As I venture off into the great search of who I am, I find myself embarking on a new journey that places me on the corner of 24th St. and Lexington Avenue. Baruch, well, college in general. A transition from high school. A transition from relying on my teacher reminding me to take notes. A transition from the freedom of the student Metro Card we all once had, but now truly miss. But more importantly, a transition from dependence. I find myself puzzled with all of the changes that this “college life” entails. Whether it’s not having the same classes every day or having a professor that encourages weed, it still feels slightly foreign to me that I don’t need to ask permission to leave. So where am I getting at really. Well, it’s tough. College is not a walk in the park. No one said it was going to be easy and I definitely don’t expect the least. Having the struggle to balance out five classes while looking for a part-time job and all of that grown-up stuff, it’s a lot of work. And the immense pressure of getting a 4.0 GPA probably doesn’t help either. You know that feeling when everything seems to go wrong, nothing seems to ever go your way, and you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom? Yeah it sucks. But when life gets you down, all that you’ve got to do is “just keep swimming!” The fact of that matter is that this is all temporary. I’m here to strive for a better tomorrow, I’m here to chase after my ambitions, but see what the world has to offer along the way. I’m here to grow not only as a student, but as an individual. In four years we’ll all be looking back and think to ourselves, what did I just do? I’m here to learn, I’m here to get a degree and get on the career path that I want, and you bet that I’ll make the best of my time here. Because in the end, it’ll all be worth it.
by Lucas Nehemiah