COLLEGE SENIORS VS. FRESHMEN
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 bring a can of soda into a
lecture hall.
SENIORS bring a jumbo hoagie and six-pack of Mtn. Dew into recitation class.
FRESHMEN call the professor
"Professor."
SENIORS call 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 memorize the course material to
get a good grade.
SENIORS memorize the professor's habits to get a good grade.
FRESHMEN know a book-full of useless trivia
about the university.
SENIORS know where the next class is. Maybe...
FRESHMEN show up at a morning exam clean,
perky, and fed.
SENIORS show up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and box of pop tarts in hand.
FRESHMEN have to ask where the computer
labs are.
SENIORS have their 'own' personal workstation.
FRESHMEN worry about the last freshman
composition essay.
SENIORS worry about the last GRE essay.
FRESHMEN line up for an hour to buy his
textbooks in the first week.
SENIORS start to think about buying textbooks in October. Maybe...
FRESHMEN look forward to first classes of
the year.
SENIORS look forward to first beer party of the year.
FRESHMEN are proud of their A+ on Calculus
I midterm.
SENIORS are proud of not-quite-failing their Complex Analysis midterm.
FRESHMEN call their girlfriends back home
every other night.
SENIORS call Domino's every other night.
FRESHMEN are appalled at the class size and
callousness of profs.
SENIORS are appalled that the campus 'Subway' burned down over the summer.
FRESHMEN go on a grocery shopping trip with
Mom before moving onto campus.
SENIORS have a beer with Mom before moving onto campus
FRESHMEN are excited about the world of
possibilities that awaits them, the unlimited vista of educational opportunities, the
chance to expand their horizons and really make a contribution to society.
SENIORS are excited about new dryers in laundry room.
FRESHMEN take meticulous four-color notes
in class.
SENIORS occasionally stay awake for all of class.
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