Freshmen vs Seniors!

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

Freshman: Is appalled at the class size and callousness of professors

Senior: Is appalled that the campus 'Siam Steak' 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 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.

MANY THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!

1.  Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.

2.  You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.

3.  Love ......and you shall be loved.

4.  God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.

5.  All people smile in the same language.

6.  A hug is a great gift..One size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange.

7.  Everyone needs to be loved...especially when they do not deserve it.

8.  The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.

9.  Laughter is God's sunshine.

10. Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it.

11. It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.

12. Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.

13. If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.

14. Happy memories never wear out....re-live them as often as you want.

15. Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best.

16. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within.

17. The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.

18. Take time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul.

19. If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.

20. Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

21. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together.

22. The best thing parents can do for their children is to love each other.

23. Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts.

24. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.

25. We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for.

26. Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished..

27. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others.

28. You are richer today if you have laughed, given or forgiven.

29. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back.

30. Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are…