Freshmen: Are never in bed past
noon.
Seniors: Are never out of bed
before noon.
Freshmen: Read the syllabus to
find out what classes they can cut.
Seniors: Read the syllabus to
find out what classes they need to attend.
Freshmen: Brings a can of soda
into lecture hall.
Seniors: Brings a jumbo of hoagie
and six-pack of Mtn.Dew into a recitation class.
Freshmen: Calls the professor "Professor."
Seniors: Calls the professor "Bob."
Freshmen: Would walk ten miles
to get to class.
Seniors: Drive to class if it's
further than three blocks away.
Freshmen: Memorizes the course
material to get a good grade.
Seniors: Memorizes the professor's
habits to get a good grade.
Freshmen: Knows a book-full of
useless trivia about the university.
Seniors: Knows where the next
class is. Maybe...
Freshmen: Show's up at a morning
exam clean, perky, and fed.
Seniors: Shows up at a morning
exam in sweats with a cap on and a box or pop tarts in hand.
Freshmen: Have to ask where the
computer labs are.
Seniors: Has "own" personal workstation.
Freshmen: Use the campus buses
to go everywhere.
Seniors: Use the campus buses
to run block while crossing the street.
Freshmen: Worry about the last
freshman composition essay.
Seniors: Worry about the last
GRE essay.
Freshmen: Lines up for an hour
to buy his textbooks in the first week.
Senior: Starts to think about
buying textbooks in October...maybe.
Freshmen: Looks forward to first
class of the year.
Senior: Looks forward to first
beer garden of the year.
Freshman: Is proud his A+ on Calculus
I midterm.
Senior: Is proud of not_quite_failing
his Complex Analysis midterm.
Freshman: Calls his girlfriend
back home every other night.
Senior: Calls Domino's every other
night.
Freshman: Is appalled at the class
size and callousness of profs.
Senior: Is appalled that the campus
"Subway" burned down over the summer.
Freshman: Conscientiously completes
all homework, including optional questions.
Senior: Offers to "tutor" conscientious
frosh of opposite sex...
Freshman: Goes on grocery shopping
trip with Mom before moving onto campus.
Senior: Has a beer with Mom before
before moving onto campus.
Freshman: Is excited about the
world of possibilities that awaits him, the unlimited vista of educational
opportunities, the chance to expand one's horizons and really makes a contribution
to society.
Senior: Is excited about new dryers
in the laundry room.
Freshman: Takes meticulous four-color
notes in class.
Senior: Occasionally stay awake
for all of class.