LC 14

I’m not a huge fan of museums, but the Rubin Museum provided for a good time. It wasn’t like most of the other museums in the city. It had music and wasn’t as dull as the other museums. Everything in the museum, even the stairs, was very different from the standard. It was all very post-modern. I really liked how the different rooms had different themes. Even the floors were different in several rooms. My favorite part of the museum was The Monologue of Ice Series. It had many different shades of blue and white, which fascinated me. It proved that nothing ever remains intact, but memories last forever. My memory of the Rubin Museum won’t remain intact, but I will definitely remember my visit, and perhaps I’ll visit again in the future.

My first semester went fairly well. I didn’t do as well as I would have liked to in some of my classes, but I learned from my mistakes. I definitely need to focus more on my school work. With school, work, and homework, I’ve become quite busy. I rarely find time for myself. I feel like there is always something to do. For the first time in a long time, I actually have to tell people when I’m free to hang out, rather than just pick any day. I’m looking forward to the next semester. I registered for classes pretty early. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one because I would’ve been pretty confused about picking classes. I got it all done though, with only a few minor problems along the way. Next semester, I plan on focusing on my school work more. I hope to learn more through the college experience, but feel like I have learned a lot already. I learned that it can be really easy to slack off, but that it can also be fairly easy to do well when I do my homework and pay attention in class. Simple things like this can mean the difference between a C and an A. I hope I can get myself to focus more in all my classes. I’m looking forward to next semester and hope I get to meet new people, but stay close with the LC at the same time. The LC definitely made it easier to ease into college life. Baruch is a lot bigger than my high school, but the LC provides for a much friendlier and more social environment. I’m glad I chose an LC for my first semester, and can’t believe that choice was made so long ago. Looking forward to next semester!

I saw alot of artistic things:) hmm most of them were religious drawings from the Asian culture. mmm most of the picures were in bright colors. They have a very very pretty interior design– stairs in the middle of the hall next to a cozy cafe and gift shop. It was very quiet through the whole exhibit. I think they can use some “peaceful” music. 😛

MID- NOVEMBER:  I learned a lot this semester. Its almost finals week and I beginning to worry:( Overall, I think this semester will be well-remembered. I wonder if its like this in other LCs. but highly doubt it 🙂 I wish I could take classes with the same people . hmp I think I’ll miss everyone ;(

REGISTRATION: The workshop was helpful but somewhat repetitive. The lady read off the website and did not take as many questions. Registration yesterday was really hectic. All the classes were closed:( and I was panicking for an hour trying to figure out everything. I really dont like my sched. :O I just cant wake up that early;( hmm I can only hope that the professors are not as strict. 

Overall, I think I am still inthe process of adapting to college. It is hectic but I guess Ill  learn to work it out. 😀

Registration workshop.

That lady was really um….intimidating. But what she was saying was actually helpful. I actually considered a lot of the information she gave us when i was trying to choose my classes. But, i felt like our one-on-one appointment with Analucia helped more. She (you) showed us what to do on the computer and what registration would look like. Before our meeting, i had no idea how to work degreeworks. She (you) helped me pick all the courses I want/should take. Everything was helpful though. And even though i never used/looked at that paper that the workshop lady was telling us we had to write down, I still stored some information up in my noggin to be used later when doing the actual registration process. It kinda scared me though when she was saying that we have to really think about our major cause we don’t want to be stuck in a job that we hate 40 hours a week, 5 days a week, for the rest of our lives. Scary thought. I’m actually scared now. great. well yeah.

On to the Rubin Museum!!!

Obviously the best museum ever. The people were nice and knew we were from baruch. So they were just like “ohhh yeah come on in!” something to that extent. It was a fun walk over there too. The area is really nice and sunny and nice buildings and nice plants and just everything you could possibly think of that’s nice, its there. When we got to the museum we went straight to the Buddha floor. It was probably my Asian-ness guiding me over there. We looked at a map of the Himalayas that was nice. and it had this cool weird-shaped light. We tried taking pictures of the sculptures and what not until the security guard yelled at us. I think we were being pretty loud cause i think that place had pretty good acoustics. When I was standing at the top of the stairs, I heard someone (WILL) burp through a closed door…I heard it pretty clearly too. But all in all, it was a fun experience.

