10 Things That Will 100 Percent Happen To You At UMN
Just like any school, the University of Minnesota has its own share of funny occurrences that every student will likely experience. Although this is the case, it can be said that Minnesota has an extra unique list of these due to the various wide range of weather in the area. Below is a list of 10 things that will happen to you during your time at UMN! Just remember that everyone goes through these and they’re pretty funny once you get the chance to look back on them.
1. You’ll slip on ice
The people who salt and scrape the ice are pretty consistent, but sometimes there’s a time in the day (usually really late at night or early in the morning) where the sidewalk becomes an ice rink. Good luck getting home!
2. You’ll slip in The Union when it gets wet out
Watch out for those tile floors after a storm!
3. You’ll get in the hot tub at the Radius and you’ll debate if it’s even sanitary
Let’s be real, a 25 person hot tub with plenty of college students around, how sanitary could that be?
4. You’ll start to develop an accent without even realizing it
If not from the Minneapolis area, you will definitely notice the odd way many locals have of pronouncing their Os. After a month or so you’l likely even start to catch on and you may not even notice it until you visit home.
5. You’ll awkwardly pass by the frats while they’re just chilling on their front patios
Maybe it’s just you passing by or you’re with a friend, whatever the case, it’s still awkward. You can’t tell if they’re judging you or staring, but you figure you should walk as fast as possible without embarrassing yourself.
6. It’ll be a half-off Frappuccino day at The Student Union Starbucks and you’ll wait in line in what seems like forever
The campus Starbucks is slow, but nothing is more slow than the line on a half-off Frappuccino day. You could wait thirty minutes in line, but hey it’s worth that icy goodness… at a price that college students can actually afford!
7. You’ll go bowling at Goldy’s Gameroom and you’ll get your ball stuck…more than once
The most frustrating thing is getting your ball stuck and having to inform the front desk. It’ll happen more than once during a game, but it’s worth the frustration because the games are so cheap.
8. You’ll obsess over someone’s pet because you can’t have one in the dorms
Someone will pass by with a dog and you’ll feel the urge to pet it after going without pets for so long at UMN.
9. You’ll find yourself wearing the same boots over and over again in the winter
Winter boots are expensive and hard to store! Plus, it’s not like anyone really notices since everyone else is doing the same thing.
10. Not only will you wear the same boots over and over, but you’ll also wear the same winter jackets
Winter jackets are expensive and hard to store too! No one really notices if you wear it more than once because they’re too cold to think much of it.
