The student services fair was today from 12:30 – 2:00. First you had to get an admission ticket by punching in your SS#. There were many stations where you could learn about a lot of the school’s different services. I found the Student Life, Financial Aid, and the Registrars, and Academic Advisement stations most helpful to me. The representatives explained very well what i can do for each station. The Academic Advisement station cleared up some stuff i didnt understand about what i can pick for my majors and minors. Registrars explained to me the requirements if you want to retake a course. They said if you know youre going to pass the class but with a very low grade like a D, then you should try your best to fail so you can get a W and retake the course. Athletics was also interesting. I learned that Baruch’s volleyball team has been on a winning streak since 1995 (I think it was the female volleyball team but I’m not sure). I also learned about the different kinds of teams there are. There is no crew team, since Baruch isnt near waters. I would have been interested in joining a crew team.
The actual student fair was pretty crowded. They put us in the rooms where we got our photo IDs taken. They gave us these cards with all the stations on it and we had to get at least 10 of them hole punched in order to get a workshop signature. Everyone was just scrambling to get their cards hole punched. I remember they were giving out some free stuff at one of the stations too.
Did the registrar’s office really tell you to try and fail the class, as in sit back and do nothing so you fail? Or, did they explain it differently?