I can’t believe that my first semester at Baruch College is nearly over. Time really has flown by quickly. I must say, though, my first semester at college was not bad. My high school (Edward R. Murrow High School) really did prepare me in the sense that I had to pick my own classes for every semester, and I was even used to the fact that every semester, I would be with different students. However, there were some things that my high school did not prepare me for, but I was expecting this as part of my college experience.
Even though I expected this, I was also not really prepared for the many readings that I would have to do for college. The other thing that I expected to be part of my college experience was the amount of responsibility that I would have. I am aware that now that I am in college, it is my responsibility to make sure that if I have any problems, I need to make sure that I take care of that problem by calling the college and seeing what the problem is and then taking any action to fix it. The other thing that I have realized about college—and this is actually something that my mother helped me realize—is that I remember in high school, I could get somewhere in the 80s on an exam, and I would still somehow get an A in the class. It could probably be because I would do well in the other areas, such as get an A on a project, but I think it’s also because the teachers knew me; they knew that I was a good student, and they would give me the A in the class. In college, however, it’s not like that. If a student gets a B on all of his or her exams, then the student will get a B in the class. From this, it has made me realized that I actually need to work hard in order to get the grade I want.
Overall, though, I think my first semester at Baruch College went well. I met a lot of fun and amazing people from my Block and from the Undergraduate Student Government that I joined earlier this semester. However, there are some things that I would have done differently this semester. I would have made sure that the distractions in my personal life would not have affected some of my studies.
I have changed since I started Baruch College, and it relates to something that I have mentioned before, which is that now, I have to actually work hard for my grade, rather than thinking that I can get any grade and still manage an A in the class. From this, it has made me want to study more, and honestly, I love the feeling of actually working hard and receiving the reward that I deserve (hopefully a good one, of course).
