Say I am a third year student. I find myself frequently need to refer to "some student" in their fourth year and fifth year. For example,
"A student of higher year than me" helped me with project.
What is the right term to replace those in the quotes?
If you guys know Chinese, there is simple term for this purpose, "xue zhang" or "xue jie". However, I seem not able to identify a corresponding term in English.
Thanks!
Best Answer
The word used in my experience is upperclassman. The dictionary definition is a student of the junior or senior year of either high school or college, but for new first-years, it is often extended to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
Note that this word is not (politically correct) gender neutral, and so may be phased out in the next twenty years or so.