23 Things You Experienced At An All-Girls School
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23 Things You Experienced At An All-Girls School

Yes, we had nuns and no, we didn't have a uniform.

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23 Things You Experienced At An All-Girls School
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1. If you wore a sweatshirt and a North Face vest, no one could tell you weren't wearing a bra.

And you still use this technique in the real world when your bras are dirty or when you’re just not feeling like going to boob prison that day.


2. The boys from the all-boys school across town would hit on you even when you didn't look cute.

This occurred even when you didn't want them to.

3. If you didn't shave your legs for a month, it went from being prickly and stubbly to soft again.

And when you knew you were going to be wearing a skirt, you’d only shave to the knee.


4. Black jeggings were almost as comfortable as leggings, and easily disguised as regular pants.

If they had pockets, they counted as pants, no matter what the Dean's chart said.

5. If you were going to break dress code, you did it when you were going to have all male teachers.

There was a rumor that they’re not allowed to comment on what you’re wearing.


6. Girls crying in the bathroom was commonplace.

You get used to it.


7. There was failing a test, and then there was "Holy Names failing" a test.

"I got an 80?!"


8. Facebook stalking was taken to a whole other level when you were trying to find out information on the boy you liked.

And then you had to be really careful about what you reveal about them: “Yeah my aunt just found out she’s pregnant.” “Oh really? Janet or Sharon?"


9. Everyone's period would sync and create two weeks of hell for the male teachers.

On the bright side, everyone always had pads or tampons if you forgot yours.


10. Sex education?

We learned that abstinence is the only way to prevent pregnancy or STD's.


11. You knew every word of Mean Girls.

And sometimes you accidentally said "fetch."


12. You got really used to being referred to as "ladies".

And you got a little offended whenever someone called you “girls”.


13. Any remotely decent looking male teacher became the heartthrob of the school.

The attraction would fade after he gave you a B- on a test.


14. It was appropriate to try and take naps wherever you could.

The homework load was unforgivable.

15. The nuns were ageless, and seemed to have been with the school since it was started.

Like “went to school here with my grandmother and taught my mother 35 years ago” ageless.


16. It was common for your female teachers to have graduated from Holy Names some years before.

They just couldn’t stay away.


17. You passed the time during Reconciliation by trying to count the crosses in the Chapel.

Good luck.


18. You friend-ed your teachers on Facebook after graduation because you genuinely liked them as people.

Hey Mr. Harris!


19. Weekends were spent doing homework and spending time with your best friend.


20. Your grades were your life.

Cue anxiety and crying over tests and papers and projects all due in the same week.


21. You went a little crazy your first year of college.

What do you mean there isn’t hours of homework every night?


22. But then you got your shit together and grades became your life again.

Because you can take the girl out of Holy Names, but you can't take the Holy Names out of the girl

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23. You can still get together with your friends from high school and it's like nothing has changed, because you’ll all always be able to connect over your four years of involuntary celibacy.


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