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Freshman Seminar was a good class in my opinion. I liked my mentor and instructor, and they were both very kind and lenient. I liked the laidback feel of the class, and how we never really had to do work. I also enjoyed some of the field trips. For instance, the trip to the Rubin Museum of Art was a really cool experience. In addition, some of the workshops were extremely helpful like the one on how to set up your classes. This class helped me get fully acclimated to Baruch, and showed me the important things I need to know to succeed in this school. Some of the things that I didn’t like was how the class started at 9:30. I have to commute from New Jersey so I had to wake up at 6:30 to make it to class on time which was very difficult for me to do. Also, the blog posts were kind of tedious, but they weren’t that bad. All in all, I liked this class and thought it was a great class to start my career at Baruch with. Thanks Ying and Brett for being great mentors, and maybe we’ll meet each other in the future!!

As a class during Freshman Seminar, we went to a lot of different workshops this year. Out of all of them, I think that the one I liked best was the Rubin Museum of Art. This particular exhibit seemed boring at first, and I was pretty reluctant to go. However, once I went, I quickly found that it was a very interesting museum. The statues and sculptures were all very intriguing and it seemed like I was being transported back in time. I especially liked the exhibit of the worship shrine in another person’s home. The candles and the statues everywhere made for a crazy image, and it was one of the most peaceful places I’ve ever seen in my entire life. From a personal perspective, the shrine or worship center resonated with me because I’ve seen places like that before due to the fact that my great grandma was a Buddhist, and I’ve visited her before in Korea. This experience to the museum inspired me to not have tunnel vision, and to explore and learn about different cultures and artifacts of the world. We are all so small, but yet we live in such an immense world and this museum inspired me to learn as much about the world at large as I can during my lifetime.

My first 3 months in Baruch have been an interesting experience. I’ve met new people, taken completely new classes, and experienced NYC. However, I think the biggest thing that stands out from my first 3 months here is the immense diversity of the student population at Baruch. It’s certainly been a eye-opening experience seeing all the different cultures and ethnicities, and how they can all come together to create a cohesive student body. The diversity at Baruch represents my first experiences here because that is what stands out most, and that is also something that I feel will become a valuable tool for me in the future. Being a person who is familiar with many cultures, and has friends from all different backgrounds will certainly not only make me a better person, but will help me in the real world as well. As I continue my journey through Baruch, I hope to not only become more involved in the school, but to meet all different kinds of people and learn more about where they come from, and how they live. So to conclude, diversity has definitely been the biggest thing for me in my first 3 months at Baruch, and I expect that it will continue to be a thing that stands out as I continue my years here.

Although it’s hard to portray who you are as a person in 10 songs, I think these 10 songs represent who I am most effectively.

Dumbfoundead – Cell Phone     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQXgocvzmPE

Childish Gambino – All the Shine    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCPThoaNDoo

Frank Ocean – Swim Good      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKkZIcnjhJY

Showgirl – Bluey Robinson   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkuAtnbNiRw

Look What You’ve Done – Drake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxcbWhWV49Q

Geek in the Pink – Jason Mraz   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYZs42B4hIM

Welcome to My Life – Simple Plan   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBQvjtXR4qA

Atmosphere – Sunshine   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpqOWO6ctsg

Avicii – Fade Into Darkness  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-9V8tFsTN8

Tiesto and Steve Aoki – Tornado http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8Bat9-cXQ&feature=relmfu