Baruch Scholars 2012

Our group used Baruch library website to look for volunteer opportunities and found New York Cares.This is an organization that allows us to help NYC parks, schools and community. My participation in Community Service Project encouraged me to look more into broader sense of community. I have volunteered for Minkwon Center for Community Action, which is a community center that meets the concerns and needs of the Korean American Community through several program areas such as youth, community advocacy, and social services. This organization works mostly for Korean community; however, New York Cares works for whole New York City community. Therefore I believe that this organization would make me more integrated into this society and connected to more people. Preparation for presentation also allows me to learn to work as a group and to make a good presentation.

I haven’t joined any of Baruch student clubs, but I want to join Women in Business, AISEC and some music clubs. I want to join AISEC because I believe it would give me opportunities to know more about studying abroad and about the career in International Business. I also believe this would contribute international experiences by providing internships in another country. As of now, I want to major in business but I’ve always had a passion in music. Whenever I get stressed out, and get emotionally weak, I sing or listen to music. Sometimes, I listen to music and cry at the same to release the stress, and to forget the sad memories that I had. So I want to join a club where people can share their tastes in music, and play instruments and sing together. For next three years, I want to make my life productive; I will probably graduate from Baruch, and go to graduated school or have a job. However, at the same time, I also want to do all the craziest things that only young people can do in their life. I will be still young after three years and when I get old, I do not regret about things that I cannot do I was young. You only live once. YOLO!

Our group used Baruch library website to look for volunteer opportunities and found New York Cares.This is an organization that allows us to help NYC parks, schools and community. My participation in Community Service Project encouraged me to look more into broader sense of community. I have volunteered for Minkwon Center for Community Action, which is a community center that meets the concerns and needs of the Korean American Community through several program areas such as youth, community advocacy, and social services. This organization works mostly for Korean community; however, New York Cares works for whole New York City community. Therefore I believe that this organization would make me more integrated into this society and connected to more people. Preparation for presentation also allows me to learn to work as a group and to make a good presentation.

I haven’t joined any of Baruch student clubs, but I want to join Women in Business, AISEC and some music clubs. I want to join AISEC because I believe it would give me opportunities to know more about studying abroad and about the career in International Business. I also believe this would contribute international experiences by providing internships in another country. As of now, I want to major in business but I’ve always had a passion in music. Whenever I get stressed out, and get emotionally weak, I sing or listen to music. Sometimes, I listen to music and cry at the same to release the stress, and to forget the sad memories that I had. So I want to join a club where people can share their tastes in music, and play instruments and sing together. For next three years, I want to make my life productive; I will probably graduate from Baruch, and go to graduated school or have a job. However, at the same time, I also want to do all the craziest things that only young people can do in their life. I will be still young after three years and when I get old, I do not regret about things that I cannot do I was young. You only live once. YOLO!

It’s been one heck of a semester. I’ve learned a lot. About my academics, about myself, about life in general. There have been many things to make that process easier, and many things to complicate it further. My LC has been a great group of friends and peers helping me study, explore, and enjoy the city. They have helped me make life choices and motivated me to be better.

I’ve had a pretty good experience with professors; they’ve been friendly, helpful, and supportive and I see my degree coming together. Perhaps a finance degree with a minor in Anthropology?

I’ve used the Writing Center to help me with english, as well as a friend back from high school to work on my writing, and I’ve been able to use the library’s database system to do research.

As many people know, I’ve joined the radio station and have been practicing my DJing for them. They also offered me a job in the production department where I can hone my technical skills. Being surrounded by so many people with a passion for music as inspired me to go back and continue teach myself piano. I’m not going to forget about school, but I remember what it is I want to do with my life.

In 3 years I’ll be finishing up my college degree, and I’ll probably working full time with a start-up I haven’t even heard of yet and working part time as a music producer and DJ.

It’s been one heck of a semester. I’ve learned a lot. About my academics, about myself, about life in general. There have been many things to make that process easier, and many things to complicate it further. My LC has been a great group of friends and peers helping me study, explore, and enjoy the city. They have helped me make life choices and motivated me to be better.

I’ve had a pretty good experience with professors; they’ve been friendly, helpful, and supportive and I see my degree coming together. Perhaps a finance degree with a minor in Anthropology?

I’ve used the Writing Center to help me with english, as well as a friend back from high school to work on my writing, and I’ve been able to use the library’s database system to do research.

