I came to Baruch college with high hopes and imagined that as it was my freshman year, I would have an easy work load and weekends filled with endless fun and parries. I joined NABA, (the National Association of Black Accountants) and the (Caribbean Student Association) with those expectations. But it is impossible to be a great student and have a very active social life, one which becomes almost extinct when finals rolls around.

Ahh, finals. The test itself is almost as terrifying as your realization of how unprepared you feel for it. I mean, you’ve been in class, gotten good grades on test but are you really prepared to deal with everything you’ve learned since August. Being at Baruch has taught me how to actual study and although sometimes I felt like

If I pushed through, and really committed to my studies, it payed off. So hopefully, although much more challenging, the same concept will work for THE FINALS week. Being at Baruch has taught me to treasure my weekend life of dance school and church because besides school its all I have left. However, It will all be worth it