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This is a very American thing. Here in New Zealand, you just refer to the year you're in. No one says "freshman" (whatever that means), or "senior". It's just "
by WheatMillington 3y ago
This is a very American thing. Here in New Zealand, you just refer to the year you're in. No one says "freshman" (whatever that means), or "senior". It's just "I'm in year x". Same at university - I don't know what all the names you give your years refer to exactly, and doesn't it get confusing between 3, 4 and 5 year programmes of study?
- gnicholas 3y agoIt doesn't get confusing during undergrad, since pretty much everyone is in a 4-year program. Graduate schools are different: in law school are a 1L/2L/3L, most masters programs are first-year or second-year (since there are no other years), and PhD programs often don't use years because people take different amounts of time to finish. But in undergrad, it's all pretty standardized, at least in my experience.