Freshman:
Is never in bed past noon.
Senior: Is never out of bed before noon.
Freshman: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes
he can cut.
Senior: Reads the syllabus to find out what classes
he needs to attend.
Freshman: Brings a can of soda into a lecture hall.
Senior: Brings a jumbo hoagie and six-pack of Mountain
Dew into a recitation class.
Freshman: Calls the professor "Teacher."
Senior: Calls the professor "Bob."
Freshman: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
Senior: Drives to class if it's more than three blocks
away.
Freshman: Memorizes the course material to get a
good grade.
Senior: Memorizes the professor's habits to get a
good grade.
Freshman: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about
the university.
Senior: Knows where the next class is. Usually.
Freshman: Shows up at a morning exam clean, perky,
and fed.
Senior: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with
a cap on and a box of pop tarts in hand.
Freshman: Has to ask where the computer labs are.
Senior: Has own personal workstation.
Freshman: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks
in the first week.
Senior: Starts to think about buying textbooks in
October... maybe.
Freshman: Looks forward to first classes of the
year.
Senior: Looks forward to first beer garden of the
year.
Freshman: Is proud of 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 professors
Senior: Is appalled that the campus 'Subway' burned
down over the summer
Freshman: Conscientiously completes all homework,
including optional questions
Senior: Homework? I knew I forgot to do something
last night
Freshman: Goes on grocery-shopping trip with Mom
before moving onto campus
Senior: Has a beer with Mom before moving into group
house
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 make a contribution
to society
Senior: Is excited about new dryers in laundry room
Freshman: Takes meticulous four-color notes in class
Senior: Occasionally stays awake for all of class
