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Freshman Year

Posted on November 28, 2011 by pc132562

Now that my first semester at Baruch college is coming to a close, I can finally say that I am an experienced college student. So far the school itself has lived up to my expectations. None of my classes are particularly challenging, but they were all required courses, so that might be why. I can say that I’ve enjoyed my time here so far, because my first semester went pretty well.

If I could go back and do anything differently than I did my first semester, I would study more, put aside more time for school, not miss any assignments, and take advantage of more extra credit opportunities. Also, I would have worked harder at making friends the first two weeks of school, but that ended up working out so it wasn’t a big deal.

I think now that I have completed my first college semester I have changed a little bit. I am definitely more responsible, and I am getting more so everyday. I am also mire confident in myself and the work I do, especially any writing I do in class, and I have also become more confident outside of class. I am very glad that I have changed in these aspects.

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Monologue

Posted on October 24, 2011 by pc132562

Like many of my peers, I’ve looked forward to college for a good portion of my life. The allure of living on my own, taking care of myself, and doing what I wanted without having to worry about anyone else; freedom. I wanted to live in a dorm with my fellow students, and relax on the quad after class. However, unlike most of my peers, I was set on attending school in the city, and while there are many colleges in the city, setting my heart on a specific location obviously limited my choices. After eliminating all my other choices, with the help of a couple rejection letters, I decided to attend CUNY Baruch. It was everything I needed: a quality education at a reasonable price. I was a bit uneasy about going to a school I knew nothing about, but after visiting and learning more about it, I was excited to come here to Baruch.

Now here I am, two months into my first semester, completely satisfied with my education. But I can’t help but feel that something is missing. Now I realize that the traditional college experience has escaped me. I don’t live on campus; in fact I don’t live anywhere close to campus, with more than an hour of commuting every day. There’s no quad to relax on, and no dorm to live in. I lost what made me really look forward to college. Now when I see my friends talking about doing “college things” I get jealous, because I want to have their way of life.

I don’t regret coming to Baruch, and I remain optimistic about the future. Next year I know I will have better luck with living in the city, getting me closer to campus, which should solve a lot of my issues. But for now, I’m stuck in a life where nothing is that bad, but nothing’s that great either, like my own little purgatory. Hopefully, I’ll be able to make it out of this and move on to my own little paradise.

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