How Millenial Are You?



Take this quiz to find out!

 



 The Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y, is the demographic category following Generation X. Millennials are generally born during the early 1980s to the early 2000s.


Three millenial students, Patricia Rivera, Cody Cao, and
 Sarah Canete hang out together in Parks Student Union.



While being labeled as lazy, entitled, and narcissistic, some people  think millennials are just being optimistic, confident, and able to adapt to changes in the technological world quickly.

If you are a teen or around 20 something years old, chances are you belong to the millennial family. However, age is not the only factor that determines whether you are a millennial or not, your attitude and habits play a role as well. Finish the following 15 questions and find out how millennial you actually are!
 

The Quiz:
Keep track of how many you think are true for you and then calculate how much of a millennial you are at the end.

1. True or False: You know what “YOLO,” “totes,” and “cray” mean and you have used them so many times that you are already sick of them.


2. True or False: You make several visits a day to the social network site you use most often and sometimes not even notice that you are doing it.

3. True or False: You have over hundreds and even thousands Facebook friends but in fact you don’t know half of them in person.

4. True or False: You have posted more than one video of yourself online, or you have your own video channel on YouTube.

5. True or False: You have at least one tattoo and you voted for Barack Obama instead of John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.

6. True or False: You have texted while you are driving and you think you have managed to do both very nicely.

7. True or False: You think you might have Phantom Vibration Syndrome. (You feel your phone ringing or buzzing away in your pocket, but when in fact you have no calls or texts.)

8. True or False: You check your phone right away once you have got a text message even though you are in a middle of something (such as in class or during a meeting), because you can’t stand ignoring your phone.

9. True or False: You have received or sent more than 15 text messages in the past 24 hours.

10. True or False: You exercise almost everyday. In fact, you have just got some kind of vigorous exercise, such as jogging, biking or working out at a gym, in the past 24 hours.

11. True or False: You think having a successful marriage and being a good parent are more important than having fame and fortune in lives.

12. True or False: You think you currently have enough money. Even though if you don’t, you believe that you will eventually meet your long-term financial goals.

13. True or False: You think you are more upbeat about the state of the nation than people you know that are older than you.

14. True or False: You cant sleep without placing your cell phone on or right next to your bed.

15. True or False: You love lists and you will read anything that starts with “Top 10.”


Results:

0 – 5 True: You probably wonder what exactly is millennial….

Your habits show that it doesn’t seem like you are a typical millennial. Some people migt called you so called “rookie” millennial, maybe you have some of these habits just because other people are doing it as well.

6 – 10 True: You are pretty familiar with millennial’s lifestyle.

Your habits tell you that the faces of the changing technological world are gradually changing your lifestyle as well. With these influences they have brought to your habits, it seems like it is very likely for you to become part the millennial family.


11 -15 True: You are a hardcore millennial!

Your habits show that you are a truly typical millennial, or some people call it the “me me me” generation. Your have a tendency to be confident, self-expressive, upbeat and open to change. You are so used to the environment packed with technology that sometimes you don’t even notice they are taking a big part of your life.

Story by Sapphire Chan