I will never forget about my first semester at Baruch College. It has not only lived up to my expectations but this college has exceeded my expectations. When I first arrived to Baruch I didn’t know what to expect. I was worried I might have chose the wrong College to attend and was considering transferring out. The idea of transferring out has gone away and now I am certain I choose the right college and all of my experiences that I had have affected my thoughts. I slowly started to get adjusted and realize what a great opportunity I have to attend Baruch because most of my teachers work with the students more than we need and are willing to offer plenty of assistance or direct us to someone who can help us in any academic or personal problems we might face. I did not have such strong good feelings towards Baruch when I first started to take classes but as I got more serious and increased my drive to do well, I saw what a great learning opportunity Baruch has to offer.
I can not really say how well my first semester at Baruch College went academically because I do not know my grades, but overall I’m sure I did well. And if I didn’t do well, I definitely learned a lot. I also made a lot of friends and got closer with the friends that I already had.
If I can do my first semester over again, I would most likely spend more time in the library than I did in the beginning. I say this because the library is a great place to get all of your work done. I believe that your peers are a great influence on people and when I’m in the library and I look around, all I see is people doing work and it motivates me to do more work as well.
I have gained a lot of confidence in myself since I started at Baruch. I’m sure there are many reasons for it but one factor that contributed to the increase of my confidence is the fact that I’m adjusting, improving, and learning how to be on my own. It feels phenomenal to know that I can do well if I apply myself whether or not anyone is making me do it. I can honestly say that I have learned a lot about myself since arriving at Baruch College.
