As Drexel students we love to talk about how special we are, whether it be our ability to stay in college longer, our priceless work experience during said college experience, or how horrible our college is at taking care of its students. Since we are soo special, we’ve come up with a list of annoyances only Dragons can relate to. So even if you feel like you’re alone in your frustrations, just remember that you are most certainly not.Â
1. Having no one to hang out with over break
2. Whenever a co-op employer asks you to start a week early
3. Our breaks are named for the term they precede. Why do we need Winter Break before Winter Term?!
4. All of the food trucks close on the weekends even though there are still students on campus
5. Having to plan housing commitments so far in advance, as if our friends and relationships will be the same in 8 months…Â
6. Being in constant confusion as to the real purpose of Public Safety
7. Our Greek Life beverage policy
8. Listening to men grunt loudly in the DACÂ
9. Never finding a spot to study in the library during finals week
10. Even though it’s Finals Week, the library is the only space open 24 hours. For 13,000 students.Â
11. Having interviews during finals week, because that’s always a fun time
12. LeBow students are the only ones who can reserve LeBow rooms.
13. Knowing how ugly our campus is when compared the UPenns
14. It’s inevitable that your closest friend will have an alternate co-op schedule. #FriendshipoverÂ
15. Once the four-years graduate they forget all about their senior 5 year friends
16. Getting any form processed at Drexel will take the entirety of your college career; SAFAC, Bursar, Housing, it all takes forever even if filled out correctly. Â
17. Our buildings are not that hard to pronounce. Same goes for the Schuylkill.Â
18. Hearing someone from another school complain about high tuition
19. Or expensive housing. They obviously haven’t read this article.Â
20. Every school year is marked by a new building because Drexel doesn’t know when to stop.Â
21. Even the smallest breeze can turn into a 50 mph wind gust on Chestnut Street
22. Not everyone who goes to Drexel is an engineer so stop asking.
23. Each food place on campus is good for one thing so stop asking about our favorites. It’s all relative!
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24. Somehow Penn ended up with Qdoba & Chipotle and we have Currito… and Wahoos.
25. A professor with a thick accent is hard. Having one for a 10-week quarter is harder
 26. We’ve got an awesome mascot (Hey Mario) but no hand signs to throw in pictures.
So yeah, there are lots of things to be annoyed about. #ThanksDrexel