Author Archives: Angelica Rossi

My experience at Baruch College is definitely exactly what I thought it would be- I’m constantly stressed, I literally feel like there’s some kind of school work I could be doing ALL THE TIME. But I wouldn’t change it for anything. I’m also really happy most of the time too. It’s the kind of stress that I know I can get past. With some hard work, it’ll be over soon. It also REALLY helps to know that we only have a few more weeks left until we have an entire month off. Overall, I think my first semester went pretty well. The transition into college wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, and nowhere near as bad as the transition that some of my friends are having. I’m doing pretty well in most of my classes, I’m in a club in school, and I don’t feel weird walking around the halls anymore. If I could go back and do anything differently during my first semester, I don’t think I would. I’m happy with the friends I have and the dorm I’m in. As much as I love college, I definitely think I’ve changed. I’m not sure how I feel about it, because friends from back home, who I used to love spending time with, it just feels so weird now. There’s a mountain of difference between us, and at first, I thought it was them who changed, but I’ve recently realized that it’s me. I’ve grown up, I’ve matured, and I feel like they’ve (literally and metaphorically) stayed in the same place.

I feel so weird trying to describe myself. I fell like anything that I say will just be a cliche. I could say that college has changed me- because it has, but that wouldn’t be enough. Life is so different than it was 6 months ago, but I wouldn’t change a thing.

I went to a high school that was also my middle school, and my elementary school, AND my kindergarten. 13 years with the same people was just ridiculous- everyone knew every detail of your life, whether you wanted them to or not. That’s why I was so attracted to Baruch. For the first time since kindergarten, I’d be able to be a new person. No one would know that my mom passed away when I was 11 years old, no one would say “cancer”, and then look at me as if I were about to explode.

Oh, now you guys know too. My mom died when I was 11 years old. November 5th will make it 7 years. She was first diagnosed when I was 6, then she went into remission. It came back though, but she didn’t get help until it was too late. I was sick with a cold when she started to get severe symptoms. Taking care of me was her top priority. That, and finishing her masters degree in teaching.

I’ll never be able to forgive myself for how I was the last time I saw her. I was so rude and mean- but she was my mom, I thought that she’d always be there, so I’d just apologize tomorrow. Well, “tomorrow” came, and everything changed. I wasn’t the little girl with a teaching mother and a military father anymore. I was a girl who was just, there. My mom was my best friend, and she was gone. Forever. When she died my world was empty. (Told you that there’d be cliches).

It took me a very long time to feel (nearly) whole again. Right now I’m living in the Upper East Side, and going to a college that will get me where I want to be in life. Everything is just how my mom and I imagined it would be. So Who Am I? I’m just a girl who wants to make her mother proud.

Hi! I’m Angelica, and the reason that I decided to go to Baruch was so that i could get into the music industry from a business perspective. I love music more than anything, and I would love to do anything involving music. I just became a part of Baruch’s radio station, which i’m really excited about because it feels like it’s my first step into the music industry. I love animals too, and i used to want to be a veterinarian until i realized that i’d have to put animals to sleep.

My top 3 concerns about Baruch were: math (because i’ve heard it’s really intense, and it’s not really my strongest subject)

not making friends (because it’s such a huge school, and lots of people commute and don’t really care about making friends)

and that i’d get frustrated with having to take the subway everyday…

I think the fact that i have so much more independence is what makes college different from high school. More freedom with my life, to go out and do what i want, but also more independence with school.

I’m not really sure how my first year of college will change me, but i feel like i’ll probably learn to be less of a procrastinator- at least, i hope so!