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It’s so strange trying to transition from having the same classes all year to having classes for one semester; everything seems to be going by so fast.

My first semester at Baruch definitely did not live up to my expectations. I thought the environment would be different but I realized, it’s just like high school! The only difference is people are always on the go and are busy studying for something. I should have  been  more realistic since this is a commuter school of course.

The studying and workload is what I expected though; I have to work on my studying technique because I don’t want to mess up in any class just because I procrastinated or was lazy, luckily this did not happen to me this semester. The one thing I would do over again is to study a lot more! Although I don’t know the grades I received, I always expect the worst and I think I did really bad! I would try a lot harder and aim for like a 4.0!

After the first semester, I feel like a new person. Maybe it’s because reality hit me in the face and I realized that there’s a whole life out there after school ends, and maybe it’s because I’m 18 now and it’s natural to become worried and anxious about the future. Whatever the case, this semester help become more responsible, serious, and mature, but I still enjoy joking around every now and then.

It’s so strange trying to transition from having the same classes all year to having classes for one semester; everything seems to be going by so fast.

My first semester at Baruch definitely did not live up to my expectations. I thought the environment would be different but I realized, it’s just like high school! The only difference is people are always on the go and are busy studying for something. I should have  been  more realistic since this is a commuter school of course.

The studying and workload is what I expected though; I have to work on my studying technique because I don’t want to mess up in any class just because I procrastinated or was lazy, luckily this did not happen to me this semester. The one thing I would do over again is to study a lot more! Although I don’t know the grades I received, I always expect the worst and I think I did really bad! I would try a lot harder and aim for like a 4.0!

After the first semester, I feel like a new person. Maybe it’s because reality hit me in the face and I realized that there’s a whole life out there after school ends, and maybe it’s because I’m 18 now and it’s natural to become worried and anxious about the future. Whatever the case, this semester help become more responsible, serious, and mature, but I still enjoy joking around every now and then.

Last weekend was my birthday weekend! Of course I had a fun filled day planned with my boyfriend; I wanted to go to Build-A-Bear, Madame Tussauds, and to eat at Benihanas. I planned to go to these places because I wanted to try new things for my birthday! I went to Build-A-Bear and I got this cute tan colored bear that I named Jayden and I dressed him up as Winnie the Pooh! So far so good right? WRONG! From 5^th Ave. I walked to Madame Tussauds and it was kind of suspicious because there were massive amounts of people walking towards my direction and I thought it was some sort of parade! In reality though, it was the protesters from occupy Wall Street and they completely barricaded Times Square. There were so much people and so much police that I could not even walk 1 block. Everyone was smelly too. I was so annoyed! After about a hour thinking that I could find a way around the herd of protesters, I decided to just head to Benihanas: I WAS SO EXCITED! I always wanted to eat there but I never found the occasion to. Walking on 56^thstreet, I did not know what the outside of the place looked like, so I was aimlessly walking up and down the block until I asked for directions and the man told me that Benihanas was being renovated! I was even more annoyed! So I decided to eat at this expensive Shanghainese place, which was so over priced. After I met up with another couple and decided to go to Max Brenner for some desert but it was a 2 and a half hour long wait; instead, the other couple went to eat at this place that served drinks and pasta; it looked so good but I could not eat because I was so full. Their bill came out to be much cheaper so I was obviously jealous!

Although at first I was so mad, I calmed down and I realized that I should be fortunate for the things that did go my way, like getting Jayden, and spending some quality time with my boyfriend and getting a ride back home. Also, even though things did not go as planned, there are always going to be times where I can go to the wax museum and Benihanas, so clearly, I was over reacting, which is what I do a lot.