PR 1A

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

Baruch has certainly not lived up to my expectations, however, that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I think some of my expectations were unrealistic and I possibly didn’t consider the fact that Baruch is a commuter college when dreaming up my idea of college. I thought it would all be very different from the way it is now, which at first I perceived as something beyond terrible. Why am I here? Why did I choose this school? These were some of my original thoughts accompanied by big expectations crushed by reality, yet the school has exceeded my expectations when it comes to academic integrity. Some of my professors are great, as well as most of my classes, which is all I really should expect. Baruch has definitely failed my social expectations, but that is for me to work on, and not to blame on the school itself.

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

Academically, I was incredibly stressed at times, but it wasn’t all that bad. Basically, I got work done when it was due, and that’s what really counts. I figure the first semester of college anywhere isn’t really a piece of cake, or pie, or whatever you prefer. It was really hard at times, but I survived. Or at least I still am surviving. Finals will be the deciding factor on how successful my first semester at Baruch College has been. So I guess I’ll just have to wait and see before giving a definitive  answer on how my first semester at Baruch College went, after all, it’s still “going”.

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

I would do what just about everyone would want to go back and do, fix, I’d study more, but probably just set aside the time to get assignments completed not the night, or hour before they are due. I am quite the procrastinator and working didn’t make any of this “time management” any more easier, so it was a constant lack of time that really constrained me. I would definitely have made more time or used my time more efficiently. Time can be your friend, if you manipulate it, or your enemy, if you allow it to control you. Next time I think I’ll be the master of my schedule and not a slave of a forever ticking, tocking clock.

How have you changed since you started at Baruch College?

I have changed in that I’ve only become even more independent. I’ve always done just about everything on my own, or by my own means, but now even my thoughts are single, free entities. College work has been a forum for me to say this is how I think, and how I will continue to think, regardless of the preferred opinion of another. I am completely unwilling to compromise who I am for anyone else, or any idea. I have changed in that I have become myself without anyone telling me how, or maybe I didn’t change at all, and really I am just a more illuminated version of myself.

my first semester here has definatly left a large impression on me. to start i have had to actually DO work. i can remember how i would do close to nothing in high school and get nineties easy, my experiances here at baruch have had its ups and downs but as for how it has lived to my expectaions it has been a little harder than i anticipated. i think most people expected alot of partying and studying for college and that is also what i expected. sadly though the only aspect that baruch has exceeded was the work load. i can honestly say that i was not prepared for my first semester here. my first semester could have gone alot better than it has so far. if i was able to relive my first semester some things i would do differently is to stop all my procrastination. i had a huge problem with doing my work on time. i would have also liked to fix many of the issuse with my registration information ealier than i actually did. how has baruch changed me since i first started, well baruch has showed me that i am going to really have to work to become a success.

My first year at Baruch was not at all what I expected. I had no idea baruch was a commuter college. Everyone goes to class then goes right home afterwards. If I had known this ahead of time I would’ve applied to a Suny where I could have lived in a dorm. I know baruch has dorms but its just not the same. If baruch had a more social atmosphere things would be different. The school is fine educational wise. There were a few teacher teachers I didn’t quite like but the school is serious about students doing their work. This is good for someone like me since I’ve been a slacker all my life. Maybe the extra push will get me to work. That was really the only thing that exceeded my expectations about this school. I’m still having thoughts about transfering. We’ll see what happens with next semester.

If  I could do it all over I would go back to my senior year of high school and pick another school. But if I had to do this year over I guess I would work harder and try to stay on top of my school work. I am the world’s greatest procrastinator. Every assignment I’ve had I did the night before. That all needs to change next semester. I plan on working harder and staying on top of my school work and with that I’m done.

THE END

-Baruch has not lived up to my expectations. For me, I thought college would be more of a community, but being here for a semester has shown me that in the case of Baruch, that’s not true. People just go to school and leave. Even in my dorm, nobody on my floor hang out together which is fairly disappointing.
-My first semester at Baruch was okay. Scholastically, I’m doing well. I’m doing much better transitioning from high school to college than I did transitioning from grammar school to high school.
-I would have definitely tried to switch out of my English class and tried to take a class with a better, less high-and-mighty teacher. Otherwise there’s not much I feel I’d want to change.
-I haven’t changed much. I can say that I definitely study more than in high school, but I never studied in high school so that’s not really saying much.

my first sememster was pretty much how i thought it was going to be. i had no idea what i was geting myself into and the teachers are mostly unhelpful and expect much more than we actually know. additionally every teacher has this stupid mentality that they are the only teachers we have and that no matter how  much work they give us, we “had more than enough time to finish the assignment”. im sick and tired of them saying these stupid comments when they are so ignorant to the ammount of work we actually have every day. i dnt think my first semester went as well as i wanted it too.  in general my grades are pretty good except for english because we unfortunately got the worst english teacher available. ive even asked students that have been here much longer than i have in addition with searching on ratemyprofesor and every source said that she was a bad teacher. she is very vague with her instructions and expects u to be a professional writer by the time the semester begins. if i waas able to do this semester over again, i would have definitely tried to switch out of her class and if i couldnt do that, i would have dropped her class immidiately because its unfair that all the time i effort i put into her class is only leading to a C+. i dnt think i have changed much since starting college mentally or physically. the only diference is my scheduale for my social life. it has drastically changed in order to make room for my college work and unfortunately it doesnt leave much time for friends and activities i would like to do. additionaly i would apreciate it if the college did not take freshman oritentation this seriously because it didnt help me at all and the projects and workshops didnt do much for me except use my time to do something that didnt benefit me at all.

