No, not when your dad surprises you with the latest Mercedes for your birthday- this list is not for the hilariously inaccurate stereotype lovers. This one’s for all AUC-ians and the real things that make us who we are. If you have fairly recently attended Egypt’s infamous American university, you’ll definitely relate to what’s coming up next!
You know you’re a genuine AUC-ian when:
You’ve Attempted to Eat Healthily but the Endless Cue At “The Caf”’s Salad Bar Stood in the Way:
“I will just waste half of my assembly hour standing in a line to get a salad,”’ said no AUC-ian ever, as they waved whatever plans they had for opting for a healthy meal goodbye.
You Avoid TBS During Assembly Hour Like the Plague:
No matter how delicious their almond croissants and frosting glazed donuts are, you’re not setting foot in that place at 1:00 pm, not even if your life depended on it- it’s like an unspoken rule.
You’ve Had Legit Mental Breakdowns during Registration:
Unless you’re a second semester junior, senior or a graduating senior, registration has been hell on earth for you. You log into banner, say your prayers and bid your mental health farewell, as you wrestle your way to getting any courses registered.
You Tried to Sweet Talk Your Way to Getting the Rest of Your Courses Registered at the Department:
The online registration has managed to walk all over your dreams of getting at least 5 courses in, and you ended up with 2 or 3 instead and so you go to each department and camp there from 7 am the very next day to try and convince someone there to enroll you in them- classic move.
You’ve Begged Your Professor to Not Make the Final Comprehensive… and Failed:
Sometimes, doctors at AUC like to do this funny thing where they somehow try and fit all the material you’ve studied all semester into the final and then proudly announce their plan in class, leaving you feeling a little dead inside. What next? You try and make them pity your poor and helpless soul, but to no avail.
You Honestly Believe the HUSS Building Was Designed by Martians:
The HUSS is like a big, revolving, complicated maze that no human being could’ve possibly designed. The more you spend time there, the more you start believing you’ve gotten the hang of all its twists and turns, and the more disappointed you end up getting the next time you find yourself lost in there.
You Got to Know Every Single Corner in the Library During Finals Week:
Sure you’ve casually passed by the library a few times during the semester, but during finals week, you find yourself one step away from getting your sleeping bag and camping there until these hard times pass.
You Went in With a Certain Major in Mind, But Somehow Ended Up in Another:
“I always wanted to major in finance,” you said, right before you attempted to declare said major, failed and ended up majoring in anthropology. Perhaps, construction engineering was your dream before you took Calculus 2 and realized that nothing in life is worth that much pain, and ended up happily studying accounting or psychology.
You Think Make-Up Classes Held on Tuesdays or Saturdays Are the Devil’s Work:
Nothing can be more annoying than setting foot into campus on Tuesdays or Saturdays, and having to do that just to attend an economics lecture is just too torturous for anyone to handle.
You’ve Seen the Artistic Works of PVA Students and Thought “This Could Be Us But You Playin’, Economics Major”:
From theatrical productions to photography galleries, the PVA students are hands down some of the most creative minds on campus, and the rest of us all secretly envy them for having such exciting majors.
You’ve Built Your Entire Schedule on Dodging 8:30 a.m. Classes… And Probably Failed:
Who wants to wake up at the crack of dawn to attend a lecture? No one and so every semester you find yourself bending over backwards trying to avoid 8:30 classes. If you haven’t at least had to endure the pain of one of those annoyingly timed classes specifically scheduled for non-existent early birds, you know nothing about college woes, Jon Snow.
