Author: catherine.esposito

First off I would like to say that this was a great block and I wouldn’t have asked to spend my first semester with any other people <3

Well my expectation of coming to college was what they show you on tv like football games, frat house parties and campus life. Baruch has none of those things but it makes up for it with the location in the city (which I have definitely taken advantage of), other sports teams and tons of clubs and frats to get involved in. Although I haven’t really been involved in anything this semester because I was busy exploring the city and settling into my classes, next semester I want to join a bunch of clubs and get so more school spirit!

My first semester at Baruch college was great. I moved to the city, experienced an earthquake, hurricane, snowstorm and I also got to see a bunch of protests. Well other than what was in the news I also met a bunch of amazing people and had some really great classes. I’m glad that I chose to be in an LC.

What I would have done differently during my first semester if I could do it all over again would be to switch my precalc class for a different professor as soon as possible. The teacher was not a good fit for me and I ended up having to drop the class which means I have less credits than I should this semester.

I believe I became more mature and responsible since I started at Baruch College because now that I am living on my own I have to rely on myself to balance school. I have no one to yell at me anymore or tell me what to do.

This semester at Baruch has been a blast. Im doing well in all my classes so far and I’ve met a lot of interesting people. I’m not really learning anything new about myself that I didn’t already know. I feel like when people go to college they change their whole persona but I believe that I have stuck true to the person I have always been. Im a fun loving girl from Queens and I went to school and spent most of my time in long island. Now that I think about it the only thing that changed from high school to college is that I am not as involved in extracurricular activities as I was before. In high school I was the secretary of student government, president of the Italian club, captain of the softball team, played on volleyball, basketball, I played the clarinet for my schools band and so much more. I guess you could say I was Miss high school and now that I’m in college I haven’t participated in hardly anything. I guess the dorm life is enough for me so far and I don’t feel like I need to be in everything anymore. I moved into the dorms in August and I love living in the city and taking advantage of all that there is to offer. I have tried so many different types of food and activities. I love living a train ride away from shopping in soho and going to central park. Ever since I moved here my bucket list has been getting bigger and bigger. There is so much more I want to do and I can’t wait to see it all.

I am a freshman student at Baruch and I am very hard working person. I am a perfectionist and I always want everything done properly and promptly. I am half Greek (mother’s side) and half Italian (father’s side) and I love it. I love my cultural background because it is a huge part of me. I am now a New Yorker, ever since I moved into the dorms (even though I lived in Queens my whole life) and I love exploring the city. There is so much to do all the time and I am so fortunate to be given the opportunity to be apart of that.

My top three concerns about my freshman year at Baruch are keeping up my GPA because I know that I can do well. Another concern is being able to find clubs to get involved in because I was involved in so many clubs during high school and it is hard to make connections with people since this is a commuter school. My last concern is that I want to be able to take full advantage of the school because there is so much to do and so little time.

The difference between my Baruch college experience and my high school experience is that after school and during my breaks I have the opportunity to explore the city and learn more about the world around me.

My first year of college will change me because I will become even more mature than I already am. I have more responsibilities and I have learned how to manage my time better.