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Especially for Sophomores

Welcome to the Sophomore Year!

Ahead is an amazing journey of growth, connection, challenge and celebration that will be unique for every one of you. Sophomore year is the most variable, as students search for their rightful place within the academic and social fabric of college. There's also that "Responsible for yourself thing" which may hold a few surprises, but the only way out is through.

Ready? Set? Grow!

  • What should I try to accomplish in my sophomore year?
  • Identify your strengths
  • Connect and reconnect: Fighting sophomore drift
  • Why declaring a major can be a 'major' pain: The sophomore crunch
  • Looking ahead to the Junior year — Full speed ahead!
  • Real Stories from Real Students: My sophomore year (coming winter term)

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term '09, students toured cultural sites in Peru, studied alternative energy in Sweden, analyzed theatre and dance in London, and examined Native American culture at the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota.

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Student Profile

Jason Latz

Jason Latz
Graduation: 2008
Major: Education
From: Elsie, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Habitat for Humanity

Spring Term courses offer students opportunities to break out of the “Alma Bubble.” Off-campus study, especially in a foreign country, shows you how you relate to the rest of the world and how the rest of the world views American people, politics and policies. You can then integrate your real world experiences into your academic programs and your future career.

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