You know you go to an agricultural college when...
It’s been a few years since I was a student, but with talk of final exams and dissertations on the Fwispace blogs, I got a bit reminiscent about my college days.
It seemed fairly normal when I was there, but looking back, I realise how bizarre my university could be at times (its annual attempt to give us a ‘taste of Yorkshire’ by making as many staff as possible wear flat caps seems particularly odd now I’ve left).
And it appears that agricultural students are also recognising the quirks of their educational establishments.
In a Facebook group of the same name, members are completing the sentence: ‘You know when you go to an agricultural college when…’
I particularly liked Harper Adams student Hayley Wright’s suggestion (“when friends having guns isn't concerning”) and Michelle Orton's picture of bank vole capturing (apparently a 'proper subject', pictured below)...
....but here’s the top ten of the other suggestions:
You know you go to an Agricultural college when…
1) you live in halls in the middle of nowhere
2) when trips to Sainsburys/Tescos/ASDA are something to look forward to
3) the most requested song at parties is the Combine Harvester song by the Wurzels
4) you can tell what course someone is on by what they wear
5) when Animal Care students are called something like 'bunny huggers' and every course has it's own nickname
6) you know that each separate course attracts a certain type of person...
7) when the grounds and main building of the college is used for weddings
8) when you have courses such as Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Care and Management, Outdoor Ed/Sport, Horticulture, Arboriculture, Equine, as well as lots of short courses
9) you have to hike for what feels like miles just to get to your next lecture/session/practical
10) everyone knows each other
If you've got any more to add to the list, post them below!