Hitting Sophomore Year | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

Hitting Sophomore Year

Everyone hypes up the first year, but what about the second?

4
Hitting Sophomore Year
Pexels

I love my school, and I love my fellow students almost as much. But now that we have freshman year behind us and the basic college essentials under our belt, what is there left to learn? What is there to do? While it's a great relief not to have to freak out about how to navigate the various aspects of college (creating a study groove, finding a social circle, etc.), there's a slight twinge of longing for the fresh-faced adventure of college rather than a return to the lifestyle we know. With all that in mind, sophomore year of school will be a brand new experience that is remarkably far from dull.

In my opinion, entering our sophomore year is less of a big deal than entering freshman year. We know our campus, we know our friends, we've established some sort of social standing, and some of us have figured out our majors and fields of study. With all these decisions made, it's easier to go into the year. The hardest part is lugging all our stuff to our new living spaces, and making sure we continually study and stay organized. It's also nice knowing we already have a taste of being independent so it's less likely we'll overdose on that kind of freedom. In fact, we might learn even more responsibility and have less of a craving for the raw, unabashed feeling of losing control that grips us so intensely our first year.

In terms of being social, we don't have to learn as much if we're staying at the same school as before. Having our own constructed family of friends is incredible, and it's a relief to know where we stand in our studies and various social activities. But we also need to be willing to help new younger students. Just because we're not going to be freshman again doesn't mean we can neglect the ones who are right now. I know that sounds super clichéd, but it's a truth of life. Newcomers will be nervous coming in. and if you want to, you could sit near them or knock on their door if you live in a freshman dorm.

I can't wait to start my sophomore year with the greatest people I know! I'm looking forward to some grueling coursework, nights spent binge-watching Netflix and eating ice cream with my amazing flatmates, and enjoying the experience of being a young adult away from home. My nursing major friends and I are greatly anticipating applying for nursing school, and we can't wait to see everyone again! In addition to that, we older students are so excited to have all the new kids coming in and hope your college experience goes as well as ours has!

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Health and Wellness

5 Ways To Bring Positivity Into Your Life When All You Want To Do Is Drown In Self-Pity

It seems like life has been serving up more bad than good and in all honesty, the only thing you want to do is crawl under your covers and hide from the rest of the world.

774
5 Ways To Bring Positivity Into Your Life When All You Want To Do Is Drown In Self-Pity
Photo by Kinga Howard on Unsplash

The first two weeks of classes have come to an end and they have been anything BUT easy. It seems like life has been serving up more bad than good and in all honesty, the only thing you want to do is crawl under your covers and hide from the rest of the world.

Although this seems like the best solution, it is also the easy way out. Take it from the girl who took basically a whole week off from her life because she just could not handle everything that was being thrown at her. This caused her to feel extremely lonely and even more stressed out for being behind in classes that JUST began.

Keep Reading...Show less
friends

1. Thank you for being my person.

2. Thank you for knowing me better than I know myself sometimes.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

11 Things We Learned From Brooke Davis

"What's more important? What we become or how we become it?"

405
Brooke Davis

"She was fiercely independent, Brooke Davis. Brilliant, and beautiful, and brave. In two years she had grown more than anyone I had ever known. Brooke Davis is going to change the world someday, and I'm not sure she even knows it." - Lucas Scott, An Unkindness of Ravens

Brooke Davis of the hit show One Tree Hill was the it girl - she had it all, or so we thought. She started out as a stuck-up, shallow, spoiled, head cheerleader who didn't have her life together. She slept around a lot and loved to party - sounds like your typical high school teenager right? Wrong. B. Davis had so much more to offer. Caring, loyal, and outspoken, she has taught us some valuable lessons throughout the 9 seasons that OTH was on the air:

Keep Reading...Show less
Honorary Roommate
Rachel Zadeits

For some of us, coming to college was the first time we ever had to share a room. It was a big change, but a fun one. As you meet more and more people over the course of your college career, it seems to be a pattern that you will at some point have that one friend that doesn't live with you, but acts like they do. We call those people, "Honorary Roommates" and here are 11 signs you have one in your life.

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

10 Reasons Why It's Awesome When Your Best Friend Gets New Friends

She may not be with you 24/7 but it's all good because you're soul sisters.

2277
super friends
Gabi Morales

We all have a person, and when that person makes some new friends, we tend to forget all the great things that can come out of it. Never forget how special they are to you and why you are best friends.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments