As a Baruch Scholar, I’ve found that the The Community Service Project has changed me into a person who isn’t afraid to ask for help anymore. When I wasn’t certain about what to do for certain parts of the project, I reached out to my colleagues. I learned that it’s more efficient to look for help rather than sit around and think about it myself. Through this lesson, I’ve found that my school work has improved tremendously. I’m able to produce work faster and learn faster by actually involving myself with others and speaking with my professors when I need to. Exposure to other ideas alone is enough to drastically improve my pace. Knowing that I have different resources really boosts my confidence in facing future courses at Baruch. There’s always somewhere I can turn to for help and someone I can talk to. Just having this support alone makes me feel capable of facing my challenges.

Community service itself is becoming more of an interest to me because of this project. At first, I was rather indecisive about what I would do for community service because I struggled to see myself helping anybody. I didn’t know what I could do to help, and what my efforts would accomplish. Putting together this project has taught me that my little efforts can make differences. I may not have been part of the volunteer work just yet, but I now have an understanding of what the programs capable of doing. Each person’s small effort makes big differences.

In the next three years, I can’t see where I am heading. I’m still uncertain of what I want to work for, but I’m certain that I’ll be facing hardships ahead. I see myself in the coming years walking down a difficult road, trying to find my destination. However, I’m not worried. I know that with every step I take, I’ll have the support and resources of Baruch behind me.