STEP stands for “second year transformational experience” and is designed for sophomore’s at Ohio State. I joined for the promise of up to $2,000 in grant money, funded by the university. Many people use this as a chance to study abroad, work an internship, get a certification, or do Buck-I-Serve. However, I found that STEP is worth much more than the money as I met great people in my cohort. Cohorts are led by a faculty member, which is a nice reminder that teachers are people too. In this casual setting we did fun events like going out to eat, hiking, and gallery hop. Humanities Scholars have their own cohort too if you’d like to stay with people within our program.