First Semester at Baruch

Coming into college, I was very upset. Senior year in High School was the best year of my life and I didn’t want to ever leave the school and friends I had finally become so familiar with. My first day at Baruch, I came home crying. The day was so long, and such a hassel. The teachers were so serious. The people were so different. I didn’t see myself making friends at this school, and I told my parents there was no way I would commute by train every day; I wanted to drive. Eventually after one week of adjusting to my new life, I met some new people and I started liking the school. Now my only problem was getting into school mode. Usually its hard to become serious again after the summer, but this time it was especially hard because my summer began second semester of senior year. Luckily I was able to finally get my school work on track. But just as I was beginning to get stable my friends and I met a new crowd of friends and got thrown off. We started staying out very late every night. For a good 2 months I forgot all about school and didn’t open a single book. By the end of the semester I realized I could be failing my classes, but it was too late to get myself back together. My goal for next semester is to keep myself focused and do well in school. If I could do it all again, the only thing I would change is to balance schoolwork and friends.