<p>As I was reading the “Ask a Current Student” thread, I thought about all the things that have taken me two years in Hanover to discover. I wanted to share some of them with you all but thought the “Ask” thread wasn’t the appropriate place… I haven’t been on here for months so if a thread like this already exists, please do direct me!</p>
<li>Bagel Basement - when the yucky DDS bagels aren’t doing it for you (they taste suspiciously like frozen bagels), this tiny bagel shop will do the trick.</li>
<li>Lou’s diner has the best corned beef hash, and breakfast in general (not to mention their pies!) - but avoid it on Sundays unless you want to hit the after-church crowd.</li>
<li>Boloco (a restaurant that sells wrap sandwiches) delivers!</li>
<li>You can buy birthday cakes with your DDS - they’re right by the cashier’s booth in Food Court.</li>
<li>Stock up on mixers at the beginning of the week at Topside, the school grocery store - if you wait until Friday, they’ll be out of them.</li>
<li>The big weekends start Wednesday night (if not Monday) - don’t expect to do anything those weekends; get all your work done the week before if you’re planning to do it at all.</li>
<li>There’s a cheap nail salon above Talbot’s.</li>
<li>Walmart and JoAnn’s are only a ten minute drive away - don’t tear up your sheets for a toga party. (I have a friend who used her Frette linens… yikes!)</li>
<li>Homeplate, one of the campus eateries, bakes their bread fresh every morning for sandwiches. And they have fresh mozzarella cheese at lunch!</li>
<li>You can get made-to-order smoothies at Collis Cafe, on campus - as well as stir-fry, omelettes, and amazing pasta.</li>
<li>There’s a Co-Op grocery store that’s only a ten-minute walk away from campus, by the hockey arena, and has a surprisingly good selection of cheese and fresh fruit.</li>
<li>If you call EBA’s (the pizza place that takes orders until 2 a.m.) at 2:30 a.m., sometimes they’ll let you have unclaimed pizzas.</li>
<li>But if that’s not possible, both Foodstop (in the gas station) and CVS are open 24 hours a day.</li>
<li>Molly’s has amazing lobster pasta. But if you just need some delicious carbs for a girl gossip session, you can get their incredible bread to-go for only like $5. My roommate and I used to do this all the time.</li>
<li>The movie theaters have student pricing.</li>
<li>No one will ever know if you have microwaves, candles, or any other prohibited item in your room - I say bring them. After seeing some guy friends set up a pong table in their two-room double, anything can be done.</li>
<li>Don’t bother wearing high heels to a fraternity basement, or nice shoes whatsoever - most people wear flip-flops.</li>
<li>Bella has a more lenient exchange policy than Juliana’s.</li>
<li>There are running trails alongside the golf course.</li>
<li>Carpaccio’s, an Italian restaurant, is a little on the expensive side but has an amazing maple sugar cheesecake.</li>
<li>There’s a Dunkin’ Donuts in the Foodstop.</li>
<li>Tie your Northface to someone else’s or find somewhere clever to hide it at a frat party - everyone has the same coat and tend to all throw them on a couch on the groundfloor. But make sure not to hide it in someone’s room as the door may very well be locked upon your return - I like to hide mine in a kitchen drawer as no self-respecting frat brother is going to drunkenly use a whisk or boil pasta at 3 a.m.</li>
<li>If it’s over 70 degrees, don’t eat anything perishable out at the Food Court salad bar - eggs and cheese, in particular, are left out all day and start to go bad.</li>
<li> The college offers some amazing gym classes - skiing, Pilates, horseback riding, sailing - but sign up early or the spots will be taken!</li>
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<p>There’s so much more but I have to run… best of luck to the '12s!</p>