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As a Baruch Scholar, I receive many benefits including free tuition. As a result, I feel obliged and I want to give back to my community.  Being a Baruch scholar, I understand what it means to receive help and how important and influential it is. This is why I think community service is the best way to show my appreciation for the help that I am receiving

My group has chosen to volunteer at New York Cares. This is an organization that directly helps people in New York City.  I have been a part of this city for the majority of my life and I know the struggles that many people have to go through.  This is an organization that will directly allow me and my group members to contribute. I hope that these contributions will have a positive affect and I hope to help out as much as I can in the time that I spend volunteering. Being a volunteer, is a big responsibility and I want to handle this as best as I can. In addition, I really want to learn about myself and the cause that I will be contributing to. As a Baruch Scholar, I think this program is essential to understanding how our community will function if we were to help out others.

I think the reason why I shut out sound and spend most of my time in my own world is due to all the noise in which I grew up in.  I love New York City. However, I think it’s too much for a person, especially a child. Everyone at a certain point starts to seclude him or herself from this environment, and tries to find peace. This affects everything from health to relationships. I spent high school speed walking my way through crowds at seven in the morning.  I remember how fast my heart was beating, and how hard it was to relax. I have always been walking everywhere alone, taking the train alone, and flying alone.  My dad has gone on a business trip for a month. Therefore, I’m not too scared for this semester because no one has really ever held my hand anyway.  I’m excited to meet people and experience a new environment.  I only hoping to adjust to the elevator and escalator situation. Escalators scare me for an inexplicable reason.

As for my beliefs, I don’t really have any set in stone. I value honesty and acceptance. I gravitate towards people who are confident enough to be open about their feelings. That’s probably because I’m not able to always do that.

One last thing I want to add is that I am concerned with getting home at five. I find myself exhausted by then and I can’t focus as well as I would like to.