Baruch did live up to my expectations aesthetically although the buildings were a little smaller than I thought it would be. Somewhat surprisingly I found Baruch to be a pretty relaxed environment, almost like my high school except not as condensed and with a lot more freedom. I expected my classes to be academically challenging but I found it to be pretty easy. I wish that my classes didn’t come packed in one particular block because I would have preferred to take different classes over some of the ones I have now instead of going with the most preferable set. I didn’t expect the students to just go home or to their jobs right after classes but then again I didn’t really bother to think about that.
My first semester was pretty easy and I found most of the classes interesting enough to keep me engaged. The time seemed to have just flew by because now I’m already preparing for finals although I have these moments where I sit back and realize that the semester is already over. I met new people and I joined a club which was a lot of fun. I wouldn’t really do anything differently except to study and prepare myself more. I did well in most of my exams but there are some where I wished I could have studied more because I wasn’t very pleased with the grade I received. But there is no one to blame for that except myself, hopefully I’ll start taking my classes more seriously in the future.
I don’t think I’ve changed much since attending Baruch. I guess I don’t procrastinate as much, I actually study before exams, and I learned to manage my time somewhat efficiently.
