Month: December 2014

This meme represents my college experience in that it shows how there are many hypocritical things in the world which I learned through college. In particular, this meme represents how many of my classes have been canceled, despite the quality of the professors. I wanted to show a different perspective on my college experience than is normally seen, as I usually talk about all the positives (which there are many). This meme represents one of the few negative aspects of the experience.

 

 

 

My first three months of college have been great. I learned a lot and ventured outside of my high school ways. At first, the thought of college completely scared me. I was going to a place that I didn’t know anyone and it felt like I was finally going into a real adult world. When the first week of school came along, I was very nervous. During the first few days, it was so awkward seeing the same faces in every class, but not talking to anyone. After a while, the class started to talk to each other and we all became good friends. I still remember the day that we all went out to lunch for the first time during our four hour break. It was a fun experience because I felt like it was a true bonding moment. I have heard so many bad things about college so I was scared to meet new people, but when I actually experienced it for myself, everyone was so friendly. One of the main things I learned is how to open up to new people. Looking back now, it’s weird to think that we were all complete strangers. I think that if it weren’t for this Fro Family, my college experience would not have been as good as it was. The workload in my classes was another thing I was worried about. I tend to procrastinate and in high school I would just get by doing minimal work. In college, I learned that I actually have to try hard and study in order to get good grades. Something that helped me study more and not procrastinate were the study rooms that the Fro Family would rent. We would all study for upcoming tests or just go to the room to talk and relax. Before attending school, I was so nervous and scared and had the worst in my mind, but I think the first three months of school went the best that it would have possibly went.

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After graduating high school, I was never one of those people who was necessarily excited for college. I was disappointed that I had to commute while all of my friends went away to school, and was not expecting college to be an enjoyable experience. However, in these past three months at Baruch I have learned that college is really what you put into it, and that going away to school does not really matter.

Despite my commute from New Jersey, I quickly got involved on campus and made friends, all of which helped me realize that I had severely underestimated the potential for me to actually have a positive experience at college. In three short months, I obtained a leadership position with the Baruch Rotaract, and formed strong friendships with the people in my fro-family. These two experiences have been integral to making my first semester at Baruch an enjoyable one, and I am grateful for them. Although my fro-family and I live in separate places and all commute to school, we are able to maintain our friendship. We spend most of our time together at school, which makes the classes, (that are not as difficult as I expected), more bearable. Through our long study sessions and time spent hanging out in the library, these people have proven to me that college is not about dorming or having the “typical college experience”. Instead, I have realized that college is what you make of it and that having a group of friends you can rely on is much more meaningful than that “typical college experience” I felt I was going to be missing out on. Even though I was never really excited for college, I am looking forward to the next four years after my experiences this first semester. Like the picture below describes, college may be expensive, but it is definitely worth it. —Teresa Palase

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Its hard to believe that my first semester of college is almost over. It feels like it was only a week ago that I nervously walked into Baruch on the first day of school and met all of my professors and future classmates. I wasn’t sure where I would sit, who I would talk to, what I would do during my four hour break (which at first I thought was horrible), where/what I would eat for lunch everyday, and how I would pass my classes. To my surprise, all of these worries were solved within the first few weeks. In the beginning, during my four hour break I would sit in the library and do homework or study, however, soon enough my FRO-classmates eventually started tagging along with me, which soon enough evolved into the formation of, as we call it, the “FRO-family”. We all became good friends and started doing everything with each other; sitting with each other in class, getting Bagel Express everyday, renting a study room for our four hour breaks to just hang out, and studying together for our classes. Because of this, my first three months at Baruch have been a great experience. I have been to places in manhattan that I have never been before, I’ve met and became friends with unexpected people, I have eaten more bagels in three months than I have my entire life, and I learned that college is not like high school and getting by on tests with minimal studying is not effective. I am excited for next semester and the semesters after that, but right now the one-month winter break is all that I’m looking forward to.

 

 

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So far my experience in Baruch college can be summarized in the picture below. That message  being that you control your own destiny as in you decide how much work you put in and what you get out of it. Before coming to Baruch I knew that, but I never really found the motivation to try my hardest. In high school I was always that kid who never worked to his potential because of laziness.  My report card was filled with comments like “Needs to try harder”  or  “Would have a higher grade if he worked harder.” I was definitely aware of it though so I never really talked smack about the teacher or try to defend my grades. Now in college , I am working to that potential because even if i do procrastinate to extreme levels, at the end of the day, the work actually gets done, and it gets done well.  I have gotten rid of distractions that I had in high school and have seen a positive change. Overall is been a decent 3 months and I look forward to what the next semester brings me .

 

Greetings everyone!
I can’t imagine how many people are still going to remember to do this, let alone look at other people’s postings, but here is mine: an image of one of my friends. We all make funny memes of each other and this one appeared on the walls of Facebook just recently. Not only is it funny, but it also relates to the rest of what I’m writing about!

These past 3 months have been incredible. It seems like they’ve flown by, and yet they feel like they’ve gone on forever. I’ve learned a number of valuable things this semester. Most notably, I’ve learn that to succeed you must be really good at getting stuff done. College and anything really, isn’t a matter of how “hard” the work is but rather your ability to get it done. Those who procrastinate, fear, or forget stuff usually don’t have it any “harder” than anyone else; they just don’t do the work as it is given to them. So I’ve definitely affected my working habits not only to spend more time on homework, but to also be able to hang out with friends, sleep, and enjoy myself with the time these new habits allow.

I’ve also made more, new, and different friends this semester. I haven’t really reached a level greater than close acquaintanceship with anyone, but after all it is my first semester and there’s always time to develop these friendships. Thirdly, I really enjoy the freedom I’ve discovered throughout this semester; spending more time in the city, with the potential to do anything I want, is great.

Well that seems to be all of the things I could come up with, so to those I don’t see as much anymore, have a good one, good luck, and enjoy the month off!

|Edwin T Jacobellis|