Author Archives: Kathryn Mercado

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.

Baruch scholars are leaders in the community. I was awarded with free tuition and many other perks. In return, I know that I should invest my extra time in helping develop the school and my other peers. Not everyone else in the world has the opportunity that I have, and I know that I should be using this to my advantage to not only help myself, but to help others, as well.

Baruch is the hub of opportunity. There are many clubs, organizations, and various other outlets that I can join that would help develop the school and enrich the students within it. As a Baruch Scholar, I should grab the bull by the horns and tackle these extracurriculars. Even though people go to college for an education, college is much more than that. By diving into this community, I set an example to other students to get involved, enrich their experience, and help each other.

Baruch Scholars are required to volunteer in community service. I am one of the lucky ones, who is able to attend college for free, so I should be using my gift and spreading it to others, but not just to the other students at Baruch, but to the people who are within the society that Baruch is surrounded by. My goal is to become a school leader, but I know that it should not stop there. The Honors Program requires a minimum number of hours of service this year. The program is our starting point to help us dive into the community, but the point is to exceed expectations and to do extra work to help others, voluntarily.

I was four years old when my sister was born on April 13, 1993. I had always wanted a sister. I, later, found out that my parents planned to space us about 4 or 5 years apart, but that did not stop us from being the closest sisters ever. She is part of the reason I stayed close to home for college. I could not bear to be without her.

My sister has become my inspiration, which is ironic, because, usually, the younger sibling looks up to the older sibling, which is still true. I know that my sister is always watching me, so I strive to be a good role model. In high school, I was Vice President of the National Honors Society, on the Executive Board for Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and in many other activities that looked good on my college application, helped my school, I enjoyed, and, most importantly, it caused my sister to be more involved in her school, in her National Junior Honors Society, for example.

Now, as a college student, I hope to continue to be a role model and lead my sister in the right direction, but, also, find myself in the process. Unlike my sister, I do not know what major or career I want to pick. I was hoping that this first semester could open my eyes to the opportunities that this college has to offer. Taking some of these courses could hopefully give me a taste of what I would want to feast on for the rest of my life.

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