Attending the student services fair was one of the best decisions I made at Baruch so far. Many of my questions were answered and it made me feel like getting things done is not going to be as hard as it seems. There are people that will help me as long as I ask for the help. The staff was very friendly and answered all my questions. The workshop was held at the vertical campus in room 1-107 at 12:30 to 2:30 today. There were people from different departments sitting down and answering questions that students had. The room was crowded and at the beginning of the fair it was difficult to be able to talk to a staff member but as people started leaving it was easier to talk to whoever we wanted. Before entering the room we had to sign in and were given a paper that stated all of the different departments we could ask questions to and we had to make sure we had visited atleast ten of the departments before we could leave. The person who signed our book would know if we did so because the staff members would punch a whole next to the field of question that was answered.
One of the answers that satisfied me the most was finding out that Baruch does not have a track team but does have a cross country team during the fall season. I also learned that there are no sports clubs just varsity teams, so in order for me to join cross country I have to make sure I am fit enough for the next fall. Athletes are able to register before anyone since they have to make sure they go to practice and have time to study. That’s great to know. I was also happy to find out that I can have more help in figuring out what to major in by taking a vocational test that tells me what I am best in. Advisors will also help me in choosing the best classes for me to take. There is a tutoring center available that I can go to whenever I need help in a certain subject and that is also important for me to know.
I received a study guide for the SimNet exam which will also be very helpful since I need to take that test by this year. I found out that if you fail the test three times, you have to take a class that teaches you how to use excel. I do not want to do that. I also spoke to a representative of the honors program at Baruch who said that if you receive the right grades you can apply to the honor program as soon as you want. However, you will be interviewed and go through an admission process. Besides speaking to the testing evaluation center and the honors college program, I spoke to Leads. I was pleased to learn that through Leads, Baruch accepts students who are disabled in a ll sorts of ways. The disability could range from being in a wheelchair to having depression or being blind. Many of the disabled students at Baruch are not visbly disabled people; meaning that it is not obvious they are disabled. I was glad to hear that disabled people are also welcomed to Baruch because it shows that everyone has the opportunity to receive an education and earn a degree. Disabled students still have to meet the same requirments as other students to be admitted to Baruch though.
I was surprised to discover that Baruch has a place on 19th street for parents to leave their children that are from the ages of 2 to 5 while they go to college. That is extremely beneficial for mothers or fathers who want to pursue their career but do not have a babysitter. It gives them a chance to succeed and have a second chance at accomplishing their goals. Everyone who attends Baruch can do well and graduate if they put their mind to it and have self discipline. As students we need to focus on the asssignments we need to complete and make sure we do everything on time. It’s like what a button given to me by the Leads department says, “attitudes are the real disability.” So if you come to school with a negative attitude and do not want to do your work, you will do bad.