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Baruch voices brought the different hardships freshmen faced to my attention.  As a native city boy, I never realized what kind of a massive change attending school in New York could be.  I’ve grown up among these skyscrapers, taken trains for my entire life, and I can’t recall the last time I’ve spent a significant time away from a city.  Other freshman coming from other parts of the country as well as from overseas are having a harder time adapting than I could imagine.  It opened my eyes to the different cultures that gather in college, not just based on nationality but the state you’re from.

Another student wrote a monologue on her struggle with self-injury and how she would cut herself with a box cutter, just to feel the pain.  It makes me wonder what happens to a person that they reach this extent.  Is it psychological?  Or is a sociological result?  I do not plan to enter a career field in either medicine or the social sciences but its definitely something I would want to study.  I was amazed by her bravery to expose such deep problems to the entire freshman class, I know I would never be able to do the same.

One student mentioned a friend who attended my high school and had passed away last year.  I did not know him but I knew he was extremely sociable and a live-life-to-the-fullest type of person.  It was something you knew as soon as you laid eyes on him; a natural charismatic aura.  His death left a big impact on Brooklyn Tech’s class of 2012, even to those who never met him such as myself.

I appreciate what Baruch Voices has to offer: a view on the experiences of other freshmen.  It’s humbling and reminds you that not everyone can be as lucky as you and that you should always be grateful for what you have.