Seniority. (from a freshman point of view...)

There is one thing that I have learned to hate as a freshman-- seniority. As a freshman, seniority is everywhere. It's like one of those VIP clubs that you hear about that has a secret password that the freshman will never know. Even if you know the upperclassmen or are friends with them, you'll still get the constant teasing of being a freshman. Not only is seniority an "important" thing when you're sitting in class or pacing through the halls, but even more so in sports and clubs. I'm on the dance team, so I experience first hand every day the effects of seniority. Us freshman on the team quickly learned to stick together and tough it through the torture and agony of practice everyday. And we have also learned from plain old fear that you can kiss the world goodbye if you dare consider talking back to any upperclassmen. So, we pathetically and silently take all the freshman torture they impose upon us. As I stay alert and focused, listening attentively to the upperclassmen, my insides fume and I do all I can to avoid scowling and clenching my fists. To stop my self from exploding, I calm myself down simply by telling myself two things: 1. All the upperclassmen surrounding you were once freshman too. They've gone through all of the same things you're enduring right now, and 2. one day, you will finally be an upperclassmen, and it will be your time to inflict the same pain upon the freshman. And that goes for every sopomore, junior, and senior in the school- everyone was once a freshman and therefore experienced the same things as you are now. I just can't wait to be one of the upperclassmen.