Freshman Seminar Motherblog, 2011

Overall, Im not so excited about my first semester at Baruch. Maybe it was my high expectations, but i dont feel satisfied. Commuting daily is a shadily very aggravating and i feel like its a huge waste of time as a whole. I spent more time commuting than i did in some of my classes. The classes were much different than i thought they would be. I felt like I could have done much better. My first semester 100% made me grow as a person. Ive realized that college is no joke and that it dictates my future and that i need to take it seriously.

Overall, Im not so excited about my first semester at Baruch. Maybe it was my high expectations, but i dont feel satisfied. Commuting daily is a shadily very aggravating and i feel like its a huge waste of time as a whole. I spent more time commuting than i did in some of my classes. The classes were much different than i thought they would be. I felt like I could have done much better. My first semester 100% made me grow as a person. Ive realized that college is no joke and that it dictates my future and that i need to take it seriously.

a. Tell us how your experience at Baruch College has lived up to your expectations? Not lived up to your expectations? Exceeded your expectations?

I was really disappointed in my experience at Baruch College. At first I put this entirely down to a typical Freshman experience where you can’t pick your classes and your freedom is limited to gen. ed requirements. But after talking to my friends that went to different schools I have realized that this may not have been the case. I didn’t really find any of my classes interesting, or even enjoyable, and I found the professors lazy, obnoxious or self absorbed, with the exception of one who I felt to be a genuinely good educator.

b. How well do you think your first semester at Baruch College went?

Terribly. It was completely not what I expected which left me uninterested. It was also such a big step in my life, moving out of home, dealing with the costs of adulthood and the stress of a busy schedule that I think this took away drastically from the education portion.

c. What would you do differently during your first semester if you could do it all again?

If I went into it a second time I would be aware of what to expect and I think I would handle it better because I would be less disappointed and more ready to just sort of deal with it.

d. How have you changed since you started at Baruch College?

When I started college I was a child, living with my parents, having literally no stress. Now I’m an adult, I feel older as a person but this honestly has very little to do with Baruch.

My experience at Baruch College was great. It didn’t live up to my expectations, but it wasn’t as bad as i thought it would be. I always wanted to go to Syracuse University, and i feel that that school would have been a better fit for me but its alright. Everyone I new who attended Baruch told me it was going to be bad, and i was going to hate all my professors, but luckily i didn’t. I met a lot of new intelligent people and made a lot of new friends that i enjoy being around. I honestly don’t know how well i did my first semester at Baruch. I guess i did OK but i could have done much better if i just tried a little harder. My first semester made me realize that college is no joke, and that i have to get my act together if i want to succeed in life. If i were able to do the whole semester over again, I probably would have took school much more seriously and tried much harder. I don’t think I’ve changed much from Baruch, but i definitely have matured living all on my own in the city. Living on my own made me realize i need to get my act together and start taking school very seriously if i want to succeed in life.

My experience at Baruch College was great. It didn’t live up to my expectations, but it wasn’t as bad as i thought it would be. I always wanted to go to Syracuse University, and i feel that that school would have been a better fit for me but its alright. Everyone I new who attended Baruch told me it was going to be bad, and i was going to hate all my professors, but luckily i didn’t. I met a lot of new intelligent people and made a lot of new friends that i enjoy being around. I honestly don’t know how well i did my first semester at Baruch. I guess i did OK but i could have done much better if i just tried a little harder. My first semester made me realize that college is no joke, and that i have to get my act together if i want to succeed in life. If i were able to do the whole semester over again, I probably would have took school much more seriously and tried much harder. I don’t think I’ve changed much from Baruch, but i definitely have matured living all on my own in the city. Living on my own made me realize i need to get my act together and start taking school very seriously if i want to succeed in life.

My experience at Baruch was great, I love everything about it. From the kids to the classes to my professors. It was it was just an overall a great experience. I feel like it did live up to my expectations, but I still have to finish my finals so it’s not over yet. I believe I did fairly well in my first semester even though it’s too early to tell. I did my homeworks and studied for my exams. Honestly if I had to do this first semester all over again I would sit in the front row of my classes and I’d probably participate a little bit more. Other than that I feel like I had a pretty successful first semester. It hasn’t been that long since I started at Baruch but I do feel like I’ve changed since the end of summer vacation coming into Baruch. Now im more alert more focused on college , and really I understand what it’s about and overall I feel like a more concentrated and well-rounded student.

My experience at Baruch was great, I love everything about it. From the kids to the classes to my professors. It was it was just an overall a great experience. I feel like it did live up to my expectations, but I still have to finish my finals so it’s not over yet. I believe I did fairly well in my first semester even though it’s too early to tell. I did my homeworks and studied for my exams. Honestly if I had to do this first semester all over again I would sit in the front row of my classes and I’d probably participate a little bit more. Other than that I feel like I had a pretty successful first semester. It hasn’t been that long since I started at Baruch but I do feel like I’ve changed since the end of summer vacation coming into Baruch. Now im more alert more focused on college , and really I understand what it’s about and overall I feel like a more concentrated and well-rounded student.

a. My experience at Baruch College has lived up to my expectations. It is exactly what I had imagined it to be. The workload and studying is just as i predicted it to be, not too much. My experience at Baruch College did not exceed my expectations because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

b. I think my first semester at Baruch College went well. My grades in my classes are more or less good and my attendance as well.

c. If I could do my first semester all over again there is not one thing I would do differently. I am happy with the way it went and honestly, there is not one thing I would change.

d. Since I started Baruch College, I definetly have changed. I got more smarter.

a. My experience at Baruch College has lived up to my expectations. It is exactly what I had imagined it to be. The workload and studying is just as i predicted it to be, not too much. My experience at Baruch College did not exceed my expectations because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

b. I think my first semester at Baruch College went well. My grades in my classes are more or less good and my attendance as well.

c. If I could do my first semester all over again there is not one thing I would do differently. I am happy with the way it went and honestly, there is not one thing I would change.

d. Since I started Baruch College, I definetly have changed. I got more smarter.