Everyone used up the space for their pictures already so I guess I just have to link my meme here:

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I’ll explain each panel in different paragraphs I guess.

Okay, I don’t smoke and I don’t have many friends (only a few really good ones) so I’ll skip the first panel.

“What my mom thinks I do”. Yup, I can definitely relate to this part of the meme. My mom thinks I’m doing really well right now. In a sense, I am, which I’ll get to later. Probably not to her expectations though, so thank god there aren’t any progress reports sent home or PTC anymore. I do make an honest attempt at trying well in school and focusing though.

“What society thinks I do”. Society’s view of college students does seem to be a bit generalized and I just found that part of the meme funny. I don’t engage in that kind of behavior but I know a ton of people in college do so.

Skipping to the bottom panel of the meme, I’ll go a bit more in depth on my reactions/where I think I am in college right now.

I am not entirely where I want to be in college right now, but I have been trying (probably not my best, but still putting in effort) in all my classes. I bring my laptop to take notes and study when necessary, as well as entertainment during those long psychology lectures with information that I already know. However, for the most part, I can at least tell that I am using my resources in college effectively and efficiently, and this drives me to keep doing so. That is how I relate to the ‘what I think I do’. I think I study enough for my classes, but in reality I probably spend more time on social media or lazing around. I really am enjoying the government’s money though, that part is spot on.

I still don’t necessarily feel like a college student. I still recognize people from my high school and I don’t feel we all have made that leap. I don’t think there is much of a leap though – I felt I matured quite a bit in high school, especially junior year and that eased my adjustment to college. I know my strengths and weaknesses and I account for them whenever I can. I’m not the most busy of people, so I can focus on my work and I can study whenever I want. It’s easy for me to draw motivation and put my head in the game (or rather books) when necessary. I might not be the 4.0 GPA student I aspired to be at the beginning of the semester (like many of us probably thought of themselves as well), but I’m not in as rough of a place as I might have been.

This meme accurately describes my experience at Baruch this semester. This is because college has been non-stop studying which is something that I never did in high school. We previously have had a math and psychology exam on the same day twice so it’s been very stressful trying to study for both exams. All this studying and stress has been causing me to feel tired because I have not been getting enough sleep.. I have literally been living off of caffeine just so that I can get all of my assignments and studying done on time so that I can pass all of my courses and maintain a high grade point average. After coming to Baruch what I learned about myself is that I’m more independent than I’ve given myself credit for.  Having to commute from Long Island on the LIRR and then having to walk from Penn to Baruch and having to commute back to Long Island to the ADA’s office alone is something that I wouldn’t have imagined myself doing all by myself especially without my parent’s support. At first I hated FRO because it was a zero credit course and it seemed kind of pointless to even show up, and I would have rather left early on Wednesdays but overall it was a fun, enjoyable, and educational experience which I’m going to miss coming to. My favorite memory in our FRO class is definitely from Convocation Day. This is because we were able to meet new people and reunite with people we previously had met at orientation. What I will look forward to in the next semester is meeting new people, forming new friendships, trying new things and having a schedule that works best for me so I’m not so sleep deprived.

My first semester experience

where do I start

lets begin with the work of art ^

the teddy is lost, so he represent me

i’m lost in work lost in play lost in

college everyday

my grades are sh*t, and i only blame me

missing the friends I text but no longer see

i don’t even get to watch tv

Graduated H.S with amazing grades

only to get rewarded with harder work

so i’m tired!!! and lost, tired of being lost

don’t get me wrong, i’m not moaning some

“depressed” song

I LOVE Baruch

I have fun, alot of fun

but when the fun is done

i’m lost….still trying to figure out why i’m here

why is college worth the stress

if i have no ambition no dreams no goals no drive

just surviving in college to “survive”

writing a post and making it rhyme

just a better way of passing meaningless time

and just like the teddy i’m lost

and no one seems to be looking for me

so i guess i’m more than lost…i’m alone

but it’s okay though…I was born alone.

It’s that time in the semester you start weighing all the other options… just kidding! I’m not a gold digger. And I’m not going through all this for nothing. Definitely came into college with the common goal we all have.. to succeed and then pursue a good career afterwards. Baruch will sure help me do so! This semester, I have had a far better experience that I thought I would have. I have met awesome people that I am sure I will be friends with for a long time.. because they do say “Your college friends will be your friends for life.” Being a freshman all over again is not a fun experience at first, but realizing that there are so many more other first year students who are going through the exact same thing that you are, makes you feel a little better. Especially when these people are by your side, helping you out every step of the way. Or laughing with you about it if none of you can figure it out. This semester has helped me learn a lot about myself; from the better techniques I can use to study, to realizing that a career path I would perhaps consider pursuing only two months ago is not an option for me anymore (because of those grades that helped me realize that I’m finally in college), to how interested I am in other cultures that I knew nothing about before I came to Baruch.

In the beginning, I would dread coming to FRO class because of the fact that we would receive no credit for it and it would just sound so awesome to end your day at 9:55 AM on Wednesdays. However, now that we’re close to our last day, I realize that I will miss it. We always have an awesome time together. We have had some good laughs, especially when we all presented our monologues. Also, Melissa and Victoria have helped us somehow transition into this scary but exciting and new stage in our life, college. It’s hard to pick a favorite moment. I feel like something interesting and funny happens every Wednesday during that 75 minute period of time we spend together.

Next semester will be a new start, hopefully better than the first one. It sure will be, because we know a lot more now. My main goal is to stop procrastinating so much (just look at the time I’m posting this up), which is something a lot of us want to work on. At the same time, I am eager to learn a lot more and am looking forward to taking classes that will hopefully help me pick my major in the near future. I wish everyone the best of luck & if we don’t have classes together after this semester, see you guys around campus!

