<p>So do most freshman just hang out with other freshman…or do they hang out with sophmores, juniors, and serniors equally as much?</p>
<p>Depends on the individual.</p>
<p>Generally though, should be no issues first&second years interacting. More difficult… more patronizing with 4th yr/1st yr relations… to some degree also with 3rd yrs… esp. when the older kids are showing you the ropes too.</p>
<p>We had a close friend who was a third year (my friends and I all being first years mainly) and it was fine, especially since many upperclassmen still have the maturity of first years. The only odd thing with hanging out with someone over 21 is that when you go places, no one can order alcohol, so 21+year old will likely feel to awkward ordering a drink.</p>
<p>But other than that, I’d say there’s a decent enough interaction and it’s not uncommon to have older friends.</p>
<p>so basically in college no one cares about age?</p>
<p>That’s… not true. Really, you can’t generalize an entire class relative to another. More important than age I think, beyond social fraternizing regarding alcohol, and age limits, is your personal maturity and the maturity levels of the students you’re communicating with who are your seniors. Think about the dynamics in high school. The age differences are there and noticeable - they are much more subtle in college but yes exist nonetheless.</p>
<p>Age 17/18: Fresh out of high school. Ready to explore. Probably very eager at this point to get into college, start off on a clean-slate… generally doesn’t have pressures about what career they’re after in the future. Mostly intro and GE classes. Mess around year. Has some room to make errors in their academic and personal records. </p>
<p>Age 18/19/20: Gotten used to the college scene. Still tasting the last new vestiges of dorm life and stereotypical college experience. Probably not looking at internships yet… ususually 3rd years and onwards for that. Still asking older friends for sips of alcohol. Starting to buckle down but still has room for error. Knows most of the ropes at this point.</p>
<p>20/21: Legal drinking age. Internships. About to declare major. Study Abroad? </p>
<p>21/22: Graduate School? Professional School? Internships? Getting ready to exit college and enter the real world.</p>
<p>i’ll be living in rieber terrace so should i expect to be around lotsa upperclassmen?</p>
<p>*does it “dumb down” an upperclassman to hang out with freshmen? freshmen were the scum of my high school but at ucla, i’m assuming that not too many people know each other’s class b/c of the large student body?</p>
<p>Well not necessarily. 3rd years start moving out to the apartments. Its rarer to find 4th years still in the dorms.</p>
<p>oh im going to be incredibly patronizing starting my 3rd year to freshies</p>
<p>im seeing a first year grad student.</p>
<p>it honestly depends on teh indivdual</p>
<p>In dorms, you will intreract with mostly freshmens. </p>
<p>In activities & clubs, you will be given the opportunity to mingle with all class levels.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think most people care much for age. Usually you can’t even tell who are freshmen unless he/she acts like one (ie, extremely excited, have room to mess up on academic records, more carefree, sometimes immature) haha and no, it definitely does not “dumb down” an upperclassman to hang out with freshmen. I’m just finished my freshman year, and last year I made friends across the whole age spectrum… from freshman up to grad school students. It’s fun to have friends of different ages :)</p>