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The enrichment workshop was a  great experience for me. At first, I did not think that It would be something important and that it would be boring. After listening to the speaker I realized that many of the things that he had to say were true. When you volunteer and help others it makes you feel good about yourself. I looked back at the times I had volunteered and the New York Cares Project and it made me realize how important it is to give back to society. One of the greatest feelings a person can have is self satisfaction and volunteering can help with this. I really liked the workshop and it inspired me to help others and volunteer more often.

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The first three months of Baruch College have been very unique for me. I have realized that everything you do in college is up to you. The paths you decide to take and the decisions you make are all on you. I didn’t expect that I would have so little time for myself because of school work, soccer and my job. It was a difficult transition, but overall I feel that it has gone well for me. I really like the school and the people in it. They have been very helpful and now with class registration coming up, the picture I have chosen is perfect to explain my first three months. From deciding to go out or stay home to catch up on homework, my decisions have outcomes that I have to deal with. I have done fairly good on the exams and done well on assignments. I hope I have a good end to this semester and an even better semester next term.

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My group selected the articles about yoga because college can be a stressful thing and yoga is something that is known to help relax the mind. We’ve seen people in the school going to yoga classes and when we asked one of them about it, they told us it is really good for clearing the mind. Also, it is difficult to find time to work out and stay healthy and yoga is an alternative that can help students maintain general levels of fitness. The articles about helping people in California, Africa, and the elderly show that yoga is something that is very beneficial. Part of our class this semester was to help others and this connects to how yoga is helping many people throughout various parts of the world. Yoga was our topic for many reasons and we had a good time learning things about it that we didn’t know before.

i.“What have you learned about yourself through your self-assessments and how has this affected your choice of major and career goals?”

I have learned that I want to do something that has to do with sports. It can vary from many different majors, but I want to stay in the area of sports because that is where my biggest interest is. This has affected my choice of major and career goals because I have narrowed it down to one area of interest and my goals are pretty much very similar to what they were before.

ii.“How do these results reflect a change from what you expected or planned for yourself previously?”

The results were pretty much expected for me, but I learned that there are a lot of things that I do not want to do, so I narrowed down my options and that is a major change.

iii.“How did participating in FOCUS 2 help you clarify a future direction for yourself?

Participating in FOCUS 2 helped me clarify a future direction because it made me realize that there are many majors I do not want to do and therefore it narrowed down my list. My action plan is still not complete because I am not one hundred percent sure of what I want to do in my future, but at least I know what I don’t want to do.

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I made a playlist to represent who I think I am to my classmates. The first song I put on the playlist is We Own It by Wiz Khalifa because the people that don’t know me usually think I’m a cocky person and I honestly have no idea why. In high school I had that image from people I did not know so I’m guessing it’s the same for my classmates because they don’t know me that well yet. The next song I put is Wake Me Up because I’m a freshman and since college is a new experience it’s all about finding myself and I’m sure a lot of my classmates have the same feeling about college as I do. The next song by Armin Van Buuren is basically the same as the one before when it comes to the reasoning as to why I chose it in the playlist. The Tiesto Get Loose remix is all about dancing to the music and I go to concerts and raves and I’ve been asked my classmates if I go, so I know they imagine me as the kid that loves to party. Wild Boy by MGK is the same idea that I look like the type of person who loves to party and stuff and I do so I guess my classmates see that. Summertime sadness represents who I am because I’m leaving my past behind me and it’s sad, but the future is bright. The other songs are there because they show the different genres of music I like and that I listen to different music depending on my mood.