Wow this semester went by way too fast. I feel like I’ve barely been to school, much less learned anything, and apparently we have 2 weeks of classes left. All of my friends who are still in high school are just starting to get papers assigned, and we’re almost done with our first taste of college. Its sad to say i barely met people outside my circle of friends, which is not what i expected. In fact i expected to have no friends, and be a total antisocial nerd reading over his notes in the library all day. Surprisingly i made a couple of good friends that i know i will definitely not lose contact with, and balanced it with the (disappointingly) small amount of work.
I remember my first day of school i walked in thinking i was gonna seclude myself from everyone and just try to get A’s in all my classes, which went well til about a month in. after that i had exams, which honestly could have gone better. I just wish a larger part of grades were based on homeworks and attendance, i’d be acing every class. After all, the homework and papers havent been as hard as i was scared into believing they were by high school teachers, but the exams… those darn exams were something else. Grade-wise, i can say im expecting a B in most of my classes.
If i could restart the semester, i would probably study more for exams and quizzes. That was the only part of classes where i slacked, i missed at most 2 homeworks, and wasnt absent. If it hadnt been for my testing mishaps, i’d be pretty confident about a high 3point GPA.
As a student, i know i’ve definitely become more responsible since coming to Baruch, being that in high school i worked only on trying to avoid work, and skipping classes. As a person, i feel like i’ve become more open, though. I came into the school with a very close mind, feeling like i’d be odd-man-out, surrounded by every race but my own. But i’ve grown more comfortable in the environment, and dont feel like i need to be surrounded by my kind to be happy in the school. Sadly, i’ve lost touch with most of my other friends, and only talk to one or two people who i talked to before Baruch.
