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Sophomore class artwork, from East Texas State Normal College's 1920 Locust yearbook. In the United States, a sophomore (/ ˈ s ɑː f m ɔːr / or / ˈ s ɒ f ə m ɔːr /) [1] [2] is a person in the second year at an educational institution; usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions.
Redshirt, in United States college athletics, is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility.Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the four years of academic classes typically required to earn a bachelor's degree at an American college or university.
A sophomore in American English is a student in the second year of study at high school or college. Sophomore or Sophomores may also refer to: "Sophomore" (song), a song by Ciara from her self-titled 2013 album; Fleetwings BT-12 Sophomore, a 1940s American trainer airplane; The Sophomore, a 1929 American comedy film directed by Leo McCarey
Thirty years after its short but memorable run on ABC, it is widely regarded as a miraculous one-season wonder that captures the era's competing strains of irony and earnestness.
"Freshman" and "sophomore" are sometimes used figuratively, almost exclusively in the United States, to refer to a first or second effort ("the singer's sophomore album"), or to a politician's first or second term in office ("freshman senator") or an athlete's first or second year on a professional sports team.
C.J. Stroud has had a sophomore slump but has a bright future. Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson, a pair of top-five picks last year, have improved after briefly being benched. Brock Purdy has ...
The sophomore was a four-star Rivals.com recruit and the No. 2 quarterback in his class coming out of high school. Stockton is expected to get the start against the Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl.
In the United Kingdom, the "sophomore slump" is more commonly referred to as "second year blues", particularly when describing university students. In Australia, it is known as "second year syndrome", and is particularly common when referring to professional athletes who have a mediocre second season following a stellar debut. [4]