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College life really changed me alot although I’ve only been here for one semester. I don’t have so many works to do when I was in High School, and it give me a habit of getting lazy. However I have so much book to read and paper to write in college, so I think I’m gradually become less lazy.

I don’t think I did good for this semester. I don’t know why, maybe my study habit is still not very good, and I am trying to change it. Although I didn’t have a high expectation for myself at the beginning of this semester, I’m still not satisfied with my situation now. I’ll do my best to do good for the next semester.

However, I’m glad I made so many friends throughout the first semester, all of my classmates are very nice and kind, they are patient and willing to help me solve all my problems. I feel lucky to be in the same class with all of may classmates, and I hope I can be in the same class with them for the next semester.

My first freshman semester in Baruch College is almost till the end. I’ve been adjusted to Baruch gradually and adapted most of the things here. Though I did not do very well on every class, I’m not dejected because I believe I will do better next time. However, one thing I should blame myself is that I didn’t work really hard. Every time I told myself to study, I just spent my time on other things. I wasted too much time which should be used to study. So I could not get good grades on my exams which mean I cannot get the expected GPA. Although it’s little upset, I will try my best to balance my time and really study hard for my tests.

In the first semester, I learned how to plan my schedule for next term. During the progress of choosing classes, viewing professors, and arranging schedules of my spring semester, I really enjoyed it because I thought I had the ability to design my future now. I hope I will meet more new friends and nice professors next term. I didn’t join any clubs this semester because I still being shy, but the most important thing is that I was every sleepy at noon. So every time I chose to sleep in the library instead of joining clubs. I hope everyone here will enjoy their classes next semester, meet new friends, and have fun in Baruch.

To me, the time in Baruch college is both aswsome and suffered. It was a little different from what i had expected which i always rushed and busy because there are much works i need to do. Well, the way college teaching is different, i need to keep myself in study because no one will force me. I am happy and exciting because i met many new friends but i was suffered from the endless papers and exams.  However, i still survive right now, so hope i can be fine during next month. There are few finals and paper coming up in next few week, i must study as hard as i could. Turely, the life in college is not easy at all.

If i could change one thing in this semester, it would be the attitude. Because of it, in the first month i did not take the exams serious enough and got a bad grade. It would be great if i change my attitude and way of study, my grade will be fine and better than right now.

I did change which i become more active and involve in the groups. it is fun to make new friends which we could help each other when we are in need. Can’t believe the class is going to end, time pass so fast. Lastly, hope everyone will doing fine in next sememster, good lucky guys.

Wow. Time sure does fly fast. I remember my first few days of Baruch College and to be honest, I did not like it because I was not used to commuting all the way from Long Island. Also, this college sure does give massive amount of work. I still remember I had to read 2 chapters for History class and 3 chapters for Anthropology class. Even though I heard college is all about reading, personally, reading 5 chapters were way too much for me.

However, I’m getting used to college now. Waking up at 8 Oclock to catch 9 10 LIRR is daily life now. Also, I got used to sleeping in LIRR so it doesnt feel like forever in LIRR anymore. And walking from Penn to Baruch is piece of cake now. I became a very fast walker ever since I started commuting. In the beginning of the semester, I thought about dorming or moving out but I figured that would cost me and my family way too much money. But looking back, I think I made the right choice to commute.

In addition, school work is becoming easy for me. After I aced few tests, I became confidant about college and my grade. This confidence did not make me lazy but helped me to become harder worker. Now I have two more weeks of school and I really want to do well and received a high grade to start my college year.

