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'''Senior Wisdom''' is [[Bwog]]'s version of the [[w:Proust Questionnaire|Proust Questionnaire]]. Every year, Columbia students nominate the Bwog editors.

==Questions==
The questions have varied over the years, but these have always been included:

*Name, school, hometown
*Where are you going?
*Justify your existence in 30 words or fewer
*Three things you learned at Columbia
*Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?
*Any regrets?

These have been included in some years:
*Back in my day... (since 2009)
*Advice for the incoming class of freshman/One thing to do before graduating (since 2009)
*Any war stories from the War on Fun? (2009–2012)
*Favorite Columbia controversy (2006–2009)
*Best Columbia memory (2006–2008)
*What percentage of seniors do you think are virgins? (2006–2008)
*Which prof would make the best kisser? (2006–2008)
*Preferred swim test stroke? (2006–2008)
*Days on Campus memory (2006–2008)
*Write a CU Admirers post to anyone at Columbia (2013)
*Favorite study spot (2009)

==Oral Sex or Cheese?==

The most infamous question is definitely "Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?" Most seniors try to give witty or pun-filled answers to this question, rather than answering straightforwardly.
Perhaps not realizing this, one senior (known only by his pseudonym, Fromage ’13) attempted a statistical analysis of the answers to this question in Spring 2013.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/04/24/oral-sex-or-cheese-the-truth-revealed/ "Oral Sex or Cheese? The Truth Revealed"], [[Bwog]], 4/24/13</ref> His study, which concluded that Columbia students—especially Columbia women—prefer cheese to oral sex, received some sensationalist media coverage.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/05/05/our-preference-for-cheese-over-oral-sex-is-still-making-news/ "Our Preference for Cheese Over Oral Sex Is Still Making News"], [[Bwog]], 5/5/13</ref><ref>[http://gothamist.com/2013/04/27/an_inordinate_amount_of_columbia_st.php "An Inordinate Number of Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Gothamist, 4/27/13</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/columbia-cheese-oral-sex_n_3180140.html "Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Huffington Post, 4/29/13</ref><ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/04/study-shows-columbia-university-students-prefer-cheese-to-another-pleasurable-pastime "Study Shows Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Another Pleasurable Pastime"], Complex, 4/28/13</ref><ref>[http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-05-01/the-debate-i-never-knew-id-have-oral-sex-vs-cheese/ "The Debate I Never Knew I'd Have: Oral Sex vs Cheese"], The Frisky, 5/1/13</ref><ref>[http://www.culturecheesemag.com/news/would-you-rather-give-up-oral-sex-or-cheese "Would You Rather Give Up Oral Sex or Cheese? (NSFW)", Culture Cheese Magazine, 5/7/13</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom/ All senior wisdoms]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2013/ Wisdom from the class of 2013]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2012/ Wisdom from the class of 2012]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2011/ Wisdom from the class of 2011]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2010/ Wisdom from the class of 2010]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2009/ Wisdom from the class of 2009]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2008/ Wisdom from the class of 2008]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2007/ Wisdom from the class of 2007]
:*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2006/ Wisdom from the class of 2006]
*[http://bwog.com/tag/staff-wisdom/ Staff wisdoms] from members of [[Bwog]] and [[The Blue and White]]

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−	'''Senior Wisdom''' is [[Bwog]]'s version of the [[w:Proust Questionnaire\|Proust Questionnaire]]. Every year, Columbia students are invited to nominate seniors to fill out the senior wisdom survey. Most years, between 100 and 150 seniors are nominated (many multiple times). The Bwog editors then choose a few dozen of the nominated seniors and email them that year's senior wisdom questions. During the last few weeks of the semester (and often, into the first few weeks of summer), the [~~completed senior wisdoms~~ http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom/] are posted on Bwog. The tradition began in Spring 2006, soon after Bwog was born.	+	'''Senior Wisdom''' is [[Bwog]]'s version of the [[w:Proust Questionnaire\|Proust Questionnaire]]. Every year, Columbia students are invited to nominate seniors to fill out the senior wisdom survey. Most years, between 100 and 150 seniors are nominated (many multiple times). The Bwog editors then choose a few dozen of the nominated seniors and email them that year's senior wisdom questions. During the last few weeks of the semester (and often, into the first few weeks of summer), the [http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom/ completed senior wisdoms] are posted on [[Bwog]]. The tradition began in Spring 2006, soon after Bwog was born.

