Author Archives: ernest.esparza

So at my time at Baruch I’ve grown fond of it. It is a chill school and i have made new friends. I am overwhelmed by how much things there is to do. I want to join more clubs now. The school has a lot more than i would have ever thought. I have had a pretty good first semester hopefully i can leave every class with at least a b+. I have learned to do my work and take school seriously. I am going to continue taking my work seriously all through out college. If there was something  could change it would be taking my placement exam more seriously. I took algebra and pre calc so i could have probably gotten into calc but because i did not take the test i have to start off in algebra. I like baruch and i am looking forward to the rest of my time here

So one day my father calls me into the room. He only does this when i am in trouble so i figured it was something bad. He sits me down and begins to tell me in spanish to draw a circle. I was confused by what he told me to do. So i just listened to him and did not ask questions because i believed he was upset. I drew a circle. He tells me to tell him what i see. At this point i think my dad is going crazy. I told him it is a circle. He told me it is much more than that. He tells me that, the circle represents my family history. I am completely lost but i go along with what he is saying. He tells me his father used to be a worker on a field during world war II and that he moved around a lot until he found a superintendent job. My father also worked with crops until he came to new york and got his job as a superintendent. He tells me nobody in my family has a college degree. It is the same circle. He tells me to draw up a new circle. I drew it up. He told me this is me. I am going to be a new breed of Espara’s. i am going to be educated and instead of working with my hands i will be working with my mind. I am going to start a new circle to that my children can be like me, educated with a college degree that i will hopefully be receiving in 3 years. He tells me that the circles must always be near each other too because although it is new, it must never forget about its past.

Hi, my name is Ernest Esoarza. I am a kid born and raised in the Bronx. I went to a catholic high school, Fordham Prep. I played football for four years, ran track for a year and threw shot-put and discus for three years. I loved high school, senior year was great. I did no work and got good grades. I chilled on the football field cause i used to have so many free periods. Life was easy until May hit. I did not know what college i was going to end up going too. I got into a lot of schools like Syracuse, Rutgers, UMass, and others but i didn’t get enough money. I sent my deposit to UAlbany but i thought it was the ugliest school i have ever seen in my life. I applied to Baruch last minute and found out i got accepted mid-June. The school sucks at listening to voicemails and replying. I had to come in so many times to find out what was happening.

My top three concerns in college are grades first and for most. College is the first step to the rest of my life. If i get bad grades now, that’s messing with my future. Second, enjoying the school. I don’t want to be a kid that runs home after school everyday. I want to get involved in the school. Lastly, it might be transferring. I came into the school with the mentality that i wanted to leave as soon as possible. The school is better than what i thought it would be. I like it i’ll probably stay here all four years.

I think from my first year, ill get accustomed to managing my time. I will get used to being more independent and getting my work done on time. I also eventually want to use the pool in the school.