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This meme really describes my first semester here at Baruch. Tests, papers, class, it seemed Lite the assignments were never ending. All nighters came often for me throughout the semester. Everyone always says how much different college is from high school, but I guess I just had to witness it for myself before I believed them. The hardest class for me to keep up with the work definetely would be calculus. Homework every night and very tough tests, other class really challenged me. Although I had all of this stress and hard work, I really think I handled it well and so far my grades are looking pretty good, now I just have to worry about finals. I have enjoyed the Baruch experience other than the work. Meeting new people and city life, I wouldnt want it any other way. I hope to continue at Baruch the next four years at Baruch College and continue te success that I started and continue to meet new people. I also really look forward to being able to start taking classes for my major, and not just general education.

The workshop Voices was a presentation of the monologues that all the freshmen seminar classes needed to write. Always thought going to a school show to listen to what other people thought was kind of lame. But i guess college changes things. Voices was a great experience i went in very skeptical, but was later proved wrong. After the first presentation i thought wow i’m going through the same thing. The monologues really showed that i’m not alone  There are so many other freshmen that are going thought the same thing i am. I honestly thought that it would be extremely long but it happened to not be as long, which was good and kind of bad. i hoped that there would be more because they seemed very interesting, but i also really want to leave because i wanted to get food.

As my fro teacher told me again I will not be having lunch because we need to go to another workshop, I was very angry. It sounded stupid, boring, and was probably the last place I would want to be. As I walked in to the theater I was already planning the escape roots, but then I said maybe I will just stay for 2 minutes and then leave. At the end, believe it or not I was the one clapping the loudest. Hearing what everyone like me was going through and that people are also in the same position made me realize. It made me realize that I am not alone and that I was an idiot for not giving “voices” a chance. It was an unbelievable little play and was truly a pleasure. The way kids opened up and allowed what to be read, read- was great to hear. I am just one Baruch student who walked out with a smile and a sigh of relief. I thank the people who performed the play and the wroters of these blogs.

This semester has been like a rollercoaster to me. From stressing over papers to enjoying the relief that comes after finally handing it in, waking up super early in the morning, yet being able to get out of class by noon – college life definitely consists of ups and downs.  In my first few months at Baruch I have learned that I should not take morning classes, I should not start papers hours before they’re due, and having coffee before attempting Calculus homework is actually helpful. I think this semester’s been quite rewarding, even though I spent most of it complaining about how tired I am, how badly I don’t want to be in class, and how much I don’t want to do work. It’s hard to believe that there’s only a week of classes left already. This semester passed by a lot faster than I imagined it would. Kind of like a rollercoaster.

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As many know, Lebron James took the hard road to be the leagues best player. He was given everything at a young age and realized you could not do it yourself. As a result he made a difficult decision and worked extremely hard and it all paid off. I believe this is a similar situation for me. In elementary school and high school I had good grades and everything was easy. After making a difficult decision to spend the year abroad, I just now realize that in order to succeed in college, is hard work. As a result of this hard work, I believe I am making a successful year out of this. Its not an easy adjustment to be in a college with all these responsibilities, just like it was not easy for Lebron in Miami. This man is not only my favorite person but showed me how its done. Hard work pays off an it took me a few weeks of college to realize that, but now with the finals stretch nearing, I am ready for the challenge and the rest of Baruch College.

This is what I feel like going to college with all of you sometimes. (Poli Sci and Psych have been the two biggest offenders, actually)

I mean granted, this is the way I chose to do it because I didn’t want to risk being in a crapton of debt or rely on my parents for money. But doing half a decade in the army and then coming to school has definitely been quite the experience. I still feel like I don’t know which way is up. New city, new school, new people, etc. New York is great, there’s plenty to do, but it’s hard to make good friends considering the age gap and everybody’s family situations. Six months ago I lived in a three bedroom apartment with good friends. We had people over every night and did something exciting every weekend. Still, the future is exciting, and I can’t wait to see where things go from here.

PS) If anyone knows anything that’s awesome going down in NYC, we should go! Most of the kids at my dorm that I hang out with are internship kids, so they’re all leaving this month so I could use some new people to hang with.

