You just might be a grad student if...

I have a T-shirt from when I was at BYU for my Master's degree with a list of things that are typical of grad students. A former dancer of mine who just finished her Master's sent this link from Penn State. It has more on the list than BYU's.

...you've ever brought books with you on vacation and actually studied.

...you consider caffeine to be a major food group.

...Saturday nights spent studying no longer seem weird.

...the professor doesn't show up to class and you discuss the readings anyway.

...you appreciate the fact that you get to choose *which* twenty hours out of the day you have to work.

...you schedule events for academic vacations so your friends can come.

...you hope it snows during spring break so you can get more studying in.

...you find taking notes in a park relaxing.

...you find yourself citing sources in conversation.

...you've ever sent a personal letter with footnotes.

...you are startled to meet people who neither need nor want to read.

...you have ever discussed academic matters at a sporting event.

...you can tell the time of day by looking at the traffic flow at the library.

...you look forward to summers because you're more productive without the distraction of classes.

...you regard ibuprofen as a vitamin.

...you have accepted guilt as an inherent feature of relaxation.

...you find yourself explaining to children that you are in "20th grade".

...you start referring to stories like "Snow White et al."

...you look forward to taking some time off to do laundry.

...you wonder if APA style allows you to cite talking to yourself as "personal communication".