Second Year: Brownies

During my second year, I lived off-campus. I had a year of being a college student under my belt and thus began my superiority complex. I suppose every second-year student feels this, starting from high school. The minute we weren't first years, they became our enemies, walking the streets complaining about how freshmen were walking slowly, taking forever in the dining hall lines, and acting rambunctious. In hindsight, I was a freshman only 3 months prior and most likely acted in the same manner. However, to give credit to myself and other sophomores, this is the year of the biggest change. We live off-campus, take harder classes, and are cementing who we are as well as our habits.

Ingredients:

½ cup of learning to cook, bake, and figuring out how to live in an apartment 

1 cup of figuring out how to take time for myself 

2 large cups of making purposeful plans with friends 

1 teaspoon of taking leadership positions in extracurriculars 

⅓ cup of exploring restaurants and cafes downtown and outside of campus

½ cup of locking in at Tate instead of libraries 

¼ teaspoon of a superiority complex

¼ teaspoon of finding my passions 

I chose brownies for two reasons: they are easy and customizable. Sophomore year was the biggest year of adjustment, as classes were getting harder, and living in apartments (as opposed to a dorm where you could always see your friends) made it a bit lonely at times. Brownies can be made either quickly without much thought with a box mix, or they can take an hour to make from scratch. The difference in effort and thought was what sophomores represented: the need to find a balance between a student and a young adult.