Journal #2

As a freshman in Baruch College, I believe that the most important role for me is the role of the student. I’m relatively new to the college experience (though some would argue that it is not the true experience due to the lack of nearby dorms) and feel that for the first semester, my primary goal would be to soak up as much information as possible in order to adapt to the college itself. After all, we attend college to obtain a degree in order to obtain a successful job and build a career. In order to get that degree, we must first learn all that our professors teach us.

Though I believe that learning is extremely important in all four years of college, community service is also extremely important. Since I am in the honors college, I am going to college for free. A lot of my friends do not have this luxury. I am very fortunate to have been accepted to this program from which I graduate debt free, contrary to many of my friends who will have student loans to pay off. Due to all of this, I feel as though I should give something back.

In order to graduate high school, I had a minimum requirement of 50 hours of community service to be completed throughout my four years of high school. Instead of just doing the 50 hours, I completed around 12o hours during the summers of my freshman and sophomore years. In addition to that, I volunteered at a tutoring company and tutored children of all ages in mathematics ever since my freshman year of high school. I am not a stranger to community service and the effects that it has on our community. in fact, I am strong proponent of it and will be glad to continue to volunteer throughout my college career.