Where have I been? Where am I going? These two questions encompass what I have achieved up until this point and what I hope to achieve both during my college career and my professional career.
Before I began my college career at Baruch College, I was an avid volunteer both in school and in my community. Whether I was helping with a bake sale or bringing in an item for a solider relief package, I was always lending a helping hand. I was a member of both honor societies in my school, Brooklyn Technical HS, which made it incredibly easy to volunteer all around New York City. I have volunteered all over, from soup kitchens to parks and I have enjoyed every moment of it, even if I did clean the park in the rain. I have always been ready to help those in need and basically if I was not on the track or in the gym, I was lending a helping hand. So where have I been? I’ve been all over the city whether I was helping other people or competing in track meets.
Now that I have begun my career at Baruch College, I plan on helping other people both around campus and in this new community that surrounds the campus. I am currently in two clubs, an honor society and Baruch’s Women in Business, and I plan on participating in numerous community service activities both on and off campus.
Helping other people has positively shaped my beliefs because it makes me feel wonderful inside to know that I actually made a difference in a person’s life.
I expect to enjoy my entire college experience, whether it be for 4 yrs or 8 yrs, and I definitely plan to make the most of it. I also plan to make many new friends and have new experiences that I would laugh about 10 yrs from now. As far as the academics aspect of my college life goes, I plan on learning a plethora of valuable knowledge from my professors that I would be able to use both inside and outside the classroom. (This has already been the case with one of my classes where my awesome professor encourages us to think outside the box that our high school teachers put us in.) Overall, I plan on having an amazing time in college as I balance my academics, my athletics, and my social activities to make the most of this experience.
I have few concerns for college because my high school definitely prepared me for the amount of work I am responsible for in college. As far as my hopes go, I would love for my college experience to be the best it can be and that I am able to help others while enjoying COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!