Grad vs. Ungrad

After being an undergraduate student for five years and a graduate student for five days, I have concluded there are a few differences between being an undergrad and a grad student.

1. As an undergrad, I did most of the reading for most of my classes. As a grad student, I do all the reading - but don't understand half of it.

2. As an undergrad, I thought periodically about adding another class now and then, because, you know, it might be fun and interesting. As a grad student, I wonder if I could get away with just taking one course each semester.

3. As an undergrad, I started to get sleepy around noon. As a grad student, I start to wake up around noon.

4. As an undergrad, I would study vigorously before quizzes in my classes. As a grad student, I study vigorously before class so I can make clever, insightful comments.

5. As an undergrad, I would often bring my lunch to school and stay at campus all day, sometimes into the wee hours of the night. As a grad student, the thought of staying on campus after 5 pm is appalling. And my schedule prevents me from having lunch.

6. As an undergrad, I defined "social life" as going on dates, dancing, spending nights on the town, and attending as many free-food-and-fun fests as feasible. As a grad student, I define "social life" as reading a book I have not been assigned.

7. As an undergrad, I would read the syllabus forward and backward for each class. As a grad student, I only read the reading schedule.

8. As an undergrad, part of my motivation for going to BYU was to meet cute guys. As a grad student, I'm only interested in one cute guy . . . and he goes to UVU.