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16 Things You Should Know Before Attending A Christian University

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16 Things You Should Know Before Attending A Christian University
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  1. You may be late for class because someone asks to pray for you.
  2. You’ll meet a lot people who have never seen Harry Potter. This means you get to have binge marathons frequently to enlighten their sheltered souls.
  3. You just might get that ring by spring. Gentlemen don’t think this doesn’t include you… prepare your bank accounts now. Here’s some help for that: https://www.chase.com/news/111614-give-yourself-realistic-savings-plan
  4. Be prepared to go on many “intentional” coffee dates
  5. Your professor will become your friend.
  6. Be ready to stay up till 3 am, not for the parties, but for the 24-hour donut shops runs.
  7. Outrageous floor events. Sororities and Frats are non existent on the majority Christian college campuses, so your floor mates will quickly become the closest thing you will ever get to Greek Life, but it just might be better.
  8. Become familiar with the term DTR. This will be key to damage control after the initial freshman flirtation of welcome week.
  9. Good luck finding a church not full of college kids in your town. You’ll start to miss the elderly.
  10. You get class credits just for going to chapel.
  11. Ladies, as soon as your friends become aware that you find a guy attractive, they already have your wedding planned, as well as baby names picked. No worries they’ve got it all covered.
  12. You never have to worry about your roommates’ girlfriend/boyfriend invading your space for too long, hall hours make this nearly impossible. Unless they linger in there after hours, in that case they are trapped till morning, and you’re all screwed.
  13. Everyone and their mother is musically gifted. You won’t have to go far for some free live acoustic jams.
  14. By the time you graduate, you will have mastered the “2010 Hipster look” that has recently plagued our churches.
  15. The professors will extend the same grace to you on your assignments that Christ showed us on the cross.
  16. You need to purchase an ENO Doublenester Hammock. Don't ask questions, just do it.
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