it's that time of year that

the folks at beloit college in wisconsin have released their annual list that takes us all into the mindset of this year's incoming college freshmen, meaning they were born in 1993. incoming college freshmen, meaning they were born in 1993. which for a lot of us pretty much feels like late yesterday afternoon. nbc's kevin tibbles has more on how we grizled veterans of amer to the class of 2015. >> reporter: note to professors, you may think you're tuned in to your students but they're often not speaking the same language. >> it's a whole new bucket of information they're dealing with and a lot more of it. >> reporter: and the annual beloit college mindset list hopes to bridge that gap. when you say amazon, they don't think river, but online retailer. while he may have been your president, lbj now stand for "lebron james" except in 'cleveland where his name is m.u.d. famous truant ferris bueller and

girlfriend sloan peterson are old enough to be their parents. whitney houston has always, always loved you, not me, but you. >> whitney houston is going to be known as "whitney who?" >> reporter: and arnold palmer to these kids isn't an iconic golf champ but a refreshing beverage. and some striking societal changes, too. there's always been at least two women on the supreme court and freshmen have never known a russia that has an official communist party. how quickly times they are a changing. >> i think by the time lady gaga started showing up on classic rock radio she'll probably be on the list. >> reporter: no matter what professors throw at student this 'year, this year, forrest gump is all around to remind them -- >> life is like a box of chocolates. >> reporter: so run, students, run. the world is your oyster and you can find it on your iphone. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> as richard engel showed us tonight.

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