Shoot for the moon, and you’ll land among the stars.

My participation in the Community Service Project has enabled me to understand the vast amount of resources Baruch has, such as the STARR Career Development Center, which I plan to visit in the near future to secure a summer internship. Baruch has more resources (clubs, centers, offices, and individual faculty) than anyone can count, so I really do feel like I’m privileged and well cared for, in every sense. On that note, I think it’s important to mention that it isn’t only the centers and clubs that help students, but the individuals. Professors will go to great lengths to make sure a student achieves what he/she sets out do to, and all you need to do is ask for help, which I find remarkable in a school as large as Baruch. Growing up, I was always taught as a part of my culture to strive for success and value the pursuit of knowledge. Although I’ve only joined a few clubs (Dollars & Sense, The Ticker, and Israel Club), I know that this low involvement is temporary– I plan to become more involved in student life after I become acclimated to college life. Although right now, I haven’t actually performed my community service requirements at Baruch, I have done community service in the past, and I can’t wait to do more service, as I enjoy it immensly (so, you see, I’m doing this for purely selfish reasons). In the next three years I see myself… I’m not sure. Living in Italy during my semester abroad? On an African safari? (That one isn’t too likely). Right here at Baruch? It’s really hard to tell. I think the only thing I can do in respect to the future is plan ahead and hope that my goals be achieved, and maybe somewhere along the line, even if I don’t reach the moon, I’ll land among the stars.