Last year if someone would have asked me where I saw myself in a year, I would have never had said Baruch College, or even college at all. I have always wanted to go to the Army (and still do), but because of my parents’ wishes for me to at least try college first, I ended up in Baruch. Thanks to them, I have met great professors and advisors, like Dr. Locke (who sparked my interest in psychology) and Mr. Medina, an amazing mentor, and (hopefully) lifelong friends (I can now say that my squad is everyone else’s “squad goals”).
In the span of 3 or so months, I created a bond with people stronger than I have with friends that I have known for years. One such bond was with Nadia, who showed me (and is continuing to show me) a whole new level of friendship that I have never been exposed to before.
While I chase my dream of joining the military, my college career will continue. I joined TEAM Baruch where I can hopefully learn much more things than a textbook can teach. I hope to join other clubs that interest me throughout my time in Baruch.
Even though Baruch is a commuter school and I told myself that if I were to ever go to college, I would be dorming on a big campus, the Baruch Scholars program really helped in getting me used to coming to school everyday. Waking up super early for a class was only bearable because it was psychology with Dr. Locke and the rest of the Baruch Scholars who I came to love over the course of this semester.
Nadia (in the Perspective of Jay)’s Story:
Time for an anecdote! A few weeks ago, in psychology, Dr. Locke asked us what our motivation was for coming to school. Breaking the silence of the classroom, I courageously raised my hand and said that the people in the room were my motivation for coming to school. With my face turning into the color of a grilled tomato and the embarrassing “awww Jayyyyy”, Dr. Locke exclaimed that it was a cute motivation to have and I regretted my comment the moment I said it. Now where was I going with this? Oh right, the Baruch Scholars program and coming to school. This school sucks but at least the people are nice. #SQUADDDDDD Shoutout to my homies who spend the long 4-hour breaks with me. Hope our friendship isn’t seasonal. (Nadia wrote this by the way)