Section LC20

On October 20th, I attended a workshop with my learning community. There was a counselor at the workshop who explained to us the common core curriculum for Baruch and the pre-requisites for the three schools within Baruch. It was basically a reiteration of the L.U.C.Y. online tutorial. I had watched the tutorial twice, once in June and once before I attended this workshop. It was very helpful, in that it gave me an idea of what I would have to complete in my years at Baruch, and watching the tutorial helped to think of questions that I would be able to ask the counselor. I felt that the counselor did a good job at explaining everything and it was very useful for me. It gave me an idea of what I would have to do to graduate from Baruch, and also what I would have to do to get into the Zicklin School of Business. After the counselor finished explaining everything she looked over our mock schedules and saw whether it was appropriate for the next semester. Now I know what I will be taking next semester, and the workshop was very helpful in helping me choose my classes.

On Tuesday, October 13th I attended the student services fair where I learned about some of the services that Baruch offered to its students. Some of these services included the Bursar’s Office, Financial Aid, Registrars  Office, and Study Abroad. At the Bursar’s Office table I learned about payment plans and what to do if you have financial aid but it is not on your account. At the Financial Aid table I learned about how much financial aid I could receive if I was interested in taking courses in the winter or summer semesters. While I was at the Registrars Office table I learned about how i could drop a class, how to register for a class, and how to obtain a copy of my transcript.  At the Study Abroad table I learned what countries I could study in, if i could use my financial aid to study abroad and what courses i could take. My overall experience at the Student Services Far was great because I got to learn all about the various services that Baruch has to offer .

On September 18th I attended two different workshops. After my freshman reception workshop ended I stumbled upon a library workshop. At the workshop the librarian taught us how to use many of Baruchs plethora of resources. Although we had a short library tour during seminar, I learned about things in depth in this workshop. I learned about study rooms and borrowing laptops and calculators. I also learned that we can renew our books online to avoid late fees and we may borrow as many books as we wish.

The librarian was very friendly and she emphasized that all of Baruchs librarians are always willing and eager to help. She introduced to us a live chat available to students who wish to speak with a librarian at any time of the day. This will be useful when doing a research project. There are many programs and software available for students to use and borrow. For example, if you want to study for the SimNet exam, they have Excel on the computers for you to practice. They also have CDs available to students so they may borrow it and practice at home. Although the librarian didn’t want to brag, she mentioned Baruch had one of the best libraries in the city!