My expectations of Baruch was that it was going to be a whole new experience, since no one from my high school came to Baruch with me. I thought the workload would be harder and heavier but it actually wasn’t. It was way less than my senior year of school so I took it for granted and let things slip here and there. On a lighter note, I love all the free time I have! Sometimes I don’t know what to do it with! If only I used it wisely.
My first semester at Baruch was ehhh. Having to start a sport 2 weeks before school starts, not knowing anyone, being a freshman is hard enough. Then add what’s more important, the academics part, and at first I couldn’t keep up. I wasn’t doing the readings, the papers; I basically hit a bottom low. Until a great friend literally slapped me and put me on the right track so I didn’t do terrible. Attendance and lateness have also killed me. I’m always late to political or com, which of course loses my credibility when I have to be absent for real, like this week. I’ve spent about a month sick during the semester, which influenced a big part of my school work. The class that’s been giving me the most trouble lately is communications which annoys me because I love to talk and I usually don’t suck like I do on my speeches -_- .
If I could do it again, I would definitely take the workload more serious and do every homework. Also, I would work harder on the athletic side too because I know I could have been a ton better and help my team out more to not lose in the finals. I would change the way I balanced work and sports.
I don’t think I changed too much personality wise, but I know I met some great friends, friends that I hope to have for a while on my team and in school. I’m still the same me; the location of where I’m at changes, but I’ll always remain the same.