Being a junior at Brandeis is a lot like being a sophomore … except the walk to class is longer, the leadership positions available to us more plentiful, and we likely Skype at odd hours of the night with friends in foreign countries. OK, maybe it’s not a lot like being a sophomore. Pachanga is old news, we’ve declared our majors and likely several minors, and some of us might even attempt to cook if we were lucky enough to have scored a Ridgewood (or unlucky enough to have ended up in Grad). As juniors, we’re pretty on top of our game. We have our social niche, we have a basic command of the T and we’re not yet sick of the Brandeis bubble.
And yes, I already bought a GRE prep book. Like many juniors, I’m simultaneously checking off items on my Brandeis bucket list and starting to think about life after ’Deis. Instead of changing jobs and buying a new car, like you would in a real mid-life crisis, we’re throwing ourselves into our college experience. Career fairs, karaoke nights, concerts in Boston—we’re in the know. As a tour guide for admissions, my repertoire of stories and events to use to attract perspective students is ever growing. So, junior year is what it’s cracked up to be. We’re working in the classroom, yes; but at the end of the day we’re going to club meetings, we’re heading to Chum’s for the night, we’re supporting our friends at their a cappella debuts. Like the rest of Brandeis, juniors are involved … at least for one more year.
