EG 3A

1. I love Baruch! I don’t know why, but now it feels more like a part of my life. I think it exceeded my expectations: I thought it would be hard and boring, but it isn’t. Still I want to make more friends though 🙂

2. I think it was good. Challenging, but it is a good thing – it doesn’t allow you to relax and keeps you busy all the time. Although I started to appreciate weekends and free time more during this semester.

3. Probably I would be more open from the beginning. Also I would go to ratemyprofessors.com and check what my professors like and what they don’t like.

4. I became more open; my english got better (at least, I hope so) and I got used to all this college stuff. Now really feel like a part of the big Baruch community.

My experience at Baruch has live up to my expectations. When I originally applied for Baruch, I expected to meet new friends, do better in classes, as well as be able to have more time to myself. In many ways this is true, though at certain times, such as times around midterms, the workload seems to pile up. I was hoping there could be a way in which teachers could collaborate to promote a more stress free environment, but unfortunately that would take a lot of work and I don’t see that happening anytime in the near future.

I think my first semester didn’t go as well as I had planned originally. I’ve had many sleepless nights due to either poor time management or stress from assignments all converging on one week.

If I could do it all again, I would be more on top of my work. I would also be more active in my social life in Baruch. They may seem contradictory, but they probably could work together somehow. Other than that, I don’t really see anything else I could do to improve my experience. Perhaps join a team.

I don’t believe that I’ve really changed much. Perhaps I’ve gotten lazier in some sense, but overall I believe that I’m the same as I’ve always been. One notable difference may be that I am beginning to appreciate 70s and B’s.

The Baruch experience so far has been along the lines of my expectations. My expectations for attending Baruch was that I would get a quality education and make friends. So far its been well I’m making friends and finding out more and more how the college works, and things are coming along fine. The papers we do are grueling but down to the core of things they’re pretty interesting to write (even though my grammar sucks). Finding new friends are always interesting, I met a lot of friendly people this semester that share the same interest as me, so that was fun. There were awkward moments but things work out for the best, i’m definitely feeling the college vibe now but I’m still slacking and procrastinating .

This semester is going well except for the fact thats I’m not doing as well in English that i thought i would, other than that I’m pretty happy about this semester. I can’t wait to see my grades though, good or bad I’ll accept my fate.

If I can start my semester over again I will probably try to be more out going right off the bat and try to make as much friends as possible. Also I might try to study a little harder to please my parents but I know that is not going to happen.

The only thing that changed about me since I start to attend Baruch is that I got way better at procrastinating, i got a 96 on a 7 page paper that I did in 3 hours and 5 hours before it was due. This is a bad habit that I didn’y have in high school but I’m starting to like the pressure (sounds like a I’m masochist academically).

As a first semester freshman student, i did not know what to expect. but when school started, it feels like i entered a brand new work. everything is so new to me, the friendships, the responsibilities and even the work. i honestly expected a lot of work in college but i never expected so much. the experience at baruch college has definitely lived up to my expectations. Baruch has shown me that theres so much to be seen and to experience. although my first semester grades are not s satisfying as i wanted them to be, i believe i can work my way back up. if i were to do things differently, i would want to be more prepared when it comes to time management. time management is one of the most challenging skill to conquer. i think i have learned to be more humble and disciplined about college life. i have also become more mature during the past few months.

This first semester has been pretty chilled for me. I was a little nervous going in as a lot was expected of me to set high academic goals, but I feel I have done my job well until now. My professors were good and did not give that much work. I learned how to manage my time more and be less procrastinating. For next semester I planned my classes very strategically and made each day manageable. In college you need common sense, but as we pointed out last class that common sense is Not common in such a competitive atmosphere, and this class has really helped me adjust to college life

My first semester at Baruch has proved to be an overall success. I expected college to be busy, lively, and a new sense of independence. In these aspects, college has lived up to my expectations. Time has been passing by so quickly, and it’s so hard to keep up with the new faces and personalities you meet on a day-to-day basis. Because I was so excited for a new start and the opportunity to meet new friends, I was disappointed by the lack of student life. It’s hard to be a commuter student and stay back at school for events. But I believe with time, I will be able to balance a social life at Baruch as well as academics. One way this experience exceeded my expectations is that I didn’t think Baruch’s classes would have been so demanding, but in a way, I’m glad they are. It helps keep me on track. I also didn’t expect the Starr Career Center to be so helpful, but the workshops and websites are really informative.

 This semester has been pretty up and down for me. Getting used to the freedom and large student body has been a task on its own. However, I’ve met some cool people and learned a lot from my classes already. I was a little intimidated by a few classes, but I’ve learned that the professors are here to help. If I could do one thing differently, I probably would have joined a club or two, instead of rushing for a sorority. I have no regrets because you don’t know what you’ll like until you try it. But I will definitely be looking into clubs for next semester.

 Honestly, I don’t think I’ve changed since my start at college. I’m still myself but in a different setting and new friends. College hasn’t changed me, but it has exposed me to new things such as taking the train everyday to school, different ethnicities, career development workshops, and even New York City. The changes in my personality or mindset will probably not be apparent until I have that diploma from Baruch, and I can really reflect on my freshman year and my journey at Baruch.

Baruch has lived up to my exact expectations. I knew coming into this college it would feel like high school since I am not dorming and living in the same neighborhood with my same friends from Brooklyn. I also knew that I would be in a New York City environment which i enjoy. I think my first semester has went well, I met knew people learned new ideas. Also it has been easy so far. As for what I would do differently, well I believe I wouldn’t change a thing, I’m happy with all my decisions, and I don’t like thinking of regret. I also believe I haven’t changed much in Baruch, since like I said I’m in the same environment as high school which hasn’t yielded to any significant or minor changes.

My name is Julia Knoth. I am a ballet dancer, student, model, traveler, horseback rider, sailor, yogi, and all around crazy person. I love to have fun, go out dancing and make memories with my close friends. It doesn’t always help me in school but at least I am happy. I love to dance, I have trained in ballet since I was 6 and continue at steps in the upper west side. I want to travel all over the world and recently traveled trough Indonesia. I have been modeling since I was 14 and i really love it. I gives me confidence but its also a ton of work. I enjoy baruch, but im still not adjusted to waking up early. Hopefully Ill get to know all you personally.

I know we are supposed to answer these generic questions like ” who am i?”, but for me it is a continuing developing answer  that seems too intricate to explain. I know I will be asked this again in my life, but I think its more important to know where you are heading to than who your are (or are trying to be at the time). Currently, I am a student and a model. Hopefully building a career for myself. But I know life changes(Everyday), so ask me next year and I will have a better answer.

I’M SO SORRY FOR THIS VERY LATE BLOG! I completely forgot about it. I hope this goes through.
My name is Ricky Chang and when we’re talking about me; I would like to start with my family because that’s where everyone’s origin starts. My family has this strict rule where I’m not allowed to eat in my room next to my computer or anything because the family should eat together. Occasionally we eat in the living room to watch something, but still we remain together at dinner. In Baruch, I’m pretty happy because there is so much freedom and the responsibility is put on me. This responsibility may be a burden to some people, but I like handling my own issues. A thing I hate about myself is my mindset to be a perfectionist; it might not seem like a bad thing, but let’s admit human’s aren’t perfect. Being a perfectionist is a burden when you’re in technical drawing trying to make everything just at the right point on the paper.