The meme that I chose [linked above] is pertinent to what I went through in my first semester in college. Literally everything that my professor says, I write it down, whether or not it will be tested or quizzed on. Maybe it’s the fear of it appearing on an exam (even though the professor specifically said it won’t be) or maybe I’ve been doing it all of my life.
After spending three months at Baruch, I found it to be a very liberating experience. I’ve found that I needed to plan ahead like crazy. Having been a decent, organized student throughout high school, I usually planned maybe a month or two in advanced. But after seeing the amount of classes I have to take for my major, attending general meetings for my profession, constantly hearing about the need to get an internship for my Junior year or Senior year, all of it made me take a step back and literally reevaluate my whole life. As exaggerated as it sounds, I know for a fact that four years will go by so quickly and if I don’t have a concise and tactful plan for each semester, I’ll be left with a college degree in search of a job alongside thousands of people who are in my shoes. So when all my professors talk about planning ahead or making sure you pay attention to all the opportunities offered in college besides the education, I really took that to heart this semester.
As cheesy as it sounds, my favorite memory in FRO is getting our planners. I live by my planner. If I lose it right now, it would literally break my world because it has all my plans and due dates for this semester and next semester. I’ve always used planners during high school, and it was amusing to find that the planner Baruch gave was from the exact same brand that I used throughout high school. Despite this materialistic memory, it was my favorite because it allowed me to layout all the ideas, plans, and priorities I have bundled in my head (which I’ll probably forget in the next hour). The feeling of gratitude when I held the planner was immense.
Looking forward, I’m ready to officially be on my own. Being in a block has been such an amazing experience. Getting to know some pretty amazing people and having at least two or three classes with them has been great. I honestly don’t know what I would’ve done without them. It’s bittersweet. The fact that I probably won’t see them anymore next semester and that I won’t have classes with any of them is so disheartening. But at the same time, I know that they’ll all be doing well with their career path in Baruch and that in four years, we’ll all be (hopefully) graduating and moving on with the next step of our lives. I know this is looking a bit too much forward, but I felt it all connected to next semester. In short, I’m ready to do even better next semester than I did right now. A fresh start is what I need and I can’t wait to rock it.