	==Questions==		==Questions==

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-'''Senior Wisdom''' is [[Bwog]]'s version of the [[w:Proust Questionnaire|Proust Questionnaire]]. Every year, Columbia students are invited to nominate seniors to fill out the senior wisdom survey. Most years, between 100 and 150 seniors are nominated (many multiple times). The Bwog editors then choose a few dozen of the nominated seniors and email them that year's senior wisdom questions. During the last few weeks of the semester (and often, into the first few weeks of summer), the completed senior wisdoms are posted on Bwog. The tradition began in Spring 2006, soon after Bwog was born.
+'''Senior Wisdom''' is [[Bwog]]'s version of the [[w:Proust Questionnaire|Proust Questionnaire]]. Every year, Columbia students are invited to nominate seniors to fill out the senior wisdom survey. Most years, between 100 and 150 seniors are nominated (many multiple times). The Bwog editors then choose a few dozen of the nominated seniors and email them that year's senior wisdom questions. During the last few weeks of the semester (and often, into the first few weeks of summer), the [completed senior wisdoms http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom/] are posted on Bwog. The tradition began in Spring 2006, soon after Bwog was born.
 ==Questions==
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 ==Actual Wisdom==
-In Fall 2011, Bwog decided to begin surveying professors in addition to seniors. These are posted during the end of the Fall finals season, to complement the senior wisdoms posted during the Spring finals season. The questions for actual wisdoms are slightly different than those for senior wisdoms. Bwog initially worried that professors would balk at answering the infamous "oral sex or cheese" question, so they allowed them to instead answer whether they would rather give up cheese or tenure. Surprisingly, almost all of the professors choose to answer the original "oral sex or cheese" question.
+In Fall 2011, Bwog decided to begin surveying professors in addition to seniors. These [http://bwog.com/tag/actual-wisdom/ actual wisdoms] are posted during the end of the Fall finals season, to complement the senior wisdoms posted during the Spring finals season. The questions for actual wisdoms are slightly different than those for senior wisdoms. Bwog initially worried that professors would balk at answering the infamous "oral sex or cheese" question, so they allowed them to instead answer whether they would rather give up cheese or tenure. Surprisingly, almost all of the professors choose to answer the original "oral sex or cheese" question.
 These are the actual wisdom questions:
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 :*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2007/ Wisdom from the class of 2007]
 :*[http://bwog.com/tag/senior-wisdom-2006/ Wisdom from the class of 2006]
 *[http://bwog.com/tag/staff-wisdom/ Staff wisdoms] from members of [[Bwog]] and [[The Blue and White]]

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 The most infamous question is definitely "Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?" Most seniors try to give witty or pun-filled answers to this question, rather than answering straightforwardly.
-Perhaps not realizing this, one senior (known only by his pseudonym, Fromage ’13) attempted a statistical analysis of the answers to this question in Spring 2013.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/04/24/oral-sex-or-cheese-the-truth-revealed/ "Oral Sex or Cheese? The Truth Revealed"], [[Bwog]], 4/24/13</ref> His study, which concluded that Columbia students—especially Columbia women—prefer cheese to oral sex, received some sensationalist media coverage.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/05/05/our-preference-for-cheese-over-oral-sex-is-still-making-news/ "Our Preference for Cheese Over Oral Sex Is Still Making News"], [[Bwog]], 5/5/13</ref><ref>[http://gothamist.com/2013/04/27/an_inordinate_amount_of_columbia_st.php "An Inordinate Number of Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], [[Gothamist]], 4/27/13</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/columbia-cheese-oral-sex_n_3180140.html "Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Huffington Post, 4/29/13</ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/04/study-shows-columbia-university-students-prefer-cheese-to-another-pleasurable-pastime "Study Shows Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Another Pleasurable Pastime"], Complex, 4/28/13</ref><ref>[http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-05-01/the-debate-i-never-knew-id-have-oral-sex-vs-cheese/ "The Debate I Never Knew I'd Have: Oral Sex vs Cheese"], The Frisky, 5/1/13</ref><ref>[http://www.culturecheesemag.com/news/would-you-rather-give-up-oral-sex-or-cheese "Would You Rather Give Up Oral Sex or Cheese? (NSFW)"], Culture Cheese Magazine, 5/7/13</ref>
+Perhaps not realizing this, one senior (known only by his pseudonym, Fromage ’13) attempted a statistical analysis of the answers to this question in Spring 2013.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/04/24/oral-sex-or-cheese-the-truth-revealed/ "Oral Sex or Cheese? The Truth Revealed"], [[Bwog]], 4/24/13</ref> [http://bwog.com/2013/04/24/oral-sex-or-cheese-the-truth-revealed/ His study], which concluded that Columbia students—especially Columbia women—prefer cheese to oral sex, received some sensationalist media coverage.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/05/05/our-preference-for-cheese-over-oral-sex-is-still-making-news/ "Our Preference for Cheese Over Oral Sex Is Still Making News"], [[Bwog]], 5/5/13</ref><ref>[http://gothamist.com/2013/04/27/an_inordinate_amount_of_columbia_st.php "An Inordinate Number of Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], [[Gothamist]], 4/27/13</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/columbia-cheese-oral-sex_n_3180140.html "Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Huffington Post, 4/29/13</ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/04/study-shows-columbia-university-students-prefer-cheese-to-another-pleasurable-pastime "Study Shows Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Another Pleasurable Pastime"], Complex, 4/28/13</ref><ref>[http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-05-01/the-debate-i-never-knew-id-have-oral-sex-vs-cheese/ "The Debate I Never Knew I'd Have: Oral Sex vs Cheese"], The Frisky, 5/1/13</ref><ref>[http://www.culturecheesemag.com/news/would-you-rather-give-up-oral-sex-or-cheese "Would You Rather Give Up Oral Sex or Cheese? (NSFW)"], Culture Cheese Magazine, 5/7/13</ref>
 ==References==

