Baruch College, chosen because I felt it was in prime location, a great education, and an all around good experience.  So far Baruch has proven to be all of these, i have met some of the most amazing people that i will be friends with forever.  Baruch is definitely living up to my expectations in the sense of the location, quality of education and best of all the people and connections i have made.  At first i wanted to join the Fraternity i was pledging for but i fairly quickly realized i didn’t need to participate in traditions that were not worth it to me.  I have come to a realization of myself through this first semester. i have learned more about myself in these past few months than i ever knew.  Towards the end of this semester there is a lot of this protesting going on about the increase in tuition.  The actions of some of these students are shocking to me, so far this semester this is the only part that is bothering me.  There are many students that are not willing to pay a little extra to earn a better education, more technology to classrooms, and better benefits to our teachers.  I find it suprising that students have gone down a path of protest all for $300 a year.

My first semester at Baruch has not gone academically as well as i hoped for.  i am not trying in many of the classes, i feel like as if i am still living in senior year of High School.  We as a group have been goofing off and not always putting our school work first.  If i could do it over, the first semester that is, i would definitely not have wasted so much time into the Fraternity, i would have pushed myself to learn topics that i was not learning because i was not being pushed by the teachers, but thats my fault, i am not in High School anymore, i need to be able to push myself to do my work and get it done in a timely fashion.

I haven’t changed dramatically this semester, but there are a few small changes.  I have come to realize with myself that i need sleep and i cannot give that up.  Without giving up sleep i am going to need learn how to manage my time better and be able to get work done and sleep.  I also have changed by becoming a little more independent than i was when i went to a school where teachers made sure their students were doing all the work required. i have made somewhat of the transition into the college learning style but still have a long way to go.

The BIGGEST change is i have added some of the most amazing people to my group of friends and i hope to stay in contact with them throughout our lives and careers.

Just wanted to show you guys some of the love my HS guys shared…nd we should make a vid like this lol

http://www.youtube.com/user/AlmostFamous2011#p/u/4/orQp8aE4w8c