This meme is relevant to most college students because we all cram at one point or another, even though that’s the worst thing to ever do. However, we all do it and it’s a bad habit of mine that I hope to one day outgrow. One day I won’t know anything about psychology and the day of the test, I am an expert on the topic so that’s why I found this meme very relevant and funny, because it’s so true!
It’s crazy just how fast the first semester of college flew by. In a few weeks we’ll all be taking our finals and putting up our Christmas trees. I was very nervous about coming to college. It meant having to separate from my best friends and not seeing them everyday at school and going to a huge school with thousands and thousands of different faces, it really scared me. It meant having to commute for up to an hour and a half four times a week, instead of 10 minutes. It meant harder tests and homework. But the way things have turned out, it makes me realize how lucky I am. I met some of the greatest and funniest people. I ask myself how I lived without them in my life before college, like every single day. It’s crazy how you can connect with someone so well. I thought I was going to dread commuting everyday to school but I really don’t. It gives me time to study or catch up on some sleep and knowing that I’ll probably laugh so hard my stomach hurts, at least once that day, makes it all worth it. I still talk to my best friends from high school every single day and I know everything that happens in their lives so I love that we’re all still so close despite the distance. In terms of the schoolwork it honestly isn’t impossible. Sometimes it gets a little much but it’s all manageable, I just wish I didn’t procrastinate with it so much. I also love how flexible classes are in college. You can ask for extensions on papers or when professors are sick class get canceled. You also get to chose your classes, times and professors which is great, although, it’s one of the most stressful things you have to endure. Overall, these past few weeks of this crazy journey, or so I thought it would be, weren’t so bad and I can only look forward to the greater things to come.

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I came to Baruch College out a desire that resonated within me. Baruch is known for its business majors, especially accounting, therefore, I will definitely be pursuing an accounting career. However, I know that many have discouraged me from pursuing such a job because its boring and its all about “crunching numbers” or sitting in an office all day–another form of modern slavery. Despite all these external forces telling me what to do, I am determined to go on this path. I have stated before that the one will realize that the journey or path towards one’s goal was the goal along. The “goal” itself–accounting- is not a means to and end; therefore, it is merely a stepping stone into something greater that I have yet to discover for myself. I trust my mind and my inner intuition. Ralph Waldo Emerson stated, “Trust thyself. Every heart vibrates to that iron string.” I will trust my inner-intuition, my gut, because every heart yearns for a purpose, yearns for a call. I will answer my call and place faith in myself and in my creator that watches over me. My intuition might leave me into disaster in a short-term, however. We live in a major economic crisis–the corporate masters swim in gold while the people swim in poverty–so I might not “make it”. I have been told that accounting is a stable profession with decent pay right out of a four-year college. (“trust thyself”, to me, not only means trusting your heart,but the  logic and wisdom of your mind) It might not go as planned, though my mind thinks my plan is fool proof. But, that is also the beauty of trusting thyself; one will never know where they might end up. I might want to be a CPA but, maybe after five to ten years, I might end up being a politician or be a stock broker. That is the beauty of life itself and the greatness of trusting thyself. One’s purpose will be clear as long as one keeps striving to become the strongest version of one’s self.

back in the early years of high school i never made any effort to look good

i didnt really care about how i presented myself or how i acted

in my senior year i really started to realize how important this stuff was

how first impressions count

so i started to dress better

started going to the gym

started getting haircuts

started looking freshhh

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this picture describes who i am because ice-t is one of my favorite characters in a television show which i enjoy very much which is law and order SVU and i’ve also seen a few hip hop documentaries which he has directed so that’s also interesting. the ice cubes, because i have a habit of chewing on ice cubes. all together i really love tea, i drink it everyday and the setting in this picture looks like it’s a picnic in the summer, two things which i love – picnics and the summer. i never thought a picture like this could describe my life so well actually.

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That is the link to the gif that describes me, if you cannot see it, it is a picture of a footstep with words that say “Today I will concentrate on taking one step forward no matter how small”.  I like the idea of this Gif because I find that most of every job that needs to be completed, or that you want to be complete, most of the effort lies in taking the first steps. I learned this in a few areas of my life

When I came to college I told myself that I would do a set number of pushups every night before I go to sleep.  At first it was very difficult, there were a few times that I forgot and had to go to my room quickly or get out of bed to do them.  It was quite annoying at first.  After I took these first few steps though, I found that doing pushups before I go to sleep every night isn’t very hard.  So I have increased the number requirement for what I call, the “bed buy-out”, which is something that I have to do if I want to go to bed, and often times in the fitness world, working out is referred to as “getting money”.

Next, and probably most importantly, I find this is true with my education.  When I know I have a lot of work, or I think I have a lot of work, I find that it behooves me to just do it sometimes, because I am less nervous when I do.  For example, I could wait until the last minute because I know something is easy and I won’t stress over it, or if I find something will be challenging I will do it as soon as possible so that I don’t have to think about it.  It is important to take that first step though.  Especially when writing essays.  I find that when I don’t know what I am going to write about for an essay, the hardest part is to just start typing, and that getting the initial thought into words is the most challenging.  But if you take that first step, you may find that the rest of the five page paper perhaps is easily conquered.

I think when it comes to creating ourselves as individuals we all have to take the first steps.  We have to take these steps as part of defining ourselves, and branding ourself to pursue what we want to pursue.  It’s not something that we can necessarily find in school either, it may be something that we must learn to pursue on our own, through our own research, being around our own field, doing it because we want to for whatever reason.  This to me is how careers are built, success is made, and children mature into adulthood.  Its about how we become what we wish we were, and how we are will to change the world and ourselves in the process.