Baruch has not really lived up to my expectations because I didn’t feel like this was a “real” college experience. I mostly felt like it was a repeat of a more “serious” high school year. I thought that I’d be living in a dorm out of state but unfortunately I didn’t prepare for those applications. Baruch is too close together for me, it did not take long to get use to the campus in fact, it’s so closed together that it can be considered crowded. Forest Hills High School was known for it’s crowded hallways, I did not need to relive this for another 3 months or however long this semester was. It passed by very quickly.
The semester was fun in it’s own way. I’ve gotten to meet a lot of new people. These new people were different than what I thought they’d be but I’ve grown to love them all. They were the ones who actually made my first semester fun. In the first semester, I also learned to study. Studying was never a habit of mine, school years from before were always easy for me and this semester was the first time I had to actually try. I hope that I pass the end of this semester with a good GPA. As my peer mentors told me, that it is really hard to change a GPA once you get your first.
If i could change things about this semester I would choose to be more prepared. I would get my books in advance, research about my classes as well as my professors. In planning ahead, I would have done better in this semester. I would not have missed that much homework as I did and probably been able to focus better. I would have also saved myself a lot stress.
I changed a little, not much though. I try to incorporate my personality into my studies. The most dramatic change is my care for school. I actually want to succeed in college and do well. Before, it was just easy and set out for me. Now, it’s all up to me, what classes I decide to take, the people I decide to stay with, and etc. Baruch is going to be a different experience and hopefully next semester, things will be the same, but even better.
