Author Archives: rochelle.sutton

I recently visited the library of Baruch college. My class took a library tour and we got to explore all the different sections of the library. There are many computers there that are available to all the students of Baruch that we can use any time of the day. There is also a desk where you can get text books for your classes and a desk where you can rent calculators for math classes. This library is a great environment, its quiet and relaxing and helps the students do their work. There are also study group rooms that people need to get a key for so they dont have any interruptions and can study well. The Baruch library is so convenient for a student and will be very helpful for me in the next four years.

Last year I went on a trip called heritage, where a few other people and I went to Poland to see everything that’s happened with the holocaust.  I am not usually an emotional person. But when I visited the ghettos and concentration camps I started breaking down crying. I learned so many things about the holocaust and I had ancestors who survived it but it never really hit me until I saw the place myself. I saw millions of shoes of the ones who had died and all their belongings. I saw all the camps and the concentration camps. It was one of the most emotional trips of my life and I will never forget it. It was a trip that made me appreciate my life and thank God that I am alive and able to live my life freely. After this trip I started to make the days of my life more productive and make use of my time. I started doing a lot of community service, visiting the elderly and the sick. I organized a fashion show to raise money for the awareness of breast cancer. That trip made me realize that all the people who suffered in the holocaust couldn’t do anything, and why should I be sitting home watching TV while I can be doing things that make people happy and make me feel better about myself.

What do i think of community service?

Community service is very important in my community. we are always helping people out and always there for each other. I do a lot of community service, but the biggest one i ever served was volunteering to help with a fashion show that raises money for breast cancer awareness. I was in charge of all the models clothing and their appointments for make up and hair for the show. I took care of the food and drinks for the audience. I also had to give a speech what this fashion was really about and it showed many people how important this fashion show was. Besides the night of the show, i had to raise a lot of many for it which i asked many people from my community to donate money which worked out well because we raised a lot of money. I worked on it for a whole year just to make one big night happen. It was very important to me and it really made a big impact on me. Even though it took up a lot of my time it was well worth it in the end.  This is an annual show and will continue year after year.

Who do you think you are? I think i am someone that if they want something they will go out of their way to get it. I know what i want and know whats good for me. I am very friendly and easy to talk to. Its very easy to be my friend. I love making people smile on laugh, its one of my favorite things to see.

Share your top three concerns about your freshman year at Baruch College and explain why? My top three concerns are getting things done on time, my grades, and my happiness. As much as i want to do good and get good grades, i also want to enjoy my freshman year and be happy as im doing my work.

What do you think will make you Baruch College experience different from your high school experience? i feel that in high school, people were always on top of you making sure your doing your work and getting it done. But in college you need to be independent and your all on your own. I don’t really have anyone on top of me so its all about what i want to do and being responsible for my work.

How do you think your first year at College will change you? College already changed me. I don’t really have any of my close friends here with me so it taught me to make new friends. and i am now more independent.