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It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.
by yock 15y ago
It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.
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- OstiaAntica 15y agoGoogle rising sophomore, "rising senior" etc. Millions of results, common usage, neutral meaning.
- Troll_Whisperer 15y agoI googled "rising senior" and got under a million results. Even more telling, the very first result was title "What is a rising senior?" It's also worth pointing out that I'm US born and bred, spent 7 years at universities and was unfamiliar with the term. It sounded pretentious to me.
- jlaurend 15y agoI've certainly heard it and used it many times. When asking "what year are you?" over the summer it's vague to just say "sophomore" or "junior" and long-winded to say "I will be a sophomore in the fall".
- showerst 15y agoI live in DC and that's what every summer intern says, it avoids the "Oh did you just finish sophomore to become a junior in 3 months, or just finish freshman to become a sophomore?" follow-up question. It's a useful expression when you deal with college students over the summer.
- aorshan 15y agoI've heard that and used it hundreds of times. It is a completely normal expression on college campuses.
- aorshan 15y agoI've heard that and used it hundreds of times. It is a completely normal expression on college campuses.
- aorshan 15y agoI've heard that and used it hundreds of times. It is a completely normal expression on college campuses.