If you're looking for an excuse to avoid a little place in northern central Indiana and never step foot near it, here are 20 possibilities you may encounter.
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1. You'll fall in love with the campus.
The beauty is overwhelmingly attractive. I gave you fair warning.
2. You'll probably live in a castle (or two).
Who doesn't want to live like a princess...?
3. You'll have the Belles' rumble in your head and will remain there for four years.
4. You'll grow in your faith.
Bonding with your fellow Belles holding hands and singing the Our Father in sweatpants. Nothing could be better.
5. You'll enjoy your department that's filled with quirky personalities with ease.
Sooner or later you'll become just as quirky as they are, which is totally fine.
6. You'll be challenged by your professors, but you'll succeed.
7. You'll walk at least two miles for six Saturdays in the fall.
Your legs and feet will hate you.
8. You'll appreciate your bed after those minimum two miles on said Saturdays.
Your legs and feet will love you.
9. You'll take advantage of the free giveaways and events on campus.
10. You'll own a piece of metal that always makes you smile.
11. You'll try to feed a squirrel and probably get an e-mail about it the next day.
Need I say more?
12. You'll learn which bars to go to on certain days.
13. You'll also learn which bars to avoid on said certain days.
14. You'll DM because it's FTK.
15. You'll find yourself in experiences that you never thought you'd dream of in your late teens or early 20s.
Riding camels, traveling around the world, going to drag queen shows. Typical.
16. You'll become more confident in yourself.
17. You'll embrace the sisterhood, gaining some of the best friends you'll ever have in life.
18. You'll make the best memories that you'll never want to let go.
19. You'll hate the heartbreak when graduation arrives.
Smiling on the outside for one minute, sobbing and hugging everyone for hours.
20. You'll know it will always be home whenever you come back.
If there's at least one reason that is making you want to carve some time out of your schedule to go here, then I've done my job well.
