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You know you go to Skidmore College if...

September 30, 2016

We asked the Class of 2016 to fill in the blank: “You know you’re a true SkidKid if…”

“... you see a hockey game, an a cappella show, and a world class string quartet perform all in one weekend.”

George Dilthey ‘16 (Via giphy.com

“... you start breaking out your winter clothes come October.”

Arena Manning ‘16 (Via giphy.com)

“... your favorite words to hear are I’m ordering pizza, do you want anything?

Cindy Lan ‘16 (Via giphy.com)

“... you apply CTM “creative thought matters” to everything and anything.” 

Skidmore College - CTM: Curiosity
 
 
Adam Simpson '16 (Via makeagif.com)

“... you make sure you’re available on Friday during lunch for chicken finger Friday.”

Skidmore College Campus Tour
 

Emily Burke '16 (Via makeagif.com)

“... wafflefest becomes part of your vocabulary.”

Lizzie Pates ‘16 (Via giphy.com

“... a squirrel is your unofficial mascot.”

Candace Wygel ‘16 (Via giphy.com)

“... you spend the last 3 weeks of every school year celebrating sun and warmth studying outside.”

Claire Boucher ‘16 (Via giphy.com

“... you’ve been winded walking up the Northwoods hill.”

Emily Mangan ‘16 (Via giphy.com

“... you go into Starbuck Center, thinking they sell coffee, and end up leaving with an English Minor.”

Pierre Delcourt ‘16 (Via giphy.com

“... you are afraid to throw something out in the garbage on campus because a squirrel may or may not jump out from it.”

 

Roslyn Wertheimer ‘16

“... instead of writing a final essay or taking an exam for a class, your professor encourages you to write and record an original song inspired by topics you learned in class!”

Lisa Fierstein ‘16 (Via giphy.com)

“... there are so many accurate Skid Kid descriptors you can’t decide on just one.”

Sarah Green ‘16 (Via giphy.com

 
List complied by Roslyn Wertheimer '16 and orinigally posted on Buzzfeed
 

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