Monthly Archives: October 2012

I think that with the benefits that come along with being a Baruch Scholar comes a sense of responsibility.  I am required to complete a community service project by the end of the year, but I think this requirement is just a small look at what is to come during the next four years at Baruch.  I plan on getting involved in projects that I feel strongly about, and I’m sure I will get the opportunity to do so in a community this large.  Hopefully I will even learn about new causes that I can start to contribute to.  As a Baruch Scholar, it is my responsibility to leave the community, four years from now, better off than it was when I came into it.  However, I also expect to leave with a better sense of self-awareness.  I hope to discover new values in myself, and I think that being a Baruch Scholar gives me the opportunity to do so.  In order to be a successful member of the Baruch community, I have to be open-minded and willing to try new things.  I should be able to take advantage of all that this school offers by attending a variety of different workshops and club meetings.  When I receive e-mails or see flyers in the halls about different events being held by Baruch, I’ll think twice about shrugging them off.  Ultimately, I think being a Baruch Scholar goes way beyond academic achievement.  The program should teach me about taking initiative and fostering the skills I learn in school to improving not only Baruch, but any community I may find myself a part of in the future.