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I would describe the core values of the students of Baruch as being practical realism, accountability, achievement, ambition, challenge, and commitment. After going through 4 years as a student in this school, I’ve realized that all of these values are essential in order to succeed. To surpass the continuous hardships that Baruch places in our way, you must have the endurance to stick to these values.

The envisioned future of Baruch’s students seems to be sustainable personal growth and success in all ventures that they try to pursue. In “Building Your Company’s Vision”, Collins and Porras did a good job of explaining how necessary having a big, hairy, audacious goal was. I’ve learned that many of us attend Baruch with a grave misconception of just how we will spend our time here. We all have that big goal. We often come thinking we have a “plan” all set out when in reality our plans are often flawed and we are just blind to that fact. We try to see ourselves 5 to 10 and sometimes 15 years from now because that is a constant question asked in Baruch. It isn’t until you face that first “hard professor” that you begin to realize just what it means to work hard and still not see any progression in your plan. It even comes to the point where many of my peers have had to alter their educational and career paths in order to continue on towards the goal of graduating, getting a job, and finally leaving Baruch.

In many ways, Baruch tries to support the goals and dreams of their students, but at the same time they make it nearly impossible for those same students to reach those goals without having their spirits crushed and their values questioned.