a) Tell us how your experience at Baruch College has lived up to your expectations? Not lived your expectations? Exceeded your expectations?
I think Baruch exceeded my expectations. I sort of expected college to be very boring. I ended up having a lot more fun than I thought I would. The classes were good and I learned a lot. The teachers weren’t that bad either. The only sucky class was freshmen seminar. Thank god that’s over! lol. Just kidding. I actually liked all my classes and made a bunch of friends here. I got used to seeing everybody everyday and that’s when Baruch finally started feeling comfortable. I actually like the school a lot. I don’t think I could see myself anywhere other than Baruch.
b) How well do you think your semester at Baruch College went?
Well, I feel like I slacked off this first semester since all the work was overwhelming. Not that college is so difficult or anything, I just wasn’t used to having this much work. After all, I had just come from high school where I pretty much didn’t have to do anything. The amount of work was good in the sense that it woke me up to what college life is like. I feel ready to take on every following semester here at Baruch.
c) What would you do differently during your first semester if you could do it all again?
If there was anything I’d do differently this first semester, it would be to work harder in all my classes. I feel like I could have done much better in all my classes if I had been more focused on my school work. I also wouldn’t have fooled around so much with pre-calc. I now know that math isn’t the kind of subject where you can pull off a passing grade without studying. When I retake the class, I’m going to make sure I study as hard as I can in order to get the best grade possible.
d) How have you changed since you started at Baruch College?
I have changed in the sense that I am now accustomed to the freedom I gained by going to college. I am also more responsible. I feel ready to take on the rest of my years here at Baruch. I guess I’m more open after meeting new people and making new friends. When school started I was a bit more reserved and kept to myself and now I know a bunch of people from the block and hang out with the new friends I’ve made everyday. Everything became sort of a routine. Now that a new semester is going to start and I’m going to be taking new classes we’re all probably going to have to go through a bunch of changes again. But of course, change is good. That’s the most important lesson I’ve learned from transitioning from high school to college, being a college student and now being able to make my own schedule. Change is definitely good.
