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31 Reasons You Know You’re A Wildcat

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Villanova chapter.

1. You know that Radnor cops are the absolute worse. 

 

2. You understand when someone says the Spit, the Pit, and the Oreo. 

 

3. You pretend to be working hard when you’re alone in The Exchange but you’re actually not doing anything significant. 

 

4. You don’t understand why you can’t use meals at Belle Air terrace during dinner time or why Cafe Nova closes so early. 

 

5. You think of walking to West Campus as a workout. 

 

 

6. You’ve actually gotten pushed over trying to get out of a frat house.

 

7.  You know that if it is cold out, getting on the shuttle is like the Hunger Games.

 

 

8.     Your fear as an underclassman is running into public safety after a night out.

 

 

9.     You get angry when you go to do laundry but realize you ran out of Nova Bucks.

 

 

10.     You’ve waited in a line that went up the stairs for Holy Grounds.

 

 

11. You get freaked out when you hear that “50% of Villanova students marry Villanova students”. 

 

 

12.  You see a picture of Saint Thomas Church on social media  at least once weekly. 

 

13. You have at least one picture “throwing your V’s up” whether you are proud of it or not. 

 

 

14. You know that you would be lost without your Lily Pulitzer planner. 

 

 

15. You feel like you’re climbing Mount Everest when you have a class on the fourth floor of Tolentine. 

 

 

16. You could bet that there won’t be a clock in a classroom, but there will definitely be a Cross. 

 

 

17. You’ve felt the embarrassment of your Wildcard not working at the Falvey turnstile. 

 

 

18. You find it creepy that a path from South Campus to Main Campus is referred to as the “rape trail”. 

 

 

19. You don’t understand how everyone is from “Northern New Jersey”. 

 

 

20. You know Villanova alumni are obsessed with talking about their time here. 

 

 

21. You have accepted the fact that you’ll leave the Courts looking like you just ran five miles. 

 

 

22. You know it’s going to be a good day when there are free food and drinks in Bartley. Thanks Deloitte. 

 

 

23. You don’t expect to see anything but Bean Boots and Hunters on a rainy day. Yeah, we get that we’re #basic. 

 

 

24. You look forward to Parent’s and Alumni weekends because those are the two times you can tailgate. 

 

 

25. You have been made fun of for going to “Villa-no-fun” but know they’re just jealous. #VillaSOfun 

 

 

26. You don’t understand why there is a Fall Break that no other college has. 

 

 

27. You vicariously live through the people that got into Kelly’s… by looking through the windows on Lancaster Ave after getting denied. 

 

 

28. You can pin out the freshman on a night out because of their crop top and jean short attire, but pray that they’ll figure it out sooner than later. 

 

 

29. You have had the urge to punch people in the face that don’t stop talking about FMR… like dude I get that I’m in the school of Arts and Crafts. 

 

 

30. You hope that you’ll be here to see the basketball team win a Natty Championship so you can “party like it’s 1985”. 

 

 

31. You laugh at the fact that Saint Joe’s thinks they have a rivalry with us. #thehawksaredead 

 

Claire Peck is a junior at Villanova University studying Economics. She is the Campus Correspondent of Her Campus Villanova which relaunched in January 2015. She studied in Barcelona for the fall semester and loves to travel. Follow her on instagram, @clairepeck