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My favorite enrichment workshop would hands-down have to be the musical we were required to see earlier on in the semester. It focused primarily on the academic, emotional, and personal situations and problems, we, as college students, will probably encounter in our years attending Baruch. I thought it was such an eye opener because I hadn’t really thought about all the topics they covered in the musical. I was merely excited about the fact that I was officially in college but I focused more on the positives rather than the negatives that can possibly occur in my years here, hopefully not though. I enjoyed and appreciated that they chose to incorporate humor into the musical because for such serious topics, I think adding humor lightened up the mood but they still managed to clearly spread the messages they were attempting to get across. Surprisingly, I found many of the songs very catchy and although I haven’t been one to enjoy musicals, I realized that it was, in fact, the music that was very entertaining. Basically, I thought this musical really made me come to the realization that I was no longer in high school but I had stepped into a completely new environment. Although my high school had greatly prepared me for college, academically, there is no way that it fully helped me in understanding all the personal experiences and problems that can occur in college and for that, I like that we had to see this show just to be prepared for what can happen and the ways we may feel while in college.

Honestly, I had never even contemplated coming to Baruch College. I had decided that I didn’t want to attend a college in the city because I wanted the ideal college experience which was to live on-campus.  I had applied to only three city schools but the rest were located in upstate New York. Visiting these colleges for their freshman orientation, I realized two things. One was that I couldn’t possibly leave the city and live in upstate NY which was too quiet and boring. Secondly, the environment of the other colleges I was deciding on attending didn’t feel right. I didn’t feel as though I would be able to live on campus or attend classes there for four years. So, a couple of days before May 1^st, the deadline, I decided that I’d give Baruch College a chance and see what exactly it was about. When I attended the orientation and took a tour of the college, I knew without a doubt that this was the college for me. It is now December and I feel exactly the same way I did when I had left Baruch after the orientation, happy with my decision. I enjoy coming here each and every day although it takes me a while to actually get out of bed to get here. The environment and the people are welcoming and although Baruch is located in the city and is pretty huge, I still feel a sense of togetherness among the individuals here. But, then again, maybe that’s just me.

Academically, I believe I am doing well. The only complaint I have is geared towards Calculus but who doesn’t normally have an issue with Calc? I enjoy math and I consider it to be my favorite subject but sometimes it’s completely frustrating. Communications is the other course that I feel bittersweet about. I’ve never liked public-speaking but at the same time, I’m glad that it is a required course because it has helped me to improve and hone my public-speaking skills. I’ve also realized that I enjoy anthropology and I have actually been applying what I learn in class to my life and the way I view other cultures/ individuals. All in all, I look forward to spending the next three years at Baruch!