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Why Baruch? Why a business school? Why college?   I often ask myself these questions on a daily basis, wondering why I made the discussions I made and how I ended up at Baruch. My Grandfather was a carpenter and my father is an electrician, both are professions that interested me greatly. So why didn’t I continue in my family footsteps? Growing up one of the most influential people in my life is in fact my father, and I always believed that he had one of the coolest jobs in the world. He would bring me to the skyscrapers in Manhattan to show me what he did, and it always amazed me. Over the past few years he has taught me things that I will always remember. He taught me how fish, shoot a gun, drive an ATVs, cars, etc. One very important skill that he has taught me is how to with my hands.  Last year over the summer my Dad and I built a tree house, and completely redid the roof of our house. From these experiences I learned a great deal about myself and what I can accomplish. Even though he has taught me all of these things that I will continue to use for the rest of my life, the one thing that he always seems to come back to, is to always stay in school, and to get a good job.  My dad loves what he does for a living but for him, and most of his coworkers, the physical strain that construction puts on your body is too much to handle later in life. So I guess why I go to college, plan to study business, and attend Baruch is because my Dad has been giving me advice and teaching me what to do so I end up happy and have a better appreciation of life.