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So far it is the end of my first semester here at Baruch college and it has lived up too my expectations for the most part expect for a few little things. Coming from senior year of high school having attended Great Neck North I literally did nothing and transitioning into Baruch was extremely difficult with all the work that i was given. Although it was a tough transition I somehow managed and was able to get through with it, however the part that did not live up to my expectations was the fact that Baruch is a commuter college and literally has no social life like what you would get at a campus college. Baruch is lacking the real college experience that I really wanted. I would consider transferring out of Baruch next semester and going away maybe even out of state to a real Campus College where I can get that experience that I am looking for. I have definitely changed in many ways here at Baruch though I am certainly a smarter individual and I have matured greatly.

I found my first semester to be quite hard. Coming from senior year of highschool, i thought college would be simple. but it was harder than i would have ever expected. though it was hard, i stepped up to the challange and i think i did relatively well. the one thing i would do differently is take a different english teacher because she didnt no how to handle freshman and the transitions that theyre going through. the one thing that i loved was the friends i made from my block. the experience i had with them changed my life forever and i hope i still see them around the halls even after we finish with our block.

1. Tell us how your experience at Baruch College has lived up to your expectations? Not lived up to your expectations? Exceeded your expectations?
2. How well do you think your first semester at Baruch College went?
3. What would you do differently during your first semester if you could do it all again?
4. How have you changed since you started at Baruch College?

Baruch college did not live up to my expectations. I am not gaining the full college experience. Although the classes arent as difficult, the school overall does not attract many freshmen. Here at my first semester , i am expecting to recieve around a 3.0 gpa give or take. I can always bring it up next semester since this first semesters classes were handed to me. If i can do somthing  differently, i wouldve either went to my first choice school or actually pick my own classes and ones that i dont fall asleep in . I havent much since i been here but next semester i know to better myself and to be more focused on my classes.

sorry that this is soo late
My first semester has not lived up to my expectations of what college was supposed to be like. This semester has made me wonder if i should stay in Baruch or transfer to a different school.

Our monolgue was mainly about a professor and her class. we acted out scenes that would regulary happen in clas that we found funny.

Our monologue was mostly improvised. We reenacted a scene from one of our classes, and I was the main character. We attempted to use humor to convey our frustrations with a difficult professor. It was a great experience overall. I’d find a self portrait, but I have finals to study for and projects to complete and I’m not going to spend any more time on this.

This semester at Baruch has lived up to my expectations in that I am attending a university in Manhattan. It has not lived up to my expectations in that it doesn’t really feel like college, more like a continuation of high school. It has exceeded my expectations by being harder than I thought it would be to get good grades. I think my first semester went alright. I should’ve studied a little more. Since entering Baruch, I’ve changed by studying a little bit for tests and doing homework.

Sorry for the late post!!
AnYWAYSSS….
So as far as the first semester at baruch…it hasn’t lived up to my expectations sadly… there is simply WAYYYYY to many students and not enough seats! I having to hunt for seats during breaks and spy on someone to get a computer in the library… BUT the brighter side is the staff here are very helpful as long as you are willing to seek it. Over all the first semester here is okay not bad enough to make me wanna leave just yet. It would be better if there is more seating and such…
If I could go back in time and retake this first semester I would have just left my math class alone and not have it changed to math2003 cus that prof was friendly but he did not know how to teach… -__-” also my experience might have been better if i participated in more activities such as clubs or used the facilities that are provided… theres still another semester to get used to things maybe it would be better..hopefully. LOL
Being at baruch has effected me by opening new doors and allowing me to be exposed to more people and getting know them, also being here has taught me that things will not be spoon fed to me like they were in grade school, that I have to take action myself in order to achieve what I want, allowing me to see that this is how the real world is going to be. That you must take chances and speak up or you will be left behind or in the dark, not being able to get anywhere in this competitive economy.
Since this is the final blog I would like to thank Jia and Tenzin for all their hard work and trying their best to help our class get use to the baruch living environment. This class has been very interesting and a fun experience.
buh bye!<3 -Lila

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.