Yeah, seriously. I feel like I’m just bumbling around college and somehow getting things done. Everything is going all right so far but I dread to think what would happen if I stumbled and instead of getting things right, I mess up big time. I just want to take things easy and relax. I stressed out too much during high school.
Though I have already been at Baruch for a few months, it feels like it’s been such a short time. So many things have happened these three months while transitioning into college. I made great friends, especially in FRO class, and got to go around the school and enjoy the events. However, there are also some rough patches that I went through, especially in the weeks when schoolwork was piled sky high, with paper after paper, and midterm after midterm. It takes a lot out a person, so sometimes, the one thing I need is a nap in the middle of the day to recharge.
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My experience at Baruch has been interesting, but very much tiring. I laugh a lot during the day, but at the same time all I want to do is fall asleep. This gif describes my semester, and any other day to be honest. Working and going to school makes me so tired at the end of the day, but I never forget to have a good time. That’s why this gif is the perfect example of me, especially since she’s asian just like me 😀
Although I have had a lot of fun thru my time at Baruch, making new friends, living in the city, and experiencing a new adventure every day; college is still not all fun. It’s full of unexpected and brutal hits that we take and can’t avoid; such as pop quizzes, staying up all night memorizing twenty different works of art for a test only to be tested on five, having to deal with holds on our accounts while registering for classes, sociology tests with scantrons that don’t work, or train delays that make you late for a quiz. Sometimes it can feel like nothing is going your way and you just take one hit after another; but even at those times it’s important to remember that even after all the hits if you keep going and try your best to get back up things will always get better.
College is no doubt a whirlwind journey that takes you through ups and downs. It’s just as much of an emotional roller coaster as anything else in life.
I have so love every minute of it though. When I first got to Baruch I was terrified of what was to come, would I meet people, would I do well, would me teachers like me? All of it was spinning in my head as I began my journey.
Then, as I began to experience the reality of college life I realized that it was all about what you make of it. Life in general is what you make of it. If your in a bad situation then it is your job to make it better and turn it into something positive. If you do badly on a test, you can’t get upset and not try anymore, you have to pick yourself dust yourself off and keep moving through. I’ve also learned that motivation truly is key. You have to keep your eye ok the prize and keep striving for it so you get a closer each day to your ideal goals.
All in all I love Baruch and loved my first semester. My favorite moments would probably be when our fro class really bonded. I have made amazing friends that I hope will last a very a long time.
“So how have you been and how’s college?” my friends would ask.
I always find myself saying how usual it is and it’s basically the same routine every single day. I get up, go to school, come home, go to work, come home, do homework, sleep and repeat. So interesting, right? My friends who are attending colleges that aren’t in the city seem like they’re having so much fun. On social media I see them partying, pulling pranks, and just hanging out in general while I feel like I am working ALL THE TIME. It’s frustrating. We’re all attending colleges, so how come they barely look like they have any work to do? It’s like wherever I go, work follows me. I heard college is supposed to be fun and that it’s so much less work than high school, however sometimes I feel as though I’m still in high school struggling to make ends meet. I want to change this feeling, but without slacking in school. The next time my friends ask me how college is, I want to happily be able to say that I’m enjoying it to the fullest, not re-living high school all over again.
This eight word quote perfectly captions my first three months here at Baruch. Although Baruch has given me new friends, experiences, and environment to be in, it has brought a great deal of stress. My senior year of High School was a very laid back one where I probably had homework once a month. I barely had an quizzes and tests, and it was just a very easy year. This did not prepare me for college what so ever. Instead of having a class for an entire year, that one class is now shoved into one semester. Your midterms are now taken only 2 months into the semester. There is so much to learn in such a short amount of time. At first, the college work load didn’t seem too bad, and then out of nowhere, the workload exploded. Tests, essays, quizzes, presentations all on top of an endless amount of homework. My stress level went from 0 to 100 really quick. Trying to manage my time to figure out when I am going to do what, or study for what has become very difficult. These past two weeks have especially made me feel exactly like the picture above because the work has become never ending. Trying to get your work done and worrying about getting good grades while trying to maintain somewhat of a social life is what my life has come to. Everyday I push through the work and just try to focus on the big picture that it will all be worth it in the long run.
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The reason i decided to choose this image was because ever since high school I have honestly had no idea what i will become in the future. Their are so many different things influencing me to choose one profession over another such as whether or not I will actually enjoy my profession, but then if i enjoy it I may not make to much money and if I don’t make enough money I wont give my family a good future. I have only had a slight idea of what I may do because I decided to go to Baruch which means at one point or another I must decide on some type of business major. But then when I am told by family you should start reading the Wall Street Journal so you can be a great broker I answer well what if I don’t want to be a broker and then they’d say so you will become an accountant and then I respond no not sure there either. Then they say so what. And this is why I chose this meme. I know being in college means I am going to have to make a career choice soon but I love Baruch so much because I don’t feel pressured to choose right now. I experience a sense of freedom that keeps me stress free and happy over my first few months at Baruch. So people just need to stop asking me about my future and let me enjoy my present. We only will be in this exact moment once right. Enjoy it while we can.
First of all, this is my all time favorite movie.
Second of all, this statement perfectly captures my attitude towards my college experience. I have read so many complaints of stress and being tired and having too much work and so on and so on and so on. Everyone needs to chill! Is there a lot of work? Yes. Do we get enough sleep? Nope! Should we let it ruin our attitude towards the day? No!!!
Life moves fast. You can’t spend all four years of college complaining about stress. Pretty soon you’ll be looking back on your college life and what are you going to remember most? Is your most memorable experience going to be that time you stressed out over that big test or is it going to be that night you went out and got back to your apartment at 7 AM with an hour left to study for your test at 8?
Life is short, live it up.
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This meme reflects my experience at Baruch because the work load in college is greater than it was for me in high school. The amount of homework I do for college is less than in high school but that’s because the high school year stretches out for 10 months unlike college where 1 semester is only 4 months. Knowing that, I started to take all my assignments seriously and be careful not to miss any. I chose this meme because I hardly have any free weekends, and when I do I ask myself if I have any work or if I’m forgetting everything.