As many people know, I’ve joined the radio station and have been practicing my DJing for them. They also offered me a job in the production department where I can hone my technical skills. Being surrounded by so many people with a passion for music as inspired me to go back and continue teach myself piano. I’m not going to forget about school, but I remember what it is I want to do with my life.

In 3 years I’ll be finishing up my college degree, and I’ll probably working full time with a start-up I haven’t even heard of yet and working part time as a music producer and DJ.

The community service project brought to light how useful and important the resources Baruch offers really are.  Yasmin, a member of my group, learned about the charity we are working with through the volunteer fair at the school.  This is how we came to develop an interest in Citymeals on Wheels.  By this example, I really saw how useful our resources are.  My eyes were opened because before this, I really held no interest in things such as the STARR development center. However I have been aware of what joining clubs and groups around the school can do for oneself. Right now, I am an active member in FUSION, a Filipino club in Baruch. Participating in this club has opened up so many doors for me.  In October, upon strong suggestion from my friend Kate, I auditioned for and competed in Wanna Canta, a singing competition among the Filipino clubs in the local New York-New Jersey area, as FUSION’s representative. Not only was the event a wonderful social experience, it was a very important networking experience for me there as well.  From the musical friends I had made from that experience I have become involved in other groups as well. I have been active in NYU’s Filipino club, as well as their a cappella group with whom I performed a couple of weeks ago. Each of these people have inspired me in a different way, both by their talents and their demeanor. I seek to learn and grow with these people in the next few years. I wish to pursue more musical endeavors thanks to their inspiration.  By this example I wish to inspire others. I want to help others to inspire them and let them know that their dreams can grow too. It’s a cycle of passing it forward. Thanks to Kate, I was opened up to all of these wonderful experiences before the end of my first semester.  By Citymeals on Wheels specifically, I want to make sure that while everyone is chasing dreams, those who have lived the majority of their lives already are not forgotten.  It is important for everyone to feel cared for. It inspires me to feel that way, and I just want to spread the love.

The community service project brought to light how useful and important the resources Baruch offers really are.  Yasmin, a member of my group, learned about the charity we are working with through the volunteer fair at the school.  This is how we came to develop an interest in Citymeals on Wheels.  By this example, I really saw how useful our resources are.  My eyes were opened because before this, I really held no interest in things such as the STARR development center. However I have been aware of what joining clubs and groups around the school can do for oneself. Right now, I am an active member in FUSION, a Filipino club in Baruch. Participating in this club has opened up so many doors for me.  In October, upon strong suggestion from my friend Kate, I auditioned for and competed in Wanna Canta, a singing competition among the Filipino clubs in the local New York-New Jersey area, as FUSION’s representative. Not only was the event a wonderful social experience, it was a very important networking experience for me there as well.  From the musical friends I had made from that experience I have become involved in other groups as well. I have been active in NYU’s Filipino club, as well as their a cappella group with whom I performed a couple of weeks ago. Each of these people have inspired me in a different way, both by their talents and their demeanor. I seek to learn and grow with these people in the next few years. I wish to pursue more musical endeavors thanks to their inspiration.  By this example I wish to inspire others. I want to help others to inspire them and let them know that their dreams can grow too. It’s a cycle of passing it forward. Thanks to Kate, I was opened up to all of these wonderful experiences before the end of my first semester.  By Citymeals on Wheels specifically, I want to make sure that while everyone is chasing dreams, those who have lived the majority of their lives already are not forgotten.  It is important for everyone to feel cared for. It inspires me to feel that way, and I just want to spread the love.

My participation in the community service project has helped me explore more opportunities at Baruch. So far, I applied to join Team Baruch. But I won’t know if I’m a member for at least a few more days. I really hope that I am accepted though because I want to give back to the school. The community service project has shown me the strong tradition of “giving back” here at Baruch. Being a member of Team Baruch would allow me to give back and interact with incoming students to share my experiences with them and hopefully help them embrace Baruch as I have. The resources used for my team project has given me an edge in my other courses by showing me that initiative must be taken in order to be successful. People who sit around and wait for things to come to them aren’t the ones who become successful later in life. I learned that I must take action all the time – either in actively searching for opportunities or actively helping the surrounding community. Community service has expanded its meaning to me. I used to view community service as something that was important and made you feel good about yourself because you were helping others. But I realize that community service is essential in advancing a community and allowing it to thrive. I realized the importance of helping those in need because a society can’t move forward if there are people who lack basic needs.

