The Community Service Project is a new experience for me to go through an actual process of finding organizations and seeing if they are okay. Previously, I would just be able to volunteer anywhere. Now, I have asked for help from Mr. Medina and Sam. Throughout freshman seminar, they have always been training us for our final presentation at the end of the semester, even if we did not know it. Through Mr. Medina’s tips on presenting and Sam’s extra look at our powerpoints, we have polished our skills, and now, we can transfer them to other classes.
Freshman seminar has also opened the door to STARR, SEEK, Tutoring, the Writing Center, and various others. I have been to STARR other than when I had gone with the class. I have not yet joined a student club, but I plan to join one next semester, because I am confident that I have now developed the skills, such as time management, that will help me balance schoolwork with another activity.
I have always done community service, even through high school, and I enjoy doing it. Going to school in New York offers me another opportunity to further my horizons and volunteer out of New Jersey. Freshman seminar has shown me that even though New York City is one of the top cities in the United States, there is always room for improvement, and I can make that difference.
In the next three years, I should be a fourth-year student at Baruch studying for a declared major. I am hopefully very involved in my school and have an internship that will likely offer me job opportunities in the future.
