Section LC21

Date attended: October 13

I was excited to see what this workshop had to offer, and I was especially looking forward to inquiring about the Starr Career Development Center. It seemed like a lot of people showed up, obviously most of whom just wanted to fulfill their freshmen requirements (I admit I did too), and it seemed like a very friendly and inviting atmosphere. There were many tables set up, such as ones for the Writing Center, Academic Advisement, Team Baruch, and many more–there’s just too many to name.

I found out that we needed to get 10 hole punches in our ticket in order to get our passports signed, so I went around the tables trying to get them as fast as possible. When I approached one of the tables I just handed them my ticket, without realizing that I had to ask a question or express some kind of interest in their department for them to punch the hole in my ticket. So I just made up a question on the spot, however my question did not pertain to their particular department and they directed me to another table–but I got my hole punched anyway so that’s good 🙂 I had to think of questions to ask before I went to one of the tables, in case they asked so that I would be prepared, so that was a task in itself. At some tables the people didn’t care if I asked a question or not, and just hole-punched my ticket, so that saved me the trouble of thinking of a question for a department which I really didn’t care about.

When I had finally gotten 10 holes punched in my ticket, I dropped it in a box along with the other tickets, got my passport signed, and jetted out of there. Although I didn’t get much out of this workshop, after asking why students aren’t allowed to double major in the business area, I learned that Baruch wants students to be well-rounded, and exposing them to other areas, such as liberal arts, gives them the opportunity to explore subjects outside their major, which they could possibly take an interest in, opening their minds to something that they never thought they would like.

That basically sums up my experience at this workshop.

Yeeees, another workshop entry from me on the same day. What a productive night.

On Thursday I went to the workshop for “Managing Relationships in College.” I found this helpful because the presenter (speaker?? I don’t really know what to call her) spoke about how important it was to network and make friends right now in college. Who knows, these connections can lead to big things in life. It’s important to really get involved in extracurricular activities/clubs  as well, though I have yet to do that… but I’ll get to it eventually! And then she asked the audience to raise their hands if they met new people in Baruch. After that was an activity! We were supposed to introduce ourselves to 5 new people in the room and I just talked to those sitting around me, though I forgot most of their names by now. I think I remember a Sam… and an Alexandra? Yea, it’s really hard to just introduce ourselves with just our names and then move on.

Well, then the speaker wanted everyone to get up and meet people far away from where they were sitting, probably because people were already sitting next to their friends (me included, but hey! I didn’t cheat, I looked away from them. I’m such a good friend). Well all I can say is… it’s hard to memorize names. Though the most notable thing I can remember was a guy wearing a Death Note shirt, because I love Death Note! I still forgot his name though. I admit, I know I was “meeting new people” wrong. Like, instead of trying to say hi to five different people, it’s better to just meet one person and have a long conversation with. Well that’s what I think anyway. Easier said than done. It definitely takes a lot of time for me to open up to people but maybe others are just that outgoing (:

We also talked about relationships. People were supposed to get into groups of three to talk about past experiences or problems dealing with their boyfriend/girlfriend. I tend to avoid that kind of topic entirely. Others mentioned their conflicting schedules and how the couples were trying to adjust to college life (going to different colleges, etc).

But yea, it was a nice workshop. Gives me a few goals… (ex: join a club, be more outgoing, get my memory up to par)