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

-My experience at Baruch College has lived up to my expectations because I have the freedom that I always believed would come with college. It has not lived up to my expectations because some of my teachers aren’t as informative as I thought they would be.

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

-I think my first semester went pretty well. I got good grades, and kept up with most of my classes.

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

-I would miss less class, and do my work ahead of time instead of at the last minute.

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

-I have become more independent and responsible since I started at Baruch.

1. How did your community service work help the community? – I participated in a bake sale which helped to raise money for breast cancer awareness.
2. What were your initial reactions upon hearing that you would be engaging in a community service project? – It wasn’t a big deal to me because my high school required that we do 70 hours of community service, so I’m used to it.
3. How did it make you feel to give your time and energy to others? – It always feel good to do something that you know is helping others.

4. What did you learn about yourself, the people around you, and the service site? – I learned that I actually enjoy doing community service, and that there is mutual benefit in helping others.

5. What stands out as the best and/ or most trying experiences that occurred while engaging in your community service project? What did you learn from these experiences? – The best experience was baking because it was enjoyable and I did not have any difficult experiences.

6. How did engaging in this project relate to your education and the larger issues in society? – This bake sale benefits the community and the world because it raises money for an important cause.

7. How did your community service experience relate to the “Leadership and Service” session? – Community service is a huge part of leadership and service.
8. How has your community service experience changed your thinking, attitudes, and actions towards others, yourself, the community, and community service work as a whole? – It made me realize that even though you may not want to do it, community service can be a fun and rewarding experience.

9. How has your community service experience impacted you personally? What is the most important thing you learned about yourself throughout this experience? – By doing community service I learned how to be less selfish and how important it is to help your community.
10. Were you satisfied with your experience overall? Why or why not? Yes, I had fun doing it.
11. Do you see yourself staying involved in the community during your college and adult years? Why or why not? -Yes, when I have the time to do so.
12. Sum up your service-learning experience in a one-two-sentence headline:  Help others and you help yourself.

One of the things I like best about myself is that I am understanding towards other people. I am independent. I think I am openminded because I like to hear others opinions and consider every point of view. I am a student, a worker, a child, and a friend. The things I like least about myself are my indecisiveness and shyness. I would like to be more firm and confident in myself when interacting with others. I believe that if you want change you have to physically do something about  it rather than just talk about it, and thats the only way change will happen. The most important things to me are my family, myself, my friends, my dogs, my grades, money, and my future. A moment I felt guilty was when I lied about where I was and who I was with and I got caught. I felt empowered when I did a job interview and found out I got the job. My biggest challenge at Baruch is using my time effectively and organizing myself. I am enjoying the freedom and independence of college. It is much different than the all girls Catholic high school that I went to. In the future I hope to be a more successful and well rounded individual.

Me and my puppy 🙂

A. I think I am a nice and thoughtful person.

B. My top three concerns about my freshman year at Baruch are 1) managing my time effectively, 2) making my own schedule second semester, and 3) getting good grades. Managing my time is one of my concerns because I tend to wait until the last minute to do things. I’m worried about making my own schedule for second semester because I don’t know how it works. I’m worried about getting good grades because the grading system is a lot different then it was in my high school.

C. My Baruch college experience is a lot different than my high school experience because I went to a Catholic all girls school. So the curriculum is very different here and its much more diverse. Also, my high school was very close to my house and now I commute over an hour each way.

D. I think my first year at college will make me more organized, independent, and hardworking.