Mather sophomore Ernie Jacobson has found it hard to believe that blockmate Julia Frinkle can’t believe that sophomore year is almost over, and that, by extension, junior year has almost begun. 

Julia’s Facebook status, “OMG, TWO YEARS DOWN ALREADY??  I can’t believe we are almost JUNIORS! Thanks everyone for a great year! ” indicated to Ernie that Julia is having difficultly understanding that she is, in fact, almost a junior.  

“I’m not trying to be mean, but can Julia really not grasp that sophomore year is almost over?” asked Ernie:  “ I mean, we’ve each taken two semesters’ worth of classes this year, just like we did last year – makes perfect sense to me that we’re going to be juniors as soon as we finish finals.”

According to sources close to Julia, this is not the first time she has struggled to comprehend characteristics regarding the flow of time and basic human transitions.  In 2011, Julia posted a Facebook status remarking: “GRADUATION TODAY?  CRAZY.  Love to all my fellow Hawks!” The status was posted on the morning of her graduation day, which seemed to take her by surprise, despite Julia having attended 13 consecutive years of public school. 

Although she cannot believe that the completion of four semesters of college does in fact make one a college junior, Julia is scheduled to spend 6 weeks in Brazil this summer as part of an language-immersion program that she still “cannot believe is happening,” despite having paid for it several weeks earlier.