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 The most infamous question is definitely "Would you rather give up oral sex or cheese?" Most seniors try to give witty or pun-filled answers to this question, rather than answering straightforwardly.
-Perhaps not realizing this, one senior (known only by his pseudonym, Fromage ’13) attempted a statistical analysis of the answers to this question in Spring 2013.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/04/24/oral-sex-or-cheese-the-truth-revealed/ "Oral Sex or Cheese? The Truth Revealed"], [[Bwog]], 4/24/13</ref> His study, which concluded that Columbia students—especially Columbia women—prefer cheese to oral sex, received some sensationalist media coverage.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/05/05/our-preference-for-cheese-over-oral-sex-is-still-making-news/ "Our Preference for Cheese Over Oral Sex Is Still Making News"], [[Bwog]], 5/5/13</ref><ref>[http://gothamist.com/2013/04/27/an_inordinate_amount_of_columbia_st.php "An Inordinate Number of Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Gothamist, 4/27/13</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/columbia-cheese-oral-sex_n_3180140.html "Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Huffington Post, 4/29/13</ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/04/study-shows-columbia-university-students-prefer-cheese-to-another-pleasurable-pastime "Study Shows Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Another Pleasurable Pastime"], Complex, 4/28/13</ref><ref>[http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-05-01/the-debate-i-never-knew-id-have-oral-sex-vs-cheese/ "The Debate I Never Knew I'd Have: Oral Sex vs Cheese"], The Frisky, 5/1/13</ref><ref>[http://www.culturecheesemag.com/news/would-you-rather-give-up-oral-sex-or-cheese "Would You Rather Give Up Oral Sex or Cheese? (NSFW)"], Culture Cheese Magazine, 5/7/13</ref>
+Perhaps not realizing this, one senior (known only by his pseudonym, Fromage ’13) attempted a statistical analysis of the answers to this question in Spring 2013.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/04/24/oral-sex-or-cheese-the-truth-revealed/ "Oral Sex or Cheese? The Truth Revealed"], [[Bwog]], 4/24/13</ref> His study, which concluded that Columbia students—especially Columbia women—prefer cheese to oral sex, received some sensationalist media coverage.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/05/05/our-preference-for-cheese-over-oral-sex-is-still-making-news/ "Our Preference for Cheese Over Oral Sex Is Still Making News"], [[Bwog]], 5/5/13</ref><ref>[http://gothamist.com/2013/04/27/an_inordinate_amount_of_columbia_st.php "An Inordinate Number of Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], [[Gothamist]], 4/27/13</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/columbia-cheese-oral-sex_n_3180140.html "Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Oral Sex"], Huffington Post, 4/29/13</ref><ref>[http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/04/study-shows-columbia-university-students-prefer-cheese-to-another-pleasurable-pastime "Study Shows Columbia Students Prefer Cheese to Another Pleasurable Pastime"], Complex, 4/28/13</ref><ref>[http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-05-01/the-debate-i-never-knew-id-have-oral-sex-vs-cheese/ "The Debate I Never Knew I'd Have: Oral Sex vs Cheese"], The Frisky, 5/1/13</ref><ref>[http://www.culturecheesemag.com/news/would-you-rather-give-up-oral-sex-or-cheese "Would You Rather Give Up Oral Sex or Cheese? (NSFW)"], Culture Cheese Magazine, 5/7/13</ref>
 ==References==