Sophomore Slump & Senior Slump

[Carl N. E. Burnett 03]

"Sophomore slump" is often extended to refer to musicians releasing lackluster second albums.  The band Grandaddy played off of this by naming its second album "The Sophtware Slump."

Carl

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> SENIOR SLUMP--14,400 Google hits
> SOPHOMORE SLUMP--379,000 Google hits
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> Jon Stewart, on the Daily Show, said that the Iraq War is going
> into its fourth year. President George Bush is now a "senior" and
> his ratings are suffering from the "senior slump."
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> OED has neither "sophomore slump" (far more common) nor "senior
> slump." ...
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> (PROQUEST)
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> _The  Thin Envelope; So comes the bitter news that a college has
> turned a youngster  down. What now? _
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> (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=104086279&SrchMode=1&s
> id=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName
> =HNP&TS=1143518324&clientId=65882) By SAMUEL WITHERS. New York
> Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 11,  1961. p. SM63
> (2 pages) ...
> The Senior Slump, as it's known in many high schools, hits in
> mid-March and it doesn't leave.
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> _Emory  Dean Outlines Work Planned Under New Program;
> SPECIALIZATION IS AIM OF  INSTITUTION _
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> (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=855643332&SrchMode=1&s
> id=2&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&TS=1143518505&c
> lientId= 65882)
> The Atlanta Constitution  (1881-2001). Atlanta, Ga.: Nov 4,
> 1928. p. 12A (1 page)
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> "We hope this will tend to relieve the usual sophomore slump now
> so  common. ...
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> _Southland  Debs Hold Stanford Spotlight; Freshmen at Roble Keep
> Telephones Busy as Hopeful  Swains Try for Dates _
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> (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=1&did=410774641&SrchMode=1&s
> id=2&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=HNP&T
> S=1143518505&clientId=65882) Janette Grant. Los Angeles Times
> (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jan 26, 1941. p. E7 (1
> page) ...
> Although they still say that the sophomore slump is prevalent,
> some of the Row wome have lost their membership to the Friday and
> Saturday night  society...

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