finalist vs freshman

finalist

noun
  • A university student in their final year of study. 

  • A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study). 

  • Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition. 

freshman

noun
  • A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US and Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body. 

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