Beloit College Mindset List

To think that those entering college this Fall were born between '87-'88......I graduated from High School in '87! ugh! So the Beloit College Mindset List is a list of what I call sentamentalities. Anyways, it was interesting reading it, so I thought I'd share just a few....or maybe a few more than a few. But anyways, it is crazy to think what I knew when I was entering college is ancient history!


1. The Soviet Union has never existed and therefore is about as scary as the student union.
2. They have known only two presidents.
3. For most of their lives, major U.S. airlines have been bankrupt.
6. There has always been only one Germany.
7.They have never heard anyone actually "ring it up" on a cash register.
8. They are wireless, yet always connected.
9. A stained blue dress is as famous to their generation as a third-rate burglary was to their parents'.
12. Smoking has never been permitted on U.S. airlines.
13. Faux fur has always been a necessary element of style.
16. DNA fingerprinting has always been admissible evidence in court.
17. They grew up pushing their own miniature shopping carts in the supermarket.
18. They grew up with and have outgrown faxing as a means of communication.
19. "Google" has always been a verb.
20. Text messaging is their email.
21. Milli Vanilli has never had anything to say.
23. Bar codes have always been on everything, from library cards and snail mail to retail items.
26. "Boogers" candy has always been a favorite for grossing out parents.
27. There has never been a "skyhook" in the NBA.
28. Carbon copies are oddities found in their grandparents' attics.
29. Computerized player pianos have always been tinkling in the lobby.
30. Non-denominational mega-churches have always been the fastest growing religious organizations in the U.S.
31. They grew up in mini-vans.
32. Reality shows have always been on television.

35. Young women's fashions have never been concerned with where the waist is.
36. They have rarely mailed anything using a stamp.

37. Brides have always worn white for a first, second, or third wedding.

39. "So" as in "Sooooo New York," has always been a drawn-out adjective modifying a proper noun, which in turn modifies something else
40. Affluent troubled teens in Southern California have always been the subjects of television series.

47. Small white holiday lights have always been in style.
48. Most of them never had the chance to eat bad airline food.

51. Michael Moore has always been shwing up uninvited
58. Bad behavior has always been getting captured on amateur videos.
59. Disneyland has always been in Europe and Asia.

66. Dolphin-free canned tuna has always been on sale.
67. Disposable contact lenses have always been available.
68. "Outing" has always been a threat.
69. Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss has always been the perfect graduation gift.
70. They have always "dissed" what they don't like.

75. Professional athletes have always competed in the Olympics.