So many people… How is this possible?! How are there 16,000 at Baruch and only 3 buildings? It’s like they have recreated a human version of an ant colony!
My experience from high school was so different. There were less than 1,000 people total so everyone practically knew each other. Here in Baruch, I hardly know anyone.
The thing I keep thinking about is how my teachers in high school were pretty cool… for the most part. I joked with all my teachers and they joked back, which made going to an educational institution that much more bearable. Here in Baruch College… Zzzzzzzzzzzzz, sorry! I was sleeping because my professors are SO damn boring! I still find it funny how I always fall asleep in history class and I’m in the front of the lecture hall.
Hmm… Maybe it’s because I don’t get enough sleep since I still sleep according to my summer schedule. But that wouldn’t explain why I feel so lively whenever I’m not in a classroom. Maybe I just have classroom-itis.
Anyways… The first semester here feels like a continuation of high school for me. I see almost all the same people in every class but that’s a good thing for me, I’m not complaining. The thing I have an issue with is that high school and college have practically the same grading policies! Homework, class participation, exams, yadayadayada… in fact they’re more strict about absences and latenesses here in Baruch than in high school.
Wouldn’t it make sense for a college not to care if you show up to classes all the time, or never show up at all? I mean the college gets paid for students registering for the classes anyways. As long as we can show that we understand the material, being absent 3 time shouldn’t be a reason to be failed. You know what? I’ve come to a conclusion: I’m still in high school! Now, where’s my student metrocard?!