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This gif right here perfectly describes my first three months as a Freshman in Baruch College. It’s just loads of work and in order to manage, I pull all nighters. Well that is probably my fault for always procrastinating an going out during the day, not to mention I have a job. I always stay up late. Sometimes I don’t even bother sleeping. But these first three months in college had its ups and downs. Ups being I’ve made new friends, participated in many school events and just learning new things everyday. Downs being that I have loads of homework piling up, stress from all the midterms I had and papers to write. Now all I want to do is exactly what this gif shows. Just stop doing everything, drop down, lie on the  ground and just take a break.

Personally, my favorite enrichment workshop was Baruch’s “Voices” presentation. The performance this time compared to the one hosted at the end of August was not so great, but considering it was done with a week’s worth of practice, it was phenomenal. It was nice to see the whole undergraduate student body cheering for one another’s monologues. The monologues were very well done themselves; they were emotional and touching in all sorts of ways. Some were funny, some were sad, and some were even insightful. It was a good experience overall and I enjoyed it greatly.

The picture is from an anime called Lucky Star and it depicts the main character, Konata Izumi, failing to study. I chose this picture because I did not like studying for this semester’s classes. I could not relate to them at all and I only enjoy studying when I like the material. Who am I kidding, I still don’t like studying. In high school I didn’t complain because I knew I could get into Baruch without really trying because I live in the city but in college, I realize that I absolutely cannot mess up. So most of my time has been spent studying… well at least trying to study. I can’t get into studying for long periods of time as quick as I thought. I usually give up and end up playing games or watching videos with my girlfriend. Oh well, my grades are pretty decent and I am dealing with studying better. Hopefully by next year I can focus on my studies more.

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kYzNuM23skE/T8ubmFwaltI/AAAAAAAAAVg/LHYpCBjwUqg/s1600/book.jpg Link to picture of a boy studying.

My first three months at Baruch have been a lot more work than I expected. I have studied more than I ever had and have worked harder than I ever had as well. At first I was debating on posting a picture of SACC, because I practically lived there poring over my math book and Webworks this entire semester. Even though school takes up a lot of time, and is a load of work I really feel a sense of accomplishment for my efforts and grades. Overall, my first semester has been a pretty decent transition into college, and although I’m enjoying school, I really hope to have a little more time next semester to hang out with my friends, and relax a little.

I thought the “voices” workshop was really interesting because it connected the Baruch community.  Although Baruch has so many students, it can still get lonely there because everyone just minds their business and goes to their own classes. The program really brought the school together for a  fun, entertaining, and insightful activity.  My favorite monologue was the one about bacon, where the author describes bacon as if it was a desirable woman.  This monologue not only contained a head fake, but was funny and descriptive all at once.

My favorite enrichment workshop is the registration review day. Despite the fact that the presentation itself was a little dry and boring, the professor/advisor kinda did kick me in the behind and snapped me out of lalah land. By going though the class requirements, it made me become more serious about my future. It reminded me to keep my eyes on the prize, stay focus in getting those high grades and never fade to the background. I like this workshop because it was a gentle push to keep moving forward, no matter which path I choose.

I believe that this picture reflects my first three months in Baruch College.For the last three months, I began to learn how to restrain myself from being an impulsive buyer. The prices in Manhattan is too damn high, and having to go to school without being lured to a city shops and restaurants is practically unavoidable. But by learning to save money, by bring homemade food, buying used books, using water containers (rather than buying bottled water), and going to a local library, I was able to saved a lot and manage my money correctly. Saving money for my future grad school is a huge motivation for me. Breaking the habits of an impulsive buyer and horribly addicted to online shopping, is going to be a difficult path but it is one that must be done.

The Voices presentation was very interesting. Hearing all the different varieties of monologues selected from other peers of my year, I felt, let me know about who they are as individuals as well as their personality and even difficulties that they may have faced in their lives that made them who they are. Also, to be able to hear the monologues that were presented in class up on stage felt like we were able to be connected even more. The actors did a great job despite having a week to practice; I guess that’s why the presentation this time was quite short compared to the presentation during convocation day.

Having to do nothing but read endless, boring texts that do nothing for my life for these months basically sum up my first semester at Baruch and further strengthen my belief that college is worthless, and nothing more than a daycare for freshly high school graduates. I don’t see where “learning” is occurring if all the professor are doing is just sit in front of the class and “facilitate the discussion.” I can read texts on my own; if I don’t understand it, I can research it on my own; I do not see the reasoning behind having to pay for things I can do by myself.

Conclusion: too much reading useless information, too much “memorizing” useless information, not enough experience of information that will be actually useful.

picture credit: revolutionbooksnyc.org

Blog 1: This picture accuracy describes my first three months here at Baruch. College is a lot of fun but it is also a ton of work. I often found myself on my Mac laptop doing homework at home and at school. There were even some nights that I stayed up pulling an all-nighter. This can be tiring and exhausting but I want to have a good GPA.  However since the first few months I have learned how to manage my time better and now find myself staying up less and less.

 

Blog 2: My favorite enrichment workshop was the Rubin Museum. Even though we were only at the museum for a short hour I learned a lot of new things. The museum revolved around Himalayan art and Buddhists sculptures. We had a guide that gave us a tour of the museum and informed us on the main exhibits. In the beginning I thought the trip would be boring and a waste of time but it was actually interesting and educational.  After freshmen seminar ends I’m considering going back to the Rubin Museum to get the full experience and learn more about sculptures and art.