Coming into Baruch, I had few expectations, but the ones that I had were met. I expected Baruch to be much like high school because I knew there wouldn’t be much actual “campus” life. I still feel the same way because at the end of the day I still go home and the next morning I have to commute to school again. I did make more friends than I expected though. I think that my first semester has gone smoothly because I’ve had good friends to help me along the way, as well as present a bit of competitiveness to the classroom. In terms of grades, I feel like my grades are going as expected, well maybe just slightly higher than I thought I’d get. If I had to restart the semester, the only thing I would do differently is to manage my time much more efficiently, and to join Undergraduate Student Government. As for how I’ve changed, I realize that things are getting a lot more serious. College isn’t the time to be messing around because these next few years are the deciding moments of our lives. I need to start being more mature as a person, and leave fun for vacation time, not class time. Overall, as the first semester draws to a close, I have little regrets and it has definitely been a good time period for my transition between high school and the real world. To anyone that reads this, I hope you all the best of luck next semester.