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I didnt have much expectation of baruch to begin with, but i have a great experience here. I made alot of new friends in baruch, and i meet up with high school friends who also go to baruch. It was fun, and the work load wasn’t too much so it is all good. It is almost like high school accept that there are so much more free time, and you get to pick your own classes.

The first semester in baruch is pretty good. I think i have pick the right block. I got a wonderful english teacher, and other classes. I have alot of free time which i spend on with friends from high school and in game room, where i play table tenis and pool.

One thing i would do differently, would be to pick another organization for anthropology project. If i  could predict the future i would change my organization and i would have been better off. Also for the tests i did bad, if i could predict the future i would study harder for the test that i didnt do so well on it.

NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE

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.

The thing I was looking forward to most about college was the freedom — one of the reasons why I hated my high school was because they treated all of the students like prisoners. In that sense, it’s nice to be able to walk around Baruch as a free, independent adult. I also hated that a lot of my peers essentially acted like wild animals — the people that go to Baruch seem to actually care about school…they don’t just show up because they have to.

Overall, my first semester went okay. The classes weren’t overly challenging — at least, not in comparison to how challenging they will be in the future. If I could do things over — I definitely wouldn’t have procrastinated as much! I was able to pull off doing things last minute (like that damn 8 page research paper for English), but it definitely wasn’t fun, and I am sleep deprived most of the time. I think I need to brush off the last remnants of senioritis that I’ve carried over from highschool.

Over this semester, I’ve definitely grown more independent — how well you do depends on what you do, and not on what the teacher does. I’ve also grown to be a bit more social — I am very shy normally, but I think I’ve learned to open up a bit. I think I’m also a little wiser, in the sense that I know exactly what college is now, and of what’s expected of me.

And yeeeaaah…that’s pretty much it. 😛

LoL Hi Kay :]

버룩은 괜찮았어. 그렇게 좋지도안았지만, 그렇게 나쁘지도 안았지. 그냥그랬어. 내가 무슨말 하는지 알지? : D

첫학기는 잘보낸거 같아. 최고이지는 안았지만 적당히 잘한거 같어. 살짝 익힌 고기처럼 말이야, 너무 익혀서 마른고기처럼 말고. 그럼 맞이없으니까. 어흥

만약에 다시한번 첫학기를 보낼수 있다면, 나는 미적분학 과목을 떨어뜨렷을거야 (오 신이시여 우우 #$#@$!) 그 커다란 기권학점을 받기전에 떨어뜨렷을거야.

내가 어떻게 변했냐고? 나는 “업타운”쪽은 길 숫자가올라가고, “다운타운”쪽은 길 숫자가내려간다는걸 배웠지… ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ : )

하지만, 나는 아직도 초보자인거 같어 : (

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So Baruch was niiiice. Nothing too awesome, nothing too lame. It was aiiiight, namsayin bro? : D

I do believe that my first semester at Baruch went quite well. Not THAT WELL but well enough. Like a medium rare, but not well done to the point that the steak is dried out. No Flavor. Rawr.

If I was given the chance to do something differently during my first semester, I would have dropped Calculus (omg ugh #$@%$@) WAY EARLIER BEFORE I GOT A HUGE “W.”
How have i changed? I have learned that “uptown” means the streets go up and that “downtown” means the streets go down…LOLOLOL : )

But i think im still a noob : (

Baruch didn’t exceed or fail my expectations mainly because i didn’t really know what to expect from the school.  The only thing that I underestimated was my work load which contributed to me dropping math.  I did relatively well in the rest of my classes but I still ended up dropping math.  One thing i hated was registering.  I was prepared almost a month ahead and all I could do was watch the classes I wanted fill up until it was my time to register and the only classes I could grab were less than ideal.

If I would do anything differently it would definitely be me trying harder in math.  I kind of ignored how little I knew and said, “I’ll just wing it” which screwed me over for the rest of the semester.  Everything else I’m pretty happy about.  I’m happy with where I am in the rest of my classes and I can only hope it stays that way.

The biggest change in myself since coming to Baruch is my work habits.  In high school I did absolutely nothing and just flew threw it.  Now in Baruch i find that I need to be more studious and I have to take notes and pay attention.  In high school I was absent a lot but in Baruch I have changed that quite a bit.  I’ve only missed some classes and I am late only sometimes compared to me not going at all.

