Sitting in the kitchen, my father called my name saying I had received a letter from Baruch College. One can only imagine my excitement when I saw the opening statement, “you’ve been selected to be apart of the Baruch scholars community.”
I was so excited, but in truth, I was also very confused. Why is the reward so great? How is it possible that I get free tuition, money towards study abroad, and also get a free computer? It just seemed too good to be true and I couldn’t understand why me. I was determined to figure out how I could give back to a community, which gave me so much.
The honors program was helpful in placing me in the proper direction of showing my appreciation. They reminded me a way in which I can give back. Getting involved in school activities is a way to give back to the school. But taking part in volunteer services is a way to give back to the community as a whole.
Just like the honors program made our experience in Baruch a more comfortable experience, my group decided that we want to make people feel more comfortable in their environment. By getting involved in the organization New York Cares, and removing trash from parks, we will enable people to live in a healthy and happy environment. We feel that this is the best way to give back to our community by modeling exactly what the honors program at Baruch did for us.
Elianna, you were accepted to the program because you deserve it for the hard work you put in, but you’re right when you ask “why me?” We may have worked hard for the scholarship, but we are definitely not entitled to it. It’s a privilege and we need to thank the community and give to those who don’t have what we have.
This reminds me about teddy bears. In this case the teddy bear is your community. You spend a lot of time with your teddy bear and it has a huge impact on you growing up. You’ve learned a lot of lessons from your teddy bear. But when you grow up, most people forget their teddy bears and that’s very sad because it played a huge part in your development. But you remembered your teddy bear, and that is something special.
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