Now that I begin to reflect on it, I’m not quite sure if my
current experience at Baruch has lived up to my expectations. I mean, I wasn’t
expecting fireworks or anything, but I was expecting just a tad more excitement
than it is at the moment. It’s definitely not like the college experiences that
I see in the movies, wild parties, late nights, freshman 15, but I know I can’t
expect that from a commuter school. The most repetitive thing that I have been
hearing from the upperclassmen that I have come in contact with is to take
advantage of my first year here and to be mindful of all the resources that I
am given, which is definitely what I plan to do. I came to this school for a
reason. Baruch is supposed to be the best of the best, and if I plan to follow
my previous plans of being a business major, I have to be ahead of the game and
remain focused.
Overall, I barely have any complaints about my first
semester at Baruch. I worked hard, studied harder, remained focused, balanced my
social and academic life, and made a wonderful group of friends. I feel
confident that if a finish of the school year just as I started, positively, then
I will be just fine. I’ll admit that I was disappointed at some of my test
grades, but I did my best and that’s all I can do, but I will definitely try to
alter my study habits if that augments my grades. Math was never my strong
suite, but that has to change if I really want to become a successful business
major in four years.
I’m happy that I was brave enough to join the ‘One Step
Ahead’ step team, which can allow me to continue my passion of dance, as well
as surround myself with strong young women that have the same goals as me, to
succeed. If I could change one thing about this semester, it would be getting a
job, because life in the city isn’t cheap, but I will fulfill my mother’s wish
of only focusing on my school work at the moment.
This life we live is so uncontrollable, so who really knows
what can happen next? I do know for sure that I will try my best to expand my
horizons here at Baruch and take full advantage of all of the opportunities that
I am surrounded by every day. If I’m extra lucky, I’ll be able to snag an
internship!
