I started to have a static mindset when I got to Baruch. I thought this was a school where I would go through the 4 years of college fast. But this mindset was bad. I started to do worse in classes and bad in my own standards. I didn’t want to go challenge myself or do anything that I was interested in. I had the same routine experience day in and day out. School, work, sleep. I didn’t have many extracurriculars nor did I try to learn in classes. I started to lose effort with my work and I didn’t want to work as hard anymore. My friends would tell me to go out and do something different with my life. They wanted me to change it up a little. After being told this over and over, I finally give in and do something different. I head out to socialize and network with Baruch students. This gave me a different perspective on how I was experiencing and living the college life. My mindset changed from a static mindset to a growth one. I looked forward to my classes and actually learning something about sociology or music. I had a new motivation to do my work and have more networking opportunities. The first few months at Baruch might have been a little bitter and resentful, but as I’m going through college, I’m growing and staying away from that mindset. I’m trying to achieve a growth mindset where I can look forward to my future experiences and grow from it. Ranging classes to clubs, I plan on taking everything I’m given, criticism and advice, and using it to the best of my ability. I look forward to the next few years at Baruch and seeing what other things I will experience here.

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