21 Things All Boston University Students Know To Be True

    Unsubscribing from all of those emails you signed up for at Splash is the bane of your existence.

    1. You live for your favorite week at Loose Leafs.

    2. Allston Christmas is a real and beautiful thing.

    3. You hate T.I.T.S., but somehow you keep on ending up there.

    4. The recycling and trash bins in the GSU are overwhelming and guilt-inducing. Seriously, why are there so many to choose from?

    5. When you run for the T or BU bus and miss it, it's common practice to play it cool and run into Dunkin' Donuts or Chipotle and pretend you were just excited to eat.

    6. The earliest you've ever gotten up is on Marathon Monday... and that's only because you were promised food and alcohol.

    7. You have to be overly prepared just in case you end up in a wind tunnel.

    8. Unsubscribing from all of those emails you signed up for at Splash is the bane of your existence.

    9. Sometimes an a cappella group will practice in a room in Mugar, and you're like... what?

    10. You know you should only go to Kenmore Square during a Red Sox game if you want to get trampled.

    11. Chipotle is great, but Anna's Taqueria is better.

    12. It's OK to order from Dominoes after you've given up on standing in line at T. Anthony's.

    13. You've told your friends that you don't believe in the curse on the seal outside BU Chapel, yet you've never actually stepped on it.

    14. The most popular phrase on campus might just be, "And if you close your eyes, the BU Beach sounds like an actual beach!"

    15. Having an excess of convenience points at the end of the year is the best feeling in the world because then you can buy as much candy as your heart desires without spending any "real" money.

    16. Splitting nachos at Sunset Cantina is never a good idea because you'll always want more.

    17. The BU Pub is fun... if you can even find it.

    18. The number of people you've seen fall on ice while wearing heels is astronomical.

    19. Everyone on campus wears shorts the first day it isn't below zero.

    20. You refuse to call SMG the Questrom School of Business.

    21. And, finally, you still have no freakin' clue what the Photonics Center is.