Author Archives: DEREK VALDEZ

Hi, my name is Derek Valdez. I’m a new transfer student from Nassau Community College which is located on Long Island near Roosevelt Field Mall. I’m currently majoring in Opertations Managament and Analytics which I know is a mouth full. I decided to come to Baruch just to try something out of my comfort zone and get used to the hustle and fast-paced city of Manhattan since I spent most of my life on Long Island. 

If I’m being honest the real reason why I chose to attend Baruch is because life on the island is BORING. As I stated before I just wanted to do things differently and force myself to socialize and meet new people so I figured that Baruch was the best bang for my buck. It had alot of unique people coming from everywhere and it was like the best school for business majors tuition was reasonably priced, unlike some colleges that ask for 20k + in tuition. Besides that, I’m currently working as a shift supervisor at CVS in Roslyn. It’s a pretty far commute from where I live and from school but the work environment is great and the workload load isn’t too much so for a busy college student like me it is perfect. One more thing about me is that I love to travel. My recent journey was to the islands of Indonesia and the little country of Singapore. They’re both beautiful countries but I would have to say Indonesia was my favorite by far due to the culture and amazing but very spicy food but besides traveling, working, and going to school I’m just a regular guy who tries to keep himself busy at all times 

I’m looking forward to meeting new faces and building new connections with all of you