Ariel Basalely

Monologue

Freshmen Seminar

Hello everyone. My name is Ariel Basalely. I’m currently an 18 year old boy attending Baruch College. I lived in Queens for the first few years of my life and then moved to Great Neck, New York. For those of you who don’t know where that is, it is in Long Island. I grew up with two older sisters one who is 26 years old and the other is 20. I attended North Shore Hebrew Academy which was a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School that I went to since I was three years old. My hobbies include betting on Fantasy Sports, playing sports, hanging out with friends, partying, and spending time with my nephew. Speaking of sports, I am a die hard New York Giants fan and a New York Knicks fan. I wasn’t supposed to go to Baruch for my first couple of years of college rather I would have gone to Boston University. It was one of the hardest decisions that I have ever encountered in my life. I still think about the pros and cons about staying in New York, versus living in the gorgeous city of Boston. I think my college decision kind of answers the question on who I am and who I want to be in my near future. I have a street smart opposed to a book smart and I am very social. I love interacting with other people and making new friends and connections in life. I guess that should have been the reason for me going away for college but in the end my future is what concerns me the most. I have a passion for Real Estate and I have the urge to learn the tricks and education in Real Estate Management and Development. I plan on interning in a few Real Estate Firms over the next few years and I want to see where it takes me. My interest in Real Estate overlaps with my love for traveling. I love seeing different countries and touring. In the future I hope to have an income in which I can go and buy properties in different countries to make good prophet. I am known to be a psychologist among people my age. I always give people the right advice in their situations so if anyone here needs some help with anything, you know who to come to. I have a passion for the State of Israel where I have a lot of relatives and friends. My dream is to do a semester abroad in Tel Aviv at Tel Aviv University. I made up my own statement that can basically sum up the person I am today is “Live life, enjoy life, and have a life”. I learned this about myself a couple of years ago noticing that I can’t worry and panic over every small thing that happens to me. Life is short, live it well. I wish all my peers a successful year at Baruch College and all the best.

I cant believe that its been a full semester already. I remember walking into Baruch on the first day as if it were only two weeks ago. Going to college was a huge adjustment for me and I am currently still adjusting, but its getting much easier for me. The overload in work is not something I was always too used to but once again, its getting better for me. Although I came into Baruch with a few friends of mine from high school and Great Neck(where i was raised), but I didn’t have classes with anyone. Luckily, I got to meet so many amazing people that I’m so happy I got to meet. Due to my outgoing personality, my social life in Baruch was a huge success.  I also moved to Manhattan for college because commuting wasn’t exactly what I wanted my college experience to be. I still  have respect for all you commuters, but I love living in Manhattan. It made me much more independent and makes me feel much better about myself. I guess thats the main part of Baruch that made me a different person. The independence and making all your own decisions had a huge affect on me. Having good teachers is always an important thing that I need to have when it comes to learning. Unfortunately this term I had a bunch of extremely strict and hard teachers, but I got through. My first semester helped me understand what real life is all about and how life will always change, going to college being the start of it. It was great meeting all you guys and I wish you all great success in all your majors and the next few years at Baruch!!

-Ariel

         This is my freshman year at Baruch College. From the first day I step in, I have lots of expectations. Some is achieved, but some is not. First of all that I don’t expect to achieve in Bruch College is I involve into relationship with many people who are also Bruch students by friendship. It is almost the end of the semester, while I think deeply on what I did and how I went during previous days, I suddenly realized that I have more and more friends around me. They are with me as bee always with honey, no matter when I was confuse, depress, frustrated. They are the most considerate people in my life. On the other hand, the only thing I expected to do well in Bruch College that is to get a good grade. Unfortunately, even though I act as a nerd, but I don’t get the grade that I expected. As a result, my academy is not really good.
           The first semester at Bruch College is really exciting. Everything is so new and so much fun for me. There are so many clubs, activities, parties in the college that I never experienced. They attract me a lot that I cannot deny it, as the result I participate in ballroom dance club. I really enjoy it, but I did not realize my curious get me into trouble. My academy is not on my expectation. My bad academy is not only due to my curious, but also my weak flexibility. As the first semester in college, many things those are so different and strange.
         If there is a second chance that is could do it all again, I would not spend too much time on club. I would use my time to practice on exercises that I really needed. However, second chance is never will be real, but I still could put more efforts on subjects to raise my grade. That is my responsibility and my sense of duty because I come to college to find improvement.
           Finally, I didn’t have many changes since I started at Baruch College. But at least, I am not shy anymore. When I was very young, I was so shy. Then I become more and more outgoing while I grow up. And now, I believe that I can put my “blush” away. In a new environment, you ought to know how to face all kinds of unexpected challenges and then become more confident. If you can’t solve your own problem, face people confidentially, how dare you can think about solve other problems?!

