Oh, how times have changed since Orientation Week!
1. The Lobster Bake
Expectation: Elegantly dining on Maine’s finest lobster
Reality: Stuffing your plate (and mouth) with as much lobster as humanly possible
2. Social House Parties
Expectation: Enjoying a night of dancing with some of your best friends
Reality: Awkwardly dancing by people you’ve never seen before
3. Getting an unexpected notification from the mail center
Expectation: ‘Was this package notification supposed to be for my box buddy?’
Reality: ‘OH MY GOD! IT’S FOR ME! THIS IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!’
4. Signing up for classes
Expectation: Classes will magically fit perfectly into your schedule
Reality: Somehow, all the classes you were planning on taking are being offered at the exact same times
5. Getting a Bowdoin Missed Encounter
Expectation: Receiving a flattering, heartfelt compliment from a secret admirer
Reality: Not getting one
6. Phone buzzes
Expectation: Your crush just asked you to study with him for your upcoming exam
Reality: Bowdoin Orbit
7. Studying in Smith Union
Expectation: Productivity like none other
Reality: Ordering a cafe cookie and people watching for two hours
8. When a close friend makes a good point in class
Expectation: Silently demonstrating your support and solidarity
Reality: Repeatedly voicing your vehement agreement until your professor cuts you off
9. Eating alone
Expectation: Looking completely friend-less in the middle of the dining hall
Reality: Realizing that some alone time in the dining hall is actually awesome
10. 45-degree weather
Expectation: ‘This winter must end soon…’
Reality: ‘SHORTS WEATHER!’
11. Attending the best school in the ‘Cac
Expectation: