While studying under the Honors Program, there are mandates as to what the students have to accomplish; this includes: a GPA of 3.5 or higher, 53 hours of community service, and participation within cultural events each semester. This seems incomparable to what we are provided as scholars and that we should continue our services to our communities regardless of our academic scholarship.
As a student of the Honors Program of Baruch, I believe that it is necessary to give back to the community through my services as a scholar. The community is a large contributing factor to whom I am today; it has influenced me to no end, ranging from the connections I have made with other people to the various life experiences I have had. It satisfies me to be able to give back to my community as recompense for what I have taken from it.
As a scholar, I believe that academics are not everything, rather, personal growth is needed as well. Through my engagement within community service and cultural events, I feel that it allows for a strengthening of my relationships with my peers and other members of the community and for the development of my own self image as a scholar.
The Honors Program at Baruch allows me to do all of these things and even more. I feel that through this program, I will be able to grow more as an individual, as well as being a part of the larger community and that these factors will contribute to making a better me and a better community.
