Taylor

1. When you receive your acceptance letter, you are seriously like, “Is this real? Am I actually special? Has my whole life lead up to this?” And if you’re getting a scholarship, it’s like you’re Harry Potter himself.

2. We have a Haunted Bookshop. It has creepy stairs and doors, attic space, and roaming cats that stare at you from down the hall.

3. We have a mystical magical train that runs through campus, but apparently no one has ever seen it. We’ve all heard it though. It comes through at night, and leaves no trace.

4. Taking the stairs in any residence hall is extremely confusing. I’m not saying that they’re moving around at random intervals, but there is definitely something strange going on.

5. If you live a little further away from campus, you will see bats. They hover above you while you walk from your car to your apartment. Or maybe they’re not bats at all.

6. Hard workers are most worthy of admission. Sound familiar? It’s not an Iowa motto. It’s Hufflepuff. Whose colors we share. And everyone loves a Hufflepuff. They’re patient, true, unafraid of toil, and they’re the party house.

Just look at that black and yellow.

7. We are super intense about sporting events. We get all decked out in our gear, including the striped scarves, and crowd the stadium.

8. Our schedules are like wands. They guide us and make us. And just like at Ollivanders, someone advises you. They can smell the freshman on you and they know everything about everything. In the end, you never really pick your classes. They pick you.

9. We are governed by a force bent on making us smart, well prepared professionals. But sometimes it feels like attendance policies are traps and they are secretly trying to keep us here forever.

10. We have really big dining halls with a never ending assortment of food, and way too many windows.

11. This is literally what tailgating looks like.

12. The enemy school, Durmstrang Institute, shares Cyclone colors. Not to mention the same delusion that they will score better than us in the tournament.

13. The center of campus is on top of a hill. It lights up at night, sounds bells, and has that old school architecture that just breathes secrets.

So by now you are realizing just how different going to Iowa really is. And I know what you’re thinking.

But you just might be. So remember that as you’re taking your finals. Because wizards don’t fail. This is all just a test to make sure we’re ready for the responsibility of magic.

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