Author Archives: Julie Soffer

My favorite enrichment program was Baruch Voices. I enjoyed it because it was relatable, because I knew these were monologues of other students just like me. It was really interesting hearing what other people in the same position as me have to say, and I got to see things from totally different perspectives. I didn’t really know what to expect but once I sat down there it kind of felt like I was watching a movie and the time really flew. It made me think about how everyone’s college experience is really just what you make of it and I vowed to make the most of mine after hearing what these students thought about theirs.

Image: http://memeblender.com/2011/11/10/meme-comic-at-college/

This image represents my first semester at Baruch college. It has been a cycle of ups and downs, starting with my excitement and apprehensiveness on the first day and ending with all the stress and long nights that finals week is sure to bring us. In high school, the entire four years were more of a straight line, with me just always managing to get by with little work and effort. College has  been the opposite of this, and while it frightened me in the beginning, I have grown to love and appreciate it by now. College really is like a roller coaster. I never know what to expect when I come in each day, whether it will be an awesome day, or whether it will be a day that will make me want to crawl in bed, hide under my covers, and never come out. I guess all this uncertainty is just a part of the real world, and its interesting and different. What’s cool is that I get to start over next semester, at the beginning again. College truly is a cycle, and I am looking forward to experiencing it for the next four years.