17 Things All USJ Students Can Relate To

If you happen to attend the Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ), people assume you’re either spoiled or a diehard Frenchie invested in your studies. But…if you know, you know. Here are a few things that only USJ students can relate to: 1. Morning classes are a battle of “survival of the fittest” Tell me if you will skip the morning class and I will skip it with you. 2. Knowing you’re part of the “sister universities” but you feel more like distant cousins Maybe we’re adopted. 3. You will never have the perfect schedule And if you think do, no you don’t. 4. Your day doesn’t start until you drink a 3-in-1 Nescafé before class That means you won’t step foot in any class until you’ve had your caffeine dose of the day. 5. Stress will become your new best friend So much that you find it sus when you’re NOT stressed. 6. Your inbox is FLOODED with USJ Diffusion emails W yaret elon 3aze. 7. Your biggest fear in life becomes skipping “appel” during classroom periods You’re physically there, but mentally anywhere else. 8. USJ professors always look their best Suited up and ready to make your life miserable. 9. CIS, CSH, CSM, and CST are codes only USJ students understand 10. Cour Carrée was always the spot to search for your new target “Cour Carrée ” was code for “khalina nshuf el shabeb liom” 11. Let’s not forget that “moodle” is more complicated than your love life 12. The ONLY time you’re asked for your ID is when you don’t have it Seriously? 13. Election week is the freaking worst And you always end up taking the back road to reach the main gate. 14. ETIB, ESIB, ELFS, ESIAM, and ESIA are the new jargon We can’t tell you what these mean because we don’t even know. 15. Finding a parking spot in the morning is like a battlefield 8 AM rush hour is DANGEROUS. 16. Joining hundreds of clubs and socs, then never going to any events Mohem l niyeh. 17. You’re in your 3rd year and you still don’t know your way around the library The library staff aren’t there to help you, they’re there to remind you that ma lezm t3azbowon