’s so weird, we have like the #1 food in the nation… but who’s keeping track?
4. You see your best friend/sibling (or acquaintance that you’re using to go to the big game) and you couldn’t be happier
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#reunited
5. Obligatory “back with bae” Snapchats are in order
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6. They introduce you to all the people in their life who you’re already friends with on Facebook
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7. It’s time to go out and you can’t believe how late everything starts
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8. You’re exhausted from the long day but ready for a big night out
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9. You have a pang of longing for your school friends but then your friend’s friends adopt you as their own
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10. You have the best time, but suddenly it’s time to part ways once again
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11. You arrive back at WUSTL and realize how happy you are to be home
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12. And the longest nap of your life begins
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