My favorite enrichment workshop was the one about journalism. This class introduced me to the many aspects of journalism. I learned that our information is based on the sources we use. Since we live in an age of information and computing. Information can now be easily accessed through a push of a button. Although this is a good thing for our age. Information from these sources can be either false or misunderstood. This not only hurts credibility of the source but the employees’ jobs are in jeopardy as well.  One example is the newsmagazine called Inside Edition. The newsmagazine introduced us to a story about this woman named Desries Jennings  who had  a disorder called dystonia. She claimed that cause of the illness was by receiving  a seasonal  flu shot.  This caued her dramatic spasms and slurred speech.Although this her story seems believable, it is in essence fake. When Inside Edition  found her walking normally cameras found her walking normally, playing with her dogs, going shopping, even getting behind the wheel of a car and driving, it destroyed their own credibility to operate in journalism

Another aspect of journalism was the notion of misusing information to serve one’s own purpose. The culprit that commited this heinous crime time and time again was Fox News. The newschannel one day shown clips of protests against washington. The problem with these clips is that they are mismatched with ones from the past. This shows dishonesty and awful journalism in their part. In order to be better journalists we must consider our source when making a  story and check it. If we do that then our story is credible and recoghnizable.

This is how I feel every night and morning. The only difference is that my alarm rings at 6:00 AM on Wednesdays/Fridays and 7:00 AM on Tuesdays/Thursdays. I am sleep deprived! Every night, I just lay in my bed trying to sleep. No matter how tired I am, I just can’t seem to fall asleep. I always regret it in the morning when I end up only having a couple of hours of sleep. Besides all the early mornings, my experience at Baruch has been great so far. I can’t believe that the semester is almost over. It seems as if it was just yesterday that we started classes. To me, college is no different from high school besides longer papers and longer classes. I met an amazing group of people who made Baruch a comfortable place to be in. I’m glad that I chose this block! Well, I can’t wait for all the finals to be over so that I can be stress-free for a month.  🙂

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My first impressions on the first months in baruch college have been comfortable and enjoyable. These have been reflected in the many classes I took this semester. Although there have been times where I have felt of being alone, there was always someone there by my side to help me up. This semester has been very remarkable and interesting in many ways.                                                                                    When I first entered ethics class on August I felt overjoyed to learn a discipline that people can finally use on their daily lives. Ethics is the study of the concepts of right and wrong. During the semester we learned three theories of deontology, consequentialism, and virtue theory. These theories become the classifications for many issues such as abortion, affirmative action, animal rights, and euthanasia. One of the most interesting theories is Kantian ethics in which it states that people should be treated as an ends, not a means.                                                                                                                                                                                   Another impression is how hard the math classes are. When I enrolled in Math 2207 or known as Applied Calculus, I underestimated the severity of the class. As the class continued, the concepts became very difficult to grasp and very difficult to apply. Without any tutor, class participation, and time, I decided to drop the class and take it next semester. Although this became an obstacle for me, I decided that I will never give up and try even better by giving my full one hundred percent toward the class. All I know is if I pass I pass, but If I fail I fail. Nothing will can change who I am.                                                    Freshman seminar in these three months has been nothing but real fun and enjoyment. The seminar has helped me to pursue my goals in Baruch and try to strive for my own success. Another quality of the class is the free writing part in which I write what is going in my mind on paper. This helped me to confront my problems and find better solutions to them. A fun part of free writing was the monologues. Some monologues were funny, and others were very enriching and deep. The most enriching and inspiring was Jacob Lee’s monologue called “A typical Morning”. His monologue was so poignant that it was featured on the school newspaper and on the literary publication. An accomplishment that is truly amazing for one man.                                                                                                                            Like ethics, American government is another fascinating class this semester. We explored concepts such as federalism, interest groups, civil liberties, and bureaucracies. During the class, we also questioned long held on slavery, the presidency, and the origins of the United States. But the most important contribution from the class was view on the power to vote. As Americans view this power as meaningless but it can make difference for this nation’s direction in the coming future. We should use this power to our advantage.                                                                                                                                                                              These and others have played an influence on my impressions on Baruch this semester. They shaped my views on what I want to do in the coming future. Without goal in life, there is only time wasted.

I believe the Academic Advisement workshop was the most useful. As the Spring registration approached last week I wasn’t too concerned, at first. I thought everyone was exaggerating when they said there would be no classes left. Monday of last week was when the stress began. As I asked my friends what time their registration was, I realized I was the last one to be registering which stressed me out. However, if it wasn’t for the Academic Advisement workshop I wouldn’t have known how to go about registering. I planned out what classes were a must to take for the Spring semester.

The day of registration came and I was beyond stressed. I get stressed very easily by the way, so Thursday I was going crazy. However, thanks to the workshop I planned everything out ahead of time. Even though most classes were taken up, I managed to get into the classes I needed. The 7:50 am Business Law is still annoying me, but everyone needs to make sacrifices in life. So basically, the workshop did come in handy.