Baruch College has lived up to my expectations of a commuter school. It was said to feel like High School #2 and that is what it actually is. Of course I expected better teachers/professors and more freedom from homework…which is great. The papers haven’t gotten too hard, and I can still procrastinate most papers. It is a great balance for having a social life and having education.

It went pretty well. I seemed to get more mature. Also classes like communication and anthropology let me analyze every day things better. When I’m looking at ads or walking around, I realize things that connect to a bigger picture more. Grade-wise, it isn’t as what I expected, but I’m sure I can pull it up.

I would probably relax more.

As I said, I view the world much more analytically. I am a big critic to a lot of “normal” things now. I look at every small detail in the world…except for in class. I miss some things in math class alot.

Baruch isn’t really different from what I expected it to be. It feels like high school but maybe a bit simpler. I think my first semester at Baruch went well and mostly because I had so much free time compared to high school. I can’t imagine now, how I lived through 8 classes a day, 5 days a week.  Thinking about it now just seems like torture. In that aspect, Baruch has been great because there’s more flexibility and more freedom. The class that I was most worried about was Calculus but surprisingly, it is much easier than the Calculus class I took in high school in terms of tests. I would have to disagree with some of the earlier posts that say that the Professor does not explain things thoroughly. In my opinion, I think she does a great job of going through each problem step by step and she does take the time to go over anything we don’t understand. My most challenging class would probably be Communications but I have to say that this was probably the class that helped me open up the most. Although public speaking will never be my forte, this class made it just a tiny bit easier to get up in front of people and speak. English with Watson was probably my favorite class, for obvious reasons but I think it is always good to have that one easy class in your schedule. I think I would’ve gotten a better experience if I had dormed. It is hard going to a commuter school and keeping the same friends because you will rarely see them again next term. I’ve gotten so used to our learning community class, that it will be hard to start all over next term and meet new people.

College hasn’t really lived up to my expectations because I didn’t come into college expecting anything. I just came because everyone is expected to college if they want the best chance at earning money. I guess I was expecting it to be like high school except with more time on our hands.

My first semester could have been better. I think I should have taken more time to study the material before the quizzes and exams. I usually get so used to the free time that when the project or exams come up I procrastinate last minute and don’t get as much done as I would like. The classes were okay. English with Watson is great. Calculus is my least favorite class for many reasons, mostly because the professor doesn’t explain why we have to do certain steps (she tells you that answer is this but not why you get it). Communications with Weitz is okay because he’s kind of interesting even though the class is not. Political Science is long and tedious. Anthropology is okay but I really don’t see the point of that class.

If I could redo the semester I would study more instead of waiting until hours before the test/quizzes.

I don’t think I have changed much since college started.

Yay free food!

Well, I have to admit, Baruch isn’t as bad as I imagined. I have almost everything that I need located in one place. food, classes, gym,  pingpong table, handball courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, libary with couches to sleep on, girls… etc

 I think my first semester went okay. It wasn’t as challenging as I thought and not as easy as I thought either. The classes balance each other out. Calculus is much much much much easier than I thought it would be in terms of the teacher’s tests. English with Watson, youalreadyknow. Anthropology is easy so far, I just need to see how he grades my ethnography. Speech with Prof. Weitz is challenging, and I like challenges. His sarcasm and very harsh remarks are very invigorating. It fuels my blood with satisfaction. Most of all, I look up to him. One day, I hope to match his knowledge and level of speech, but until then, I need to focus on the last speech before I do anything else. Political Science and Prof. Hopper is good. Without her, I wouldn’t have made friends with coffee and tea.

If I could do my first semester over again, I would’ve joined a team or something. I hate registering for classes late.

I have changed, and I think Baruch has opened me up more. I feel like a honeybee floating drifting in the ocean with nothing to worry about.

Hi class!

We won! I am so happy and proud of all of you!!!

We have now come to our final blog post assignment… Sad, I know 😛

This is due Tuesday November 23, 2010 by 11:59 PM!!!!!!

Here is the subject of your last blog post:

Now that your first semester at Baruch College is nearly complete, how was it? Reflect on the following four questions, and craft a response of no more than 500 words. Feel free to integrate media into your post!

a. Tell us how your experience at Baruch College has lived up to your expectations? Not lived up to your expectations? Exceeded your expectations?

b. How well do you think your first semester at Baruch went?

c. What would you do differently during your first semester if you could do it all again?

d. How have you changed since you started at Baruch College?

Enjoy writing this post,

-Valeria 🙂