There are several things I learned while at the fair for example if you are ever having trouble with a writing assignment you can schedule an appointment with the Writing Center whether it is basic brainstorming or helping proof read an essay. Also the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities doesn’t just help those with physical and mental disabilities but also those that have even broken a bone for example if someone broke a hand the SSD would help you to get extra time on test if you can’t write. Another thing I learned is that there is 40+ countries to study at for Study Aboard. These are the few fact for some strange reason that have stuck with me. Comment what you learned.
Student Services Fair
This fair came extremely handy, I benefited alot from it. I took AP courses in High School and also attended two other CUNY’s for psychology, sociology, and business administration; courses that I was convinced had gone to waste. Luckily, with the staff’s help I was able to retrieve all of these credits in a matter of 2 minutes, as oppose to calling those colleges to request my transcript and have it sent to Baruch. As of very recently, Baruch has direct acces to other CUNY’s files, which saved me a lot of work and time. I also had no idea I was required to have an imunization form in my file, so I have to make sure I get that in ASAP. I also learned that Financial Aid for the summer is negotiable depending on my situation, which is good to know incase I consider taking summer courses. Under Financial Aid, we are given a specific amount of money, you can be given extra money to take summer courses, but if you fail the course, the money may no longer be “extra” and can be deducted from your original money.
Over all this was a very helpful workshop.
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WORKSHOP: FRESHMAN RECEPTION
I didn’t know Bogging was so complicated. It took me an hour to crack my user name and another hour to retrieve my password, plus another hour to figure out where in the world I had to go to post my Blogg. I’m still not sure if I’m in the right place, but at least I’m posting it.
So, we were all invited to Freshman Reception, and somewhere along those lines we were all convinced that this was a mandatory workshop. Some one had to have told us that it was mandatory because 99% of freshmen were there, when only about 200 of us were expected.
The workshop was very informative but I felt ripped off. We arrived at the assigned room and it was infested with freshmen. Nobody knew where to go, or what the commotion was all about; we just went with the flow. So, we are taken to some room where a woman quickly went through a folder that every body seamed to own except me and a few people around me. She spoke very quickly and all of a sudden we were dismissed. I had assumed that the workshop was going to take up all of our Club Hours, but we were there only a few minutes, AND we got no cookies.
The little information that I received, however, was very helpful. I never knew it was mandatory to declare a minor, I was always just focused on choosing a Major. So now I have to keep that in mind. I also learned that there are Tier I II and III credits that have to be attained, in a specific order in order to graduate. She also spoke about GPA calculations which didn’t make any sense until my FRO professor, Elaine Cataletto, explained it one more time. She brought us the folder that we didn’t receive at the workshop, and I will be sure to hold on to it.
Well, I hope this post doesn’t get lost somewhere in this website that I know nothing about. haha : /
-Maria Londono
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Making the Reception?
Being one of the first ones at the freshman reception I had taken a seat in a small room while waiting for them to begin. As I waited I thought to myself that this room is too small to fit all the freshman that are sure to come to the workshop. Within minutes I saw how my thought had become a reality; the room was packed with freshman, most of them just wanting to get a signature to show to there FRO teacher as proof of attending a workshop. However, I just waited for the crowd to go down as I sat on a chair that I was able to grab before the chaos began. Still sitting there with good intentions that after the crowd is gone I would listen to what was meant to be said to us during this workshop when somebody had said that we need to leave (or something like that) as there are to many people in the room. Finally, I got up, giving up a chance to learn more about the college, got a signature as quickly as possible and made my way through the crowd to get to the door. Now I’m beginning to wonder what was supposed to happen during the workshop if there wasn’t so many freshman and will this happen to the other workshop that we attend this semester?
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FRESHMEN RECEPTION!
At least I think it was called that. The freshmen reception was hectic as heck! Nice simile huh? It really was, everyone was bustling around the fifth floor waiting on line just to get in. I believe the wait was about 20 minutes or so. Honestly though, I didn’t find the reception very effective. When we finally started moving, it ended up being held in an office. It was way too crowded in there, backs were being rubbed up against backs. Everyone just wanted to find out who was signing the sheet so they can get out of there as soon as possible. There was just a lot of sheets being passed around and I didn’t even get a folder! It’s okay though, I went around and picking at the sheets I found. I can not believe they expect us to read all that, I thought we were going into a seminar at first. Although, I do appreciate the fact that it was a short reception and that they left enough time for lunch and a nice break.
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Moving On Up
Being from a school of about 4,000 students and multple ethnicities Baruch in that sense isn’t much different from my high school. But the major difference is that in high school is the work load wasn’t nearly as much. There was rarely any work for me so I would spend most of my time hanging out and playing sports after school. In my schedule now I have a 2 1/2 hour break twice a week, which in high school there would be 5 minutes to get to your next class. But what I miss most about high school is all my friends that I’ve known since middle school and just having class with them. Coming from a zoned school nearly all of the kids where from the neighborhood. I would see most of them walking around, going out at night or seeing them at the parks playing sports. Ahhh the good ole’ days, but time has come for a change and im fortunate that I’ve had such a great high school experince and it’s just time to move on up.
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baruch.
my first weeks at Baruch were better than i thought it was going to be. i imagined like a five page essay the first time i walked into class. but its been alright. so far. the people are alot more friendlier than i thought. you usually think everyone in the city is snotty but its actually nice and i’ve met alot of interesting people here.
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Freshmen Reception
I had a great time while gaining valuable information.
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Freshman Reception
My first experiences at baruch were all positive ones. Firstly i have experienced a lot of new freedoms which i did not have. Both personal ones and with teachers. The teachers are not on top of me as a student, which makes doing work much more relaxing, for now… All my teachers are fairly likeable and i find them easy to understand, except for math, she speaks a little too quickly. The work load so far isn’t that bad and it easy to keep up with. Further, i have been exposed to a new diversity here at baruch. I came from a high school that is about 95% white, while here at baruch there is so much more than that. This makes it a pretty new experience for me, but i am enjoying it. My first experiences have set a really good example of this school for me.
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