yup.
Freshmen: Are never in bed past noon.
Upperclassmen: Are never out of bed before noon.
Freshmen: Read the syllabus to find out what classes they can cut.
Upperclassmen: Read the syllabus to find out what classes they need to attend.
Freshmen: Brings a can of soda into lecture hall.
Upperclassmen: Brings a jumbo of hoagie and six-pack of Mtn.Dew into a recitation class.
Freshmen: Calls the professor “Professor.”
Upperclassmen: Calls the professor “Bob.”
Freshmen: Would walk ten miles to get to class.
Upperclassmen: Drive to class if it’s further than three blocks away.
Freshmen: Memorizes the course material to get a good grade.
Upperclassmen: Memorizes the professor’s habits to get a good grade.
Freshmen: Knows a book-full of useless trivia about the university.
Upperclassmen: Knows where the next class is.
Freshmen: Show’s up at a morning exam clean, perky, and fed.
Upperclassmen: Shows up at a morning exam in sweats with a cap on and a box or pop tarts in hand.
Freshmen: Lines up for an hour to buy his textbooks in the first week.
Upperclassmen: Starts to think about buying textbooks in October.
Freshmen: Looks forward to first class of the year.
Upperclassmen: Looks forward to first beer garden of the year.
Freshman: Is proud his A+ on Calculus I midterm.
Upperclassmen: Is proud of not_quite_failing his Complex Analysis midterm.
Freshman: Calls his girlfriend back home every other night.
Upperclassmen: Calls Domino’s every other night.
Freshman: Is appalled at the class size and callousness of profs.
Upperclassmen: Is appalled that the campus “Subway” burned down over the summer.
Freshman: Conscientiously completes all homework, including optional questions.
Upperclassmen: Offers to “tutor” conscientious frosh of opposite sex…
Freshman: Goes on grocery shopping trip with Mom before moving onto campus.
Upperclassmen: 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.
Upperclassmen: Is excited about new dryers in the laundry room.
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