Like my title states, I really am bad with assignment due dates. I often see them, put them off until later, and in some cases, like this one, completely forget about them until it’s either the day before or a bit after the due date. I hope Shannon’s a little forgiving about this one.

Anyways, my first three months at Baruch can be described as a nice change of pace. It is entirely different from high school; I get to wake up later than my previous 6 am mornings, I get to meet new people every day and sometimes professors cancel class and in the case of my English teacher, an entire month of classes. One thing stays the same though, commuting back and forth for two hours every day which honestly sucks.

Taking classes at Baruch, the most important thing I’ve learned is that learning the material is up to you. It’s your job to go to class and it’s your job to stay awake and listen to the professor. What you make out of the various classes is entirely up to yourself. You can either sit in the back on your phone and fall asleep or be at the front of the class and take notes. Right now I’m leaning towards the back side of the lecture halls and in the future I hope to be more of a front of the class kind of guy, or at least somewhere in the middle. The Baruch experience can be extremely worthwhile or extremely bland, and that is entirely up to you.

This semester has been a great one. It opened my eyes to so many new and different things. Ever since the first day when I decided to go to a meeting for the yearbook, I’ve decided to have the mindset of involving myself as much as possible to the school. I attended so many school events, I was given a seat in the Undergraduate Student Government, the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship club welcomed me with open arms and I was even casted into the school play (even though I had to drop out midway through it). Involving myself in the school and what it has to offer has been quite the experience, and I don’t regret any of it.

On the other hand, there’s all of my academic classes. That, on the other hand, has been quite the roller coaster. I’ve been blessed to make some great friends through my block, but we’ve also been cursed with some of the professors we’ve been assigned. One of them just does not seem to get the memo that he’s probably one of the worst professors in all of the CUNY colleges. But, regardless, I’m excited for what’s to come and what’s in store for me in all future semesters. Here’s for better professors. Here’s for better grades. Here’s for making a difference. Baruch, I’m ready!

The main things I learned in my first semester of college is how to study and how to manage my time. In the past I’ve never had to put in much work at school and with the rest of my time I’ve just chilled.  In the middle of my junior year of high school I got a job doing programming and system administration, the workload became heavy and I stopped going to three of my classes and obviously my grades suffered. At the time I thought that work experience was more important than high school.  I still believe I was right.  My 69% average and 51% attendance senior are meanless compared to the of the year and a half of work experience I gained.  During that time I stayed up all night programming, went to the second half of school and still chilled with my friends.

Now that I’m in college I want to attain high grades and continue my extra-curriculars; now algorithmic trading.  Juggling these things has left my independent study stagnant since I am my own boss at this point.  My social life is thriving and my grade are pretty good.  The cost is a completely irregular sleep schedule and serious crunch upon me as finals approach.  Luckily I’ve learned some efficient study habits and what I am capable of balancing.  After this first semester I feel I will be very successful at baruch college, in all senses of the word.

This picture describes my experience at Baruch the most because I often find myself having to write papers at the last minute. This is especially true because I am the type to get distracted very easily when in front of a computer typing away whatever assignment i am currently working on, only to later get distracted on Facebook and Instagram. One of the things that Baruch is slowly teaching me is the importance of time management and responsibility towards your work and deadlines. This is definitely not like high school where the course load was light and one could get away with a lot of procrastination, and I feel that I am learning that the hard way. I will definitely stay more on top of my deadlines and hopefully this prepares me for my jobs and internships in the future.

My first semester at Baruch wasn’t the best, but I definitely enjoyed myself. I still haven’t taken 100% of an advantage of it. I enjoyed meeting people, 3 specific people in particular. The commute still sucks, will always suck, but I’m used to it. Failing a math exam made me cry lol. I loved math, but I mean, like the french say c’est la vie. I think the hardest part is meeting people that you have something in common with. Like genuinely. A lot of people here are kinda closed off and just as shy. Also getting out of bed in the morning was a female dog. Overall I enjoyed my first semester. I honestly hated the block system at first, but now I am extremely terrified. I am not ready to start all over with different people. I wish I would have joined and participated in more baruch activities. All in all I really did enjoy my time here.