MID-Semesterrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

So far this semester has been interesting. It’s been a lot of new experience, a lot of fun, and a lot of hard work. I don’t think i’ve ever worked so hard in my life. Not kidding. Right now, i’ve been feeling kinda overwhelmed with all the work that we’ve been getting. But somebody said that after thanksgiving break, that’s when the real stress comes. I’m probably going to shoot myself but we’ll see. Registration was a freaking pain. My schedule sucks but I’m gonna start checking to see if anyone switches out of the classes I originally wanted. I’m a little scared for next semester just cause i know its gonna be harder and im not gonna have any friends -__- But at least i’ll have the memory of our LC =) lol No but at least a lot of people from our LC are in BUS 1000 together! woo! I’m not sure if Baruch has really changed me. Actually no it definitely has. Ive become much more of a nerd. Like I said, I worked super hard this semester. I guess that’s a good thing? In any case, I’ve worked hard and I’ve been getting good grades. So i’m proud of that. Other than that, I’m not sure if it changed me. I like the people I’ve met here though. The people in our block, the people in the filipino club that I feel like I’m gonna be good friends with for the next four years. I hope this whole Baruch thing will be a good experience when I look back on it when Im like 70. So i guess I’ll try to make everything go well here.

PS Analucia you never sent me any emails about jobs in the offices at Baruch and information about the 5-year program

:)BYE!

I am really enjoying my time here at Baruch. Because we are in a learning community, it feels like middle school again where we are all in the same class and getting along with each other so easily. My grades have improved a lot, which was due to the incentive that I had gotten from my lousy grades early in the semester. I attended a lot of meetings and conventions throughout this month, which I felt were very informative and helpful. I found it to be much more productive than just wandering around in the city like I usually do on my breaks. I also got to meet a lot of people through those events, which is always good. I’m really looking forward to the next 3 and a half years at Baruch. I hope to still stay close to all my current class mates because they have really made my college experience so much better!

The Rubin museum was really nice. And it was free! At first I thought that it was going to be a boring trip, but it turned out to be pretty interesting actually. I learned about many cultures and what art was to them. The guy didn’t let me take pictures with flash, and it was really dark, so that was a bummer. I really liked the Buddha shrine that they had up. It reminded me of my own culture. I also found the Tibetan exhibits to be pretty fascinating, in that they were like a mix of Chinese and Indian art. The environment was also very calm and relaxing, since the lighting was so dim. The designs that they had throughout the museum were very nice as well. And their bathrooms were pretty clean!

I enjoyed some of the work at the Rubin Museum.  I had been there before when I was in high school, but I really didn’t get any of the art.  This time around, I spent more time trying to understand what was around me.  I found the Tibetan shrine room really interesting, because that was where all of the art that was shown in the museum was shown altogether in one room.  Looking at all of the different art was harder when they were all around the museum, but seeing it all in the room (though a little bit scary) was interesting in one piece.  I also enjoyed looking at the Atta Kim photos especially the long exposure with Times Square and New Delhi, because those places are usually full of people, but with those pictures it seemed as if no one was there.  To see those normally busy streets appear to be empty, was really different and interesting to look at.

I had alot of expectations and worries going into baruch. One of those would obviously be a professional environment in which i am able to add to my collection of knowledge. Its good that that was a expectation that was fulfilled. also expected the work and pressure to be difficult but it left me pleasantly surprised, i wasn’t having much trouble. Overall my expectations were met and even exceeded, especially in the professional learning environment, which im not used to since my highschool wasn’t very good.

it went very well, overall A’s in every class, i should be able to hit the 3.5 mark easily this semester

there would be nothing i would willingly change, this has been a good semester

i have not changed at all from a semester in Baruch College. I came in the same and im finishing the same, i really dont see the point of constantly asking this question.

My first semester here was alright, I suppose. I wouldn’t go running around screaming that I had a fantastic time though. I actually did not have any expectations coming into Baruch college, only that it would be a huge change from highschool. The first semester went pretty well. Although, I didn’t do as well as I thought I would (especially in calculus). If I could redo my first semester, I’d probably not slack off as much as I did, and definitely start the papers when they’re given, instead of procrastinating and leaving everything for last minute like I am now. Honestly, I don’t think that I’ve changed at all. I’m still the same dorky girl that I was when I started college.