Overall, my first semester in Baruch College is great. I really like the campus for there are accessible computers on every floor of the campus. I also like our library for it is spacious and loads with all different kinds of books. I was expected to be walking around the campus a lot. Since the escalators are all broken and it always takes a long time to wait for the elevator I always take the stairs. I remember once I climb the stairs from the fifth floor to the twelve, it almost killed me. One thing that really disappointed me is that college life is not as fun as I thought it would be. I had a difficult time finding a club that I like for there is no club that interested me. They all seem so boring! I feel very sad because this semesters’ grade might not lived up to my expectations. I think I will probably get B in most of my classes. However, I have tried my best in every class and hopefully I can get a satisfying grade on the finals and get an A- for the overall average. I really don’t enjoy many of my classes this semester. It turns out to be that I have a hard time focusing in class; I hope this won’t happen again next semester. I wish I can have some classes with interesting and devoted professors. One thing that I would do differently during my first semester if I could do it all again is study harder for my US history midterm. I didn’t study as hard as I did on the first test because I thought it would be as easy as the first test! Another thing I would do differently is attending more clubs. I was too shy to attend club by myself. I always spent the club hours in the library instead of attending a club. Since I started at Baruch College, I have changed a lot. I feel I become more like an adult by making decision, managing time and arranging schedule by myself. I hope I can be more open and sociable in the near future.

Time passed by really fast and it’s already the end of the semester. I thought my first semester at Baruch was ok. I had 5 classes in total and a 4 day school week. It did lived up to my expectations because I didn’t really expect that much. I liked most of my classes and made new friends.

I think my first semester at Baruch College was alright. I just hope that I did fine on all my classes and get good grades. Since final week will be coming soon, I will need to study hard for my 3 finals. I was glad that I made new friends and all my classmates were really nice.

If I can do something differently during my first semester, it might be the way I study for exams. Sometimes, I get lazy and procrastinate. I need to work harder in order to do better and hopefully I can be more studious next semester.

I don’t think I have change much since I started at Baruch College. I had more reading assignments and wrote more papers. I had more free time since I only have school Monday thru Thursday. I also ate more because I often buy food from stores and restaurants near our school. Overall, I thought my first semester was an ok experience and hope that my second semester can go well also.

Welcome to Baruch! Most people in Baruch are amiable and helpful. I make friends in Baruch. Baruch as I thought has many activities and classes. I can experience club and different courses in this school. One thing that I like about college is most of the time is controlled by students. No one really cares what you do in school and if you are be on time or not. On the other hand, I like our school’s library because it offers computers, printers, fax machines and many staffs for in-school students. So it is very convenient for us to do our projects and work in library. It also provides study room for students to gather and prepare for their tests.

 I think my first semester is so far so good. Compared to high school’s schedule, college is freer than high school. There are 5 classes in this semester. They are long per period but we gain many lessons from long period classes. Sometimes I could be bored in class. But I still try to focus on it. I don’t like to read and many classes that I take need us to read books and literature. In fact, I understand that reading can make people become wiser and calmer. So I have to adopt and make this habit.

 If I could go back to the first semester, I could encourage myself to read more and study more. I should stay out in library a little bit longer to study and read. I should visit more the writing center since my weakness is the essay. I should practice more with my grammar and essay structure so that I could improve my essay.

I changed a lot in many ways since I started Baruch College. I start to get to learn how to use school facilities such like library and writing center. I become more active to something that I need to know and ask people questions about my study. I think I can be a professional in Baruch and my future career in later of my life.