Reflecting on my first semester at Baruch College, I would say that Baruch has lived up to my expectations. Although my first semester was a big adjustment to college life, I found that Baruch helped make the transition easier, especially with Freshman Seminar. I found at first it was difficult to balance everything due to the heavy course load but eventually I was able to manage. Academically, Baruch really put things in perspective for me as I didn’t expect things to be so difficult, but now I am up for the challenge. As for the social side at Baruch, you really need to put yourself out there when wanting to me new people, since I’m shy this is something I’m still working on but I hope I can overcome it. Freshman Seminar was great to have as it really helped me cope with my first semester, I’m glad they implemented this into the program since it was really helpful and full of good information about Baruch. Looking back at the first few weeks of classes, I can say that it was really hard to adjust from high school to college. Time management was my biggest problem but as the semester progressed I was able to balance everything that I needed to do. There were times I felt that I was overwhelmed with a lot of work but somehow I got through it. Before starting college, I thought that the professors would be mean but I find that the professors were caring and ultimately wanted us to succeed in their classes. However, the best part of the semester was watching my monologue performed at the Voices show. I never would have expected that my poem for a class assignment would be performed in an actual show. It was great to watch my poem come to life. I felt that the actress portrayed my idea way better than what I had envisioned in my head. Ultimately, if I could relive my first semester I would say I would have learned how to study more efficiently so time management wouldn’t have been a great concern. I feel that college hasn’t drastically changed me but I find that I’m becoming more independent as I am in the city everyday and feel that college has taught me to grow up as I am becoming an adult.