As a freshman you get to experience your first of everything. Your first time living away from your parents, your first time living with a roommate you may barely know, (and might not like), your first time making friends, or even eating at the dining center alone. Your freshman year is made up of a lot of firsts, Like your first time eating 5 Dollar pizza, in college nothing is better than cheap or free food. But it is also made up of a lot of mistakes, like wearing your lanyard around your neck, or having 8 a.m.'s everyday. Most importantly high school is irrelevant. In college no one cares how many times you went to state for a sport or how popular you were in high school because in college, no one is popular. You'll experience your first college classes, as well as making your first memories with what will be your lifelong friends, but nothing makes you want to come back and start your sophomore year like your freshman year summer.
By the time you become a sophomore you already have your main group of friends, know how to actually study for a final, and share a close bond with at least one bouncer. As a sophomore you are officially one year wiser. Its a perfect mix of not too young, and not too old. You know how everything works! You know that Sharky's is all in the past and everything/anything embarrassing that happened there stays in freshman year. Your sophomore year of college is the best because you can still have fun without repercussions because going out is still 100% fun. Your second year of college is the best because you're slowly maturing into adulthood and you still have plenty of room to grow and become the person you strive to be! You can make mistakes because you still have two/three years of potential left in yourself to make up for it. Sophomore year means you've mastered the art of awkward encounters with people and know how to avoid those situations on, and off campus. It means you can stay in on a Friday night with your best friends, but also go out on a Wednesday night without any judgement. Sophomore year is a fearless year for you to do what you want when you want.
All in all, enjoy your sophomore year. It only comes once, and there's so much to appreciate about it. Its a perfect balance of the present and future. No one will probably remember your freshman mistakes, because people don't focus on the past. Unless your friends give you a hard time about it. Enjoy your Thursday nights at Beck's and the infamous S-week. Go out on random days of the week just because you can. Making memories your first two years of college is crucial. There's always something to look back at and laugh on. Cheers to Sophomore year.