These first three months of college were pretty easy, but I know it’s only gonna get harder from here.  I learned a lot of new things during my time at Baruch so far, not all academic, but still useful knowledge.  Finals are coming up soon and I’m hype that I only have two exams to take.  Public affairs and theater are my two easiest classes so I hope I get highh grades on those finals.  As for the rest of my classes, they terminate in essays or projects and I think I’ll do fine.  The hardest part of college for me is finding the energy to get out of bed in the morning.  Other than that, I enjoyed going to Baruch four days a week for the past 3 months.  One thing I learned this semester is that I should write down my assignments and be vigilant on when they’re actually due.  Sometimes I would find myself with huge gaps of free time thinking I’m good and I got nothing to do, then I remember I have a essay due the next day or something.  I’ve only been here three months and college isn’t as bad as I thought it would be..it’s not as fun either but I’m hoping that changes.

(Image Source: http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/481416-lazy-college-senior )

Now, where to begin on this fun adventure full of learning, education, and procrastination? I suppose I should start by saying how laidback this whole school is. You are given the freedom to choose whether or not to come to class, take notes, or do anything for that matter, but with all this freedom, chaos follows. Without the strictness that you would find in high school, I began to embrace my procrastination characteristic. Studying? Working? Reading? Forget all that! I have plenty of time to do all of those tasks tomorrow since after all, it ain’t due tomorrow! Tests? Papers? Assignments? Blog posts? Interesting tasks, but I believe I have plenty of time for all of those in my busy schedule. I think I can pencil them in at around (*due date* minus one day 12 hours). Now if you don’t mind, I am very busy! *takes a nap*

Okay, in all seriousness, I have been procrastinating nonstop for many assignments and studying for tests. Even though I always cram at the last minute, I still get passing grades. It’s not completely high grades, but it’s still high enough to be considered as passing. I would try to improve myself by not doing those things, but I know that it’s an impossible goal.
Overall, I enjoyed my time here at Baruch. I think the rest of these years will be fun. I would like to thank all the new people that I have met for the fun moments we have.

I STRONGLY DISLIKE CARLISLE (you know what I really mean by strongly dislike but I can’t write it)

College thus far, has been a very interesting ride. All parts of it wa sn’t easy. For example waking up 6 o’clock in the morning, right after I finished an essay at 4:30 AM. Then having to endure a one and a half ride on the subway and bus while catching up on reading for another class. By the time you get to class you want to knock out, and the professor being boring does not help. Above everything ! I hate math because my teacher teaches calculus like we took it already. And he thinks he’s so cool in the “math world ” because he has math theorems tatted on his arms. With him you don’t make lemonade with lemons. You would want to rethink you’re whole life and why you chose Baruch. Other than him and that disgustingly awful class he teaches, I enjoy my other classes. Public Affairs allows me time to catch up on other class work. She’s so boring I would fall asleep. So I decided to record her lectures and do homework in the meantime. History is always joke with Trumbach, he is a distinct character. English is filled with sarcastic remarks and a student that my professor despises, and I’m always entertained. Lastly, my favorite class is psychology. Albright is probably the best professor anyone can have, and you’ll actually want to sit in the class for the whole lecture. He’s probably the only good thing Baruch has to offer. Overall, I give my first semester at Baruch a 7 out of 10.

That’s me in every assignment. I think long and hard about everything which, as a result, takes me a long time to get stuff done. Even when it’s done, something about it isn’t right and I would have to go back and fix it. So annoying. Despite all of that, it is amazing how I still have free time to relax. I see everyone else working on something and then there is me who is doing nothing. I wonder if there something wrong. College seems easier than high school to me when I had to wake up at 5:30 every morning just to go to school. By the time I got to school it was 7:15 and the sky outside was still dark. It was like I took night class. The worst part about it is that no one shovels at that time too. Now though, I get to wake up at 8:45 almost everyday. Awesome!