i have just sealed my fate for my second semester as a freshman for baruch college, my first year was quite an adventure. I have had many ups and downs during the year there are many classes i have enjoyed and there are some that i did not. although i experienced many hardships i am still hanging in there, thank god im surviving so far and i hope to have same success next semester

semester one is coming to a close and all i can say is there must be a god above. i worked hard this semester to prove to myself i could and for most of the classes it payed off but i need a vacation. i wish i had some easier grading teachers because i was going for a 4.0 but alas that fantasy is a far cry. i was happy about the blog though and met a bunch of cool people who i will hopefully still see around school after the semester. i just hope my next semeseter is a little lighter in load than the first.

My experience at Baruch college has not lived up to my expectations. there isnt a lot of time to chat and i greatly underestimated a commute school. The travel time makes getting to school a real pain and because everyone has to travel it is really hard to make close friends. most people either have to go to work right after classes or they have to head straight home. There is a wide variety of professors at Baruch, which was something i had expected, but what i didnt expect that not all of them are good at teaching. i guess some of them focus on their own research rather than teaching the class.

I think my first semester at Baruch could have went better. i was ill prepared for the amount of work that i got. when i first game to collegemy mindset was that few classes meant less work. it was soon after i started that i knew that i was completely wrong. The amount of work was more than high school just like they have told us but i had never really believed it. During my senior year at high school i had gotten to a relaxed mood and i felt like it carried over into college. i know i could have done better in this first semester if i tried.

If i could do my first semester over again i would definally try harder by doing the work ahead of time and using the help centers to improve the work quality. if i had not waited for the last second to do my papers i would have done a lot better.

i believe that i have become more responsible and become better at managing my time. back in high school i did all my work within the last 24 hrs before it was due. now i start to work on my papers days or even weeks in advance. hopefully these skills will help me do better in the future years to come.

1:I have a Fear of heights. At the same time i find it hard to resit looking down from a high place. That habit can become annoying but it makes me wonder if i really am afraid of heights or do i enjoy them.

2:Hanging out with my Friends make me happy. I also enjoy playing video games and watching TV.

3: Something that is important to me is my privacy and my freedom to do whatever i feel like doing

4: so far school has been tiring and it takes up a lot of time. the travel distance is always annoying Having to spend over 2 hours every day on the train can pile up.

I cant’ believe my first semester of college at Baruch is coming to a close. I remember the first day I walked into the vertical campus for orientation, then convocation, and then for my first day of classes. Overwhelmed and intimidated I was unsure how I would last a whole semester at Baruch College. Looking back on this first semester, I came to many conclusions and realizations about Baruch. I expected college to be laid back, partying, free time and only being overwhelmed with work during midterms and finals. Unfortunately, none of those expectations were fulfilled at Baruch. I had not much free time because of the stressful, continuous heavy workload and because Baruch is a commuter school there aren’t many events or parties among the student body. I expected professors who didn’t care about attendance but were very strict about following the syllabus and due dates. Instead, most of my professors had strict attendance policies and quite leanient about late assignments and accomodating students. I was hoping that it would be very simple to meet people and make friends in a college environment but that was not so at Baruch. Being a commuter school it is very difficult to have close relationships with people because many students go to class and head home when they are done. I was expecting many events at school that bring students together but instead I find myself being one of the many students that I mentioned that goes to class and immediately after goes home. I think my first semester at Baruch went somewhat well. I got to meet some new people through my block schedule where I traveled with mainly the same people to every class. I also met people on my baseball team at Baruch when we played a short fall season. I believe that I am doing well in my classes which is most important to me. At first, I was hoping to just pass with C+ but now I am striving to excel in my classes with A and B grades. If I could have a second shot at my first semester and do it al over again I would try to reduce the stress I put on myself. I think at many times I waited until the last minute to do things because I thought that it wouldn’t take me long to do assignments but in fact they were more complicated than I had thought. If I managed my time better and balanced my academics with my social life, I could have reduced stress. Procrastination was the cause of late nights which led to sluggish starts in the morning and then it became hard to concentrate in class. As you can see, procrastination has a domino effect that can cause any students downfall. I believe that Baruch has changed me in just one semester. With many group projects, I have learned to work and complete tasks with people that I dont know whichh brings me outside of my comfort zone. I have become more independent as I have to stay on top of my workload everyday and balance my life.

-Daniel DeRiso-