Baruch Scholars are given many perks like free school, a team of faculty advisors, a free computer, money for study abroad and school related expenses, and even the chance to apply for classes earlier than everyone else. The Baruch community invests so much money and effort into us, it is only right we give back.
As Baruch Scholars, we are the representatives for Baruch. Macaulay Scholars have their dual identities as both Baruch students and Macaulay students, but we are the students of Baruch alone. This way, we are the products of Baruch’s efforts and are the best representation for Baruch’s ideals. We must serve as role models to others, we must be good students, but since we get so much from the community, we must also contribute to the community.
Baruch pushes us to do this by encouraging community service. We must all perform 8 hours of community service in our Freshman year and 15 hours each year from our sophomore years on. We are allowed to pick things we feel connected to and are interested in to volunteer for. My group decided to work with the American Cancer Society because one of our members knows what its like to have a family member with cancer. I too know what its like. My aunt died of cancer when I was younger, and her family hasn’t been the same since.
By giving us all this chance for free school and all these perks, we are almost all promised a better life in the future. We also must help others in order to improve their lives, much like being a scholar improved ours.
