This picture pretty much sums up my first semester. I always have work to do but sometimes I forget… on purpose.
On a more serious note, my first three months have been a whirlwind of emotions. I have never worked so hard in my life but it really paid off for me. I am excited to start the classes that I’ve chosen for next semester.
The enrichment workshop our FRO class was taken to was a good experience for us. It was a way to see art we may have never come across in our daily lives. The Mishkin Gallery displayed the works of Theresa Bernstein, an artist I’ve never heard of before. The work of Bernstein was very interesting. She painted a lot of her own life into all the paintings. Like the painting of her and her husband and the one that included her father. Some of the paintings were bizarre like the one of the baby that looked too old to be a newborn. The style of her painting seemed to use very dark colors, except the one where she was holding the bird. Overall, the workshop was a good way for Baruch students to do something other than study and work.
This picture accurately describes my first semester at Baruch not just for each class but every class as a whole. The beginning of the semester I was very eager to learn and engage in college life. I began getting less involve a little of the way in and eventually had a hard time staying awake. This semester was nothing like I imagined my first college semester would be. It felt like high school all over again; come to school, go home, then sleep. Nothing was fun or memorable about this semester. Now that its the end of the semester, I’m full of energy and ready to do well on my finals. Hopefully next semester brings a bit more excitement in my life
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This is pretty accurate of how college has been so far. I’m not overly thrilled with it. I never imagined my college experience to be as dry and monotonous as it has been thus far. I feel as though this is just like high school except it takes an hour and a half to get here and I get actual work now. I haven’t made a ton of new friends like I expected to, and although I know it’s not the main purpose of college, I haven’t been to a college-related party. All of my friends that went away and dormed are having the time of their lives, and while my life is also interesting right now, it has nothing to do with college or school. If it weren’t for the price and the opportunities I have at Baruch, I would not have come here.
The exhibit at the Mishkin Gallery of Bernstein’s art wasn’t exactly enticing or interesting, for me personally. I am a big fan of art, but I particularly enjoy modern art and pop art especially. Bernstein was a an artist that used dark colors, and realistic images of everyday life around NYC. Although I wasn’t a huge fan of her work, a few images stuck out. The painting showing a girl that was holding a parrot stuck in my mind, mostly because we were told by our guide that some people think that this bird is actually a cat. I found this strange since it was very clearly a bird to me. Another painting showing a woman holding a very weird looking baby also stuck out to me. This was made during a time when artists weren’t really sure how to paint a baby’s face and the “baby” really just looked like a tiny adult. Overall, a didn’t ENJOY the trip to the gallery, but it was kinda cool to see some new art.
My life at Baruch is not what I expected it to be. I knew coming to a commuter school would not give me the typical “college experience”. However, I did not realize that the lack of a campus would impact my experience so much. Life at Baruch is boring and monotonous. If I had the opportunity to go back and choose colleges, Baruch would definitely not be on my list.
This pretty much sums up my life at Baruch this semester, the constant struggle between the second and third photos.
Like those leaves which float away where the wind takes them, I arrived here unexpectedly.
My life at Baruch has been like this photo too. At first, I felt like I was just floating through the hallways of the school, from class to class, without any strong attachment to anything. However, I learned to take control of my life and I did manage to do well in all my classes. I am grateful that life wasn’t too windy for me; it allowed me to be in charge for this past few months.
Part of me is happy that the holiday is approaching but the other part of me is sad to know that this semester went by pretty fast. I thought I just started the semester, and now it’s over. I was just about to settle down, but now we are moving on. Next semester, we will have new classes, new teachers and definitely new classmates. It will be like the first day of school all over again.
This past three months at Baruch was fun as well as tedious. I got to meet some awesome people; together, we had some laughs after the tests and some panic attacks before those. Some of my classes were interesting. It may sound odd for many people, but Math was my favorite class and my least favorite was English. I was ready at 7 a.m to go to my Math class which started at 10.20 a.m. That was how much I loved it.
Honestly, when I started at Baruch, I hated everything about it. I hated that we don’t have a campus; I hated most of my classes; I hated that we didn’t get to choose our classes and I hated that I had to leave behind my friends and family back home. However, Baruch is growing on me. Of course, we still don’t have a campus but it isn’t as bad as before anymore. I don’t hate my classes any longer and I am definitely glad that I didn’t have to choose my classes because now I know how hectic and stressful it is to plan your schedule.
So to sum up, whoever I met this semester, I am going to remember you. Isn’t it quite strange that out of all the hundreds of incoming freshmen, we got to be in the same class? As much as some of you might hated it, our first semester is now our memory; it is something we will never have again. It’s in the past.
Like those leaves, when the time comes, I am going to have to leave again. We all will and I wish you all the best at whatever place you choose to be.
For now, let’s have a great holiday and get ready for another semester.
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I think this post best describes my time at Baruch thus far. Because I’m terrible at organizing and planning, I feel like I’m always wondering if I have free time – only to eventually find out that theres tons of work that I have yet to do. Alas, my organization skills has caused me a lot of trouble. It is getting better though.
The enrichment workshop was a different experience. I was never forced to examine art work in such a detailed way before, every stroke was a strategic move that was made to help add to a bigger picture/meaning. One such work by Theresa Bernstein was the picture of the mother and child. Bernstein purposely makes the woman’s face ambiguous and dark to add to the dark tone. Bernstein purposely chooses to work with this color pallet to represent a time in her life that she struggled with.
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