My experience at Baruch has not quite been up to expectations. This is mainly because I came into this school thinking I received a scholarship and have priority registration in classes, however this was not really the case. I was told that because I receive financial aid, I will not be getting any scholarship money. I did receive the priority registration and selected the courses I wanted for next semester, after making my way to many offices to tell them about the situation. However, I do hope next semester will be a good one.
My first semester at Baruch was not the best but it wasn’t too terrible. I managed to meet some great people and I hope to maintain my friendships with them throughout my college years. As for academically, I am doing relatively average which is not what I expected from myself. Just last week, I had to drop my Anthropology class because my highest potential grade can only be a C-. I believe I have at least B’s in all my classes, which is not good start since courses at Baruch will only get harder. I also need to start making use of the facilities offered at Baruch, although the gym is always crowded whenever I go.
If I could redo my first semester, I would change many things. I should have transferred to a different Anthropology class so I would not have to drop it and retake it at a later time. I would have tried harder on my first calculus test since doing good on the second one only got me to a B. My lateness in history and lack of participation hurt my grade tremendously, so I should have been a better student. Instead of going out to Chinatown to eat during my club hours, I should have considered joining some clubs with my friends instead. Now I will have to really do a better job next semester at improving my college experience by setting up social networks.
I did not go through much change since I came to Baruch because I was never the type to go through change. I am a flat character since I am not easily influenced by the people around me. The only change that really happened was the fact that I need to work now. My weekend is dedicated to working for money and time management is something I need to work on. I am still the weird person that I was in the past and not afraid to act out however I want to. Although I will come to realization that I must be more mature and handle things in a more serious manner. I hope college will turn me into a more responsible, mature, and outgoing person. Those are important traits that I will need to possess if I hope to have a successful life when I get out of college.
