So basically this is the website i’m on in all my classes. I listen to new songs and i download new music. I downloaded 7 new songs in psych today. (y)

Admittedly, I am not a huge fan of art, nor have I ever been. I took a class my senior year of high school on how to appreciate art, and I can respect its aesthetic value but I still am no fan of art. I thought the artist was very technically skilled, and the knowledge behind each piece of art was actually very interesting. The part of the workshop I enjoyed the most was hearing about Theresa Bernstein’s life. She seemed like a very intriguing woman, someone I would love to sit down and talk to for a little while. My favorite piece was the one of the three old men reading in the library. I found the part about Bernstein’s love life, and ethnicity to be especially interesting.

Personally I thought the Mishkin art gallery was very interesting. The man who led the group was very informative and taught us all about the life and art of Theresa Bernstein. The artwork displayed showed the change of an artist over a decade. I am not an artist and never will be an artist, but this gallery helped me to better appreciate art from the 20th century. This is the kind of art I will want in my home, especially the piece that shows a busy harbor. I hope in the future to explore many more art gallery’s in an attempt to broaden my vision.

Basically. Everyone complains about how much homework they have and I’m just sitting here with free time. College hasn’t set in for me yet because it still feels like high school, and I have all the same kids in every class thanks to this learning community. I’ve made new friends and it’s been really fun and everyone has been really nice. The classes have been rather easy except I have trouble putting in effort anywhere for some reason, but the FRO class has been a great bonding experience and I hope to see everyone from this LC throughout my years at Baruch.

This basically sums up the college life for me. Everyday since the start of college, college has never left my mind, it has left me with countless amounts of sleepless nights, and last minute essays. I can pretty much say the only thing that kept me sane throughout my first semester as a freshman is having the friendships of Daniel, Roy, and Ethan. We spent countless amount of money on unnecessary things but we had a bond and made everything meaningful.

I’ve always had a problem when it comes to sleep, but ever since I came to Baruch, I noticed that it’s been much worse.  I make sure I don’t sleep at night so I can concentrate on schoolwork, but in the end, I fall asleep in class, so its kind of pointless.  I do wish i could regulate my sleeping schedule, but that’s kind of hard to do when finals are right around the corner.

http://www.virginiateacheronline.com/editor/got-sleep-2/

One of the hardest things for me in Baruch is getting enough sleep to operate properly the next morning. All college students should now that physically getting to class and actually being there are two totally different things.This seems to be my problem as even though I am almost always able to get to class on time, the end of a class session  usually sees me taking a snooze fest on my hand. I hope this problem gets better next semester but I highly doubt it as procrastination and insomnia seems to be part of my genetics rather then a personality defect.

So this semester has been a bunch of different things for me. But one thing that I realized was a common theme is stress. Sure, it should be easy. All I have to do is study 100 hours a day, plan projects out evenly, be involved with the student life and somehow not look like you just stepped out of the Walking Dead. People always say, “Don’t stress out so much.” or “It’s not that bad.” But , apparently against common belief, that just makes me feel worst. I think the problem is that the work load seems manageable until all of the deadlines, to your surprise, are on the same day or around the same time. I also think that not really knowing how to study for certain subjects is an issue. Some classes you can study a bit the day before for and others you have to study for days and days.

I came to college thinking if I did fine in high school without studying, I should also be fine in college. That was a big mistake. Earlier this semester, on the nights prior to my first exam, I decided to sleep early instead of studying or looking over my notes. This was my first college exam and I failed (looking back I don’t think I did too bad considering the fact that I didn’t study and had a hard time paying attention in class). After this experience, I learned the importance of studying for a college exam and passed my second exam. Within these three months at Baruch I came to realize the differences between college and high school, and the sacrifices I need to make in order to do well.

I remember when I first came to Baruch I didn’t like it and wanted to transfer, but in these few months I slowly learned to adapt and adjust. My first semester here has been a learning experience, and I am looking forward to what next semester will bring. Thank you Sammy and best of luck to everyone in LC18.

This is probably the thing thats affected me the most at Baruch. Instead of taking the elevator now, I just run up the stairs and I get where I’m going faster. Besides that however, the elevator is a great place to run into people, literally. After class is over, our block will be the ones to take over the elevator and it’s a time where we spending communicating as a group. It may not be a big thing, but next semester, that’ll be the one thing we won’t be able to do anymore.