Sophomore year is a crucial year to the college experience. Here are 5 quick things that I learned.
1. Start thinking about the summer early!
Whether you want to vacation, work, or intern, it is important to know this early in the year so that you have lots of time to prepare. Getting together resumes and cover letters for applications is time consuming, so the best option is to start early. You will thank yourself later.
2. College goes fast
Handing in my last final, all I could think about was how fast a whole year went. I knew going in that everyone told me time would fly by, but honestly, I never really listened. Sophomore year is one that is definitely busy, but so important to both learning and growing as an individual.
3. Make memories
Freshman year is a big adjustment and it takes the whole year to really figure out how to study and hang out with your friends, while balancing all extra clubs and activities. After nailing this down, sophomore year can be the time to do anything and everything. While there are some nights you have to spend in the library, there are also even better nights when you can just be with your best friends. Those are the nights you will remember in the end.
4. Your grade doesn’t define you as a person
There are a lot of hard classes out there, and while I believe that the hard professors are many times more beneficial than the easy ones, getting bad grades can be really hard. But in the end, it is important to look at how much you can take away from the class and get better because of. After all, that one little grade is not going to effect your whole life.
5. Happiness > all else
There is nothing more important that being happy. Obviously, there will be some hard times throughout the year, but I stress doing what you want to do. Whether it is joining a club, taking a class that interests you, or spending time with new people, DO IT. There should be no regrets about how you treated yourself in college. Overall, focus on the things you love, but never forget the special people at home who support you and got you to where you are today.