Author Archives: jennifer.nitzani

Life is good. Life is good exactly the way it is. My motto and my goal in life is to realize that even at the worst and hardest times that life is good and that each and every one of us are so lucky. We really are. Even when we think that we may not be wearing whats most in fashion at the time or driving the nicest car around town, we should be thankful for what we do have and realize that life isn’t about all the materialistic things, what really matters is your personality and your views on life. For as long as I can remember, I recall my mom always talking about the power of positive thinking and every time I said that there was no way I can pass a test, she would always say think positive, believe, and you will pass. She would always say “if you believe, you will achieve.” I used to hate when she said that. I would hold my ears shut and start to sing loudly so that she wouldn’t say it again. Freshmen year in High School, my english teacher would write life is good on the bottom right corner of every single sheet of paper he handed out. I must have seen those three words over and over again to the point that I started seeing it on the bottom right corner of every sheet of paper I saw. I always knew life was good and I was always thankful for everything I had. I decided to give my moms whole positive thinking idea a chance. Till today, I think I am the happiest and luckiest girl and I now live by two mottos: positive thinking and life is good. If I can encourage even one person to take on this attitude, then I know I’ve done a lot.

Hello. My name is Jennifer Nitzani and I was born in Queens and raised in Great Neck. I attended Great Neck North High School, and I have to say that high school was the best four years of my life. My two favorite things to do are play soccer and dance. I am really hoping to enjoy college as much as I did high school. I know that no matter what, everything happens for a reason, and I know that I will receive the top education that I need to succeed here at Baruch. So far so good. I am really starting to enjoy myself at Baruch. This summer, I went on a tour all around Israel, where I met all new people. One night we were all sitting around and discovered that about six of us were all going to attend Baruch together which made it all that more exciting. As much as I do enjoy college, I do have concerns. My main concern is keeping up with the work. It is just so different than High School. In High School, we got a sheet which mostly explained each assignment that was due and we were reminded of the due dates often, and here we only meet with that professor twice a week so it gets confusing at times, and I guess I just really have to be on top of everything. It is a lot of work and a lot of reading. I love to read but only what I am interested in which is a problem considering the books we read for our classes are not all that interesting. I am also concerned with meeting new people. So far I am doing great! I met a lot of awesome new people and I just hope to keep on making more and more friends. I love to talk and open up to people and introduce myself, but sometimes, I don’t feel as if others are as open as I am. I am hoping to join clubs and become very involved. In High School, I was extremely involved with so many different events, and I was very close with a lot of the teachers, which scares me because here, it is much harder to become close to the professors. I think everything about college is different than High School which is why I think it difficult for me in College. Some of my classmates are here in College with me which makes is better. I know at least one person already in every class from High School so its great. One of the hard parts is that out of all my closest friends, I am the only one that came to Baruch and the others went away, but I still love it here. I really hope that the next four years of my life in college will be as good as the past four in high school. I think that this year will get harder and I am extremely scared for midterms and finals. I am really just hoping to do well on all of them and I think my first year will change and will just keep getting better. I always think positive, and I know that I will have the best year this year being a freshmen at Baruch!