Blog Post 3
So Baruch College is an interesting place, there are so many people who reflect on how they hate this or that about the school, so many people who describe their first and second semesters as intolerable. There are Innumerable complaints about the unnecessary math or English requirements, or the annoying back and forth when administration loses some form of paper work or other. For the first two months or so I disagreed vehemently I honestly wanted to give Baruch an unbiased go, but it becomes difficult when you feel like you have no control over your own school life.
I have also heard that the first and second semesters were brutal and that most people didn’t start loving their Baruch experience until their third or even fourth semester. This makes sense because everyone feels they need to stuff their prerequisites into their first, second and third semesters and very few people end up enjoying the courses they are taking. It is very difficult to complete a 5 subject course load when you are only doing it because you have to, also because Baruch is a commuter school, most people feel disenfranchised, like they are not connected to their peers or their school.
I have started to feel this way also, but I realize that I don’t hate Baruch, in fact I quite enjoy it, every experience is what you make it and we all chose to be here. Now the fact that I myself was feeling overwhelmed has left me jaded, however, I refuse to let that taint my college experience. I joined clubs and made friends and that has connected me to something so that my life isn’t just school, home, study, sleep, school again. The social aspect and sense of community is intrinsic to a successful college career.
I have included a picture of some of my Club Friends because they have helped me survive my college experience thus far.