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: Brings a can of soda into a lecture hall.

Seniors: Brings a jumbo 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: Drives 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: Shows 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 of 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.

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 profs

Senior:Is appalled that the campus 'Subway' burned down over the summer

Freshman: Conscienciously 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 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 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