It feels like the first day of the class was yesterday, but it is already November, and soon I will be taking my first final exams. Beginning of the first semester was hectic. We had to study, and at the same time get use to this college experience. However, as the semester comes to an end, I feel somewhat more comfortable now. Through out my hectic first semester, I have learned that it is critical for myself to find right resources and seek help when I need to. Furthermore, I also learned that as a privileged honors student, I have many resources around us unlike other students.
Among many resources, currently, I was only able to try a few of them such as: student clubs, peers, and my peer-mentor. My section’s Baruch scholars are diligent workers. They prepare their assignments ahead of time, and well manage their time to study for the test. Their diligent working habits worked as a good motivation for me to work hard.
Next, my peer-mentor, John, helped me a lot to adjust to the new experience. Because I have same class, PHI 1600, with John, I was able to ask a lot of questions. Without John, I would probably had to find the solutions harder way. John’s advices from his experiences really helped me out to get use to college life. Furthermore, I was able to join Model United Nation. I recently attended first meetings, and plan to devote my time to get to know everyone and be active.
This friendly environment that Baruch created for me has really helped me to realize how fortunate I am. I am looking forward to the volunteer activity because it will create opportunities for me to give back to the community. Additionally, I want to find more of the resources that will help me through out my college year to become more prepared individual, who can give fully back to the community.