Author: adam.reiss

Starting out at Baruch, initially didn’t phase me at all. It just seemed like, oh its Baruch, whatever no big deal. As we got deeper and deeper into the semester i found that i liked it more and more. Meeting new people and learning new things each day is a nice change of pace from high school.

My first college semester ever was — a unique experience. Coming in I literally had no idea of what to expect. But after each class and each day I began to adjust more and more, which resulted in me ultimately being comfortable with my surroundings. Academically speaking, not knowing my grades at the moment, id say i definitely could have done better. i 100% could have tried harder and put more time into studying and other assignments. Having said that, I still feel i tried hard and should come out of the semester doing just fine. 

If I could do it all again from the beginning, I would go back and make sure to do better in pre-calc. Not too satisfied with a C. Other than that, theres not much that i would go back and change. Oh yeah – theres also the Friday class thing which is something i don’t think i would ever ever do again.

How do i think i have changed? Idk. I don’t feel like I’ve experienced much change since starting. Id like to say that I’ve grown much more mature and responsible but id just be lying. Don’t feel any different, and i don’t act any different so id have to say that i don’t believe I’m any different of a person.

After around a month at Baruch I’m learning new things about myself everyday. I didn’t actually think I’d adjust as well as I did. I gotta say, aside from one or two classes its not bad at all. Theres just one thing thats constantly in the back of my mind; if i don’t do well on a test or a paper i feel like it will prevent me from ever getting an A in that class and doing well overall. Oh ya and then theres math, but lets not talk about that.

Coming into the school year I really didn’t think I’d have as much fun as I do. Im happy I met some nice cool kids to chill with.

For next semester there are two things I’d really like to make sure I change from this semester. First and the main one is making sure that I do not have class on fridays, didn’t realize how awesome it was to have the week over with on thursday. And secondly which is not a main priority would be to adjust my schedule so that I finish the day a little later but wake up a little later.

I’m Adam Reis, a white american jew currently living in NYC, right around the corner from Baruch. I grew up in Long Island, New York and lived there my whole life so moving out was a big step. I attended the same school from pre K-12th grade, so it was very big part of my life.

Having a good time and enjoying life is equally as important to me as is succeeding and thriving. When people ask what I would like to do when I’m older I always had the same response, “Idk, something in business,” after thinking about it more I still don’t really know the answer to the question. I’m really hoping that continuing on in Baruch College will help me find the answer to that question, and will lead me in the right career path.

As a freshman in Baruch, a minor concern of mine is that I am too set on getting school and more specifically work over with, that I won’t appreciate my years in college, which are supposedly the best 4 years of your life. Another area where I’m concerned has to do with GPA, not necessarily in Baruch in specific. Being new at this whole system, I feel as if I do poorly or under my expectations on an exam or paper that it will forever bring down my GPA until I graduate, with no chance of  making it up. A last mini concern, is at some point being fully overwhelmed and stressed to a point where I feel I can’t handle the workload anymore. Thankfully, that has not happened yet and hopefully won’t ever.

Different from high school, in Baruch I think I will be taking more interesting and challenging courses than I have in previous years in high school. In high school you interact and socialize with the same people each and every day, however in college you see new faces every time you get out of the elevator.

My first year in college will change me in more ways than expected. I already see myself handling more responsibilities and becoming more mature.  I also think this first year in college will prepare me for future years of hard work and challenges.