A class for preparing you for sophomore review.

FA‘25 sophomore review

Sophomore review deliverables

Schedule

Phase I. Self

Deliverable: personal statement presentation

Example: personal statement

Based on strengths and values, students craft a concise personal statement that will serve as a north star in their sophomore review deliverables.

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Phase II. Story

Students begin to craft written narratives for at last one piece they intend to show at sophomore review. Students get a taste for crafting narratives to present design projects to be shown at review.

Deliverable: storytelling presentation

Template: portfolio piece

I’m Cat, a designer re-imagining data visualization for the ecological, queer, and embodied.

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Phase III. Presentation polish + celebrate

Students will present a draft of their pitch deck.

Students focus on polishing deliverables and artifacts for presentation at sophomore review. Students finalize the projects they intend to show at the review, polish deliverables and conduct a dry run.

Deliverable: pitch deck

🗣 Example pitch deck