1. First and foremost - ducks! So many ducks...
And where there's ducks, there's duck poo.
2. And geese.
Read: goose poo.
3. And the dreaded black swans, who you were probably attacked by at some point.
Terrifying (also, swan poo).
4. During mating season, you knew lie-ins just weren't going to happen.
5. But at least the babies were really cute, right?
Until they grew into mutant, feathery dinosaurs anyway
6. You already thought your college was the undisputed best, just a few days into freshers' week.
And you were extremely vocal about it on every night out.
7. And it took you a while to realise it was okay to make friends from other colleges.
But before long you were basically like these two.
8. You felt lucky to be living in one of the most beautiful cities in the UK.
With incredible little streets like The Shambles, which you always had to remember not to take for granted.
9. It would snow every year, and wouldn't thaw for months because it was always so cold.
10. But this also led to epic inter-college snowball fights.
Which were great until someone inevitably got hurt, and everything was ruined.
11. Campus looked kind of magical during winter anyway.
12. Though it was arguably even more stunning in the summer.
13. People would sit out in the Quiet Place pretending to revise.
And look, why wouldn't they?
14. Even though the constant wind meant it was still pretty chilly.
15. Browns made the best sandwiches in the world.
But you had to get there early, or you'd be left with that gross crab sticks one.
16. You went for a drunken swim in the lake at least once.
Even though it was filthy, and you were told you had to go for a tetanus jab if you did.
17. You always wondered why you were stuck living in 1960s blocks...
Even if they did have a weird kind of beauty.
18. Especially when the Vice-Chancellor and his pals got to hang out in Heslington Hall.
19. There was a pub for every day of the year in the city.
Yet despite there being so many great ones, you probably had a few favourites you kept going back to.
20. The clubs seemed to change name every year.
Tru? Toffs? Tokyo? Arrrrrggghhhhhh!
21. Except for the one constant - WILLOW!
You either loved it or you hated it, but you went there nonetheless, because £1 shots were a thing.
22. Walking home from Willow in summer when it was already light was the strangest feeling.
But also so triumphant.
23. Mr Efe was always there for you after a night out.
And you would almost always regret going.
24. You rolled down Clifford's Tower at least once.
25. Heslington East was SO FAR AWAY.
So far that you would avoid having to go at all costs.
26. Unless you lived there, in which case having lectures on Hes West was the worst.
27. There were two student papers, York Vision and Nouse, and everyone had their favourite.
Apparently the uni was full of devil worshippers in the 80s...
28. College sport games sometimes looked a lot like this.
But they would get the game on somehow, and it was always great fun.
29. But everyone went mad for the College Cup.
Especially Nouse's fantasy football game.
30. The Roses sports competition was one of the highlights of the year.
Because what can be more fun than shouting abuse at Lancaster Uni across 22 Acres?
31. Vanbrugh Paradise never quite lived up to its name.
I mean, it was just a load of concrete (even if it was good for hanging out on).
32. It was bad luck to climb the Minster tower before finishing your degree.
And when you did get to finally do it, you realised doing it drunk was a bad idea.
33. You miss it when you're gone.
Because both the city and the Uni are perfect, and you'll find any excuse to go back and visit.
