The following vocabulary is useful for understanding and discussing types of student.
School behaviour / character types / types of student
- to play truant – to be absent from class without permission from parents or teachers
- a bookworm – an informal word for someone who spends a lot time reading / studying
- an academic – someone who is more comfortable with studying and writing rather than working with their hands in a more practical application
- a scholar – a relatively old fashioned word for an academic
- a mature student – someone who is older than the average student, often having gone back to college or universities after working or having a family
- a freshman [US English] – someone in their first year of university or college
- a sophomore – someone in their second year of university or college
- an undergraduate – someone who has not yet completed their degree
- a graduate (also referred to as a postgraduate) – someone who has complete degree