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My first semester at Baruch went by quickly. It wasn’t so bad. I even kind of made some friends. Haha. I thought it was going to be hard to adjust but it wasn’t. The work load wasn’t that bad either. What I really liked was that most of my professors didn’t give exams. It was mostly papers.  I really thought it was going to be more work but it felt like it was less work than high school. I feel the same. I don’t think I have changed much but maybe I will next semester. So far, I like Baruch.

My first semester at Baruch went by quickly. It wasn’t so bad. I even kind of made some friends. Haha. I thought it was going to be hard to adjust but it wasn’t. The work load wasn’t that bad either. What I really liked was that most of my professors didn’t give exams. It was mostly papers.  I really thought it was going to be more work but it felt like it was less work than high school. I feel the same. I don’t think I have changed much but maybe I will next semester. So far, I like Baruch.

A year ago during my cousin’s graduation, we get a call saying that my grandmother isn’t feeling well. Later on that night I found out that she had experienced a brain hemorrhage and that she was not recovering. After two days in the hospital, my grandmother passed away. My family and I were devastated because it was so unexpected. But the person who I felt suffered the most was my mom. When we found out that my grandmother passed away I didn’t want to cry in front of my mom because I knew it would make her feel worse and I knew I had to be strong for her. Although I was extremely sad I felt that I couldn’t let my mom see me like that because I knew it would make it harder for her.  For the next few months I was always by my mom’s side making sure that she was ok and helping her with whatever she needed. Although this moment in my life was one of the hardest and saddest ever, it matured me and made me stronger because it made me realize that no matter what happens I have to stay strong and get through it.