In the next 3 years, I hope to have some kind of internship or a job. I hope to have most of my credits completed. But besides that, I hope that I am able to look back and say to myself that I made the most of the opportunities I was given. I want to be involved at school in some way, either as a member of a club or as a fan of a sport. And I also hope that I can maintain the friendships that I have formed in the one short semester that I have been at Baruch. I was hesitant to come to Baruch because it was a city college. But I realized that college isn’t about the campus or how much you pay. It’s about the people you meet along the way. And I’ve met some great people already that have really made my experience at Baruch special. And I hope that I can look back in 3 years and say to myself that I’ve strengthened these friendships and that these friendships will last me the rest of my life.

The community service proposal project (try saying that five times fast) did not require me to draw upon many of the resources inside Baruch. (Did you try saying community service proposal project five times fast? No? Why not?) Instead I had to draw upon my group members. What I took from working on this was the importance of each person working to their strengths whether it was typing out emails or forming the powerpoint each person had a role. I think this sense of teamwork will greatly help us in the future, especially when we have to volunteer together next semester. (This is your last chance to try saying community service proposal project five times fast. I’ll wait right here.)

The biggest reason I chose to write this blog post, beside the fact that it was a requirement, was to answer the question of where I see myself in three years. I have no idea. That’s the nice thing about being a first semester (almost second semester) freshman, I still have a lot of time to make the decision of where I’m going to be three years from now. I plan on pursuing every avenue possible and not letting an opportunity pass by me without thoroughly investigating it first. I can be anywhere three years from now, but I know that when I get there I will have enjoyed getting there more than anybody else did.

At Baruch, there are many resources that students have access to, be it STARR search, the Writing Center, library data bases, and the SACC center. I, myself, have visited these places and learned that they are wonderful resources in which can help me throughout my upcoming years. The writing center has helped me write essays and revise them, allowing me to better my own english language skills. Besides these resources, there were many clubs that i could have joined. However, I did not join any of them because I wanted to make a smooth transition into my college career. As for the coming semesters, I do plan on joining a club to enrich my college experience.

Throughout my first semester, my group and I have been working on a community service project, and we intend to serve at the Father’s Heart Ministries during our next semester. We chose this non-profit organization because it supports the community as a whole, providing many programs for the needy and homeless; these programs include services such as youth/gang prevention and hunger prevention. Although it will be my first time volunteering at the Father’s Heart Ministry, it is not the first time that I have participated in these services and I look forward to serving and continuing to serve at the Father’s Heart Ministries throughout my next few years.

Besides utilizing my resources and perks as an honors student, I also want to travel around the world. Recently, i found out more details to the study abroad program, and I am considering utilizing this program within my next three years at Baruch. I am considering traveling to France, London, China or even Japan for a whole semester, in order to broaden my world view.

But hey. that’s going to happen in two or three years, so for now, i’ll slowly work on my studies and build up towards those goals.

Welcome back to another post with yours truly, Sanjit ” I wish there was a South Asian Power Ranger I could idolize” Gill. Recently, my group and I completed the presentation and proposal form for the Community Service project and it’s really taught me a lot about all the yet untapped reservoir of opportunities for guidance and expert help at Baruch. I hope that made sense, it was  my attempt to sound really fancy. The writing center, for instance, is a great place to get help expanding on ideas and putting things down in words.

I have joined a group called BaruchTV which will probably make up a big part of my college experience. It’s a new group/club/I have no idea what it is exactly, but the idea is to increase awareness of all things Baruch has to offer and increase school morale. I’m really optimistic about the group even though it just started and had only one meeting of only 4 kids but hey, slowly but surely. I’m really optimistic about the group because it’ll enable me to meet many people from all sorts of clubs. I hope BaruchTV really takes off.

As far as where I see myself in three years, I have no idea and I can’t even begin to speculate. I have an idea about majoring in Finance but then again, I’ve changed my mind about five times in the last month, so don’t hold me to Finance. I would love to work and take internships all over the place, and not just within the business and financial sectors. Maybe volunteer time at the Botanical Gardens, that sounds really relaxing. I just really want to take my college experience one small step at a time and see where I end up instead of sticking to a strict plan. I’m not really one for plans. That might hurt my GPA.

Till next time.