Baruch was my top college choice and getting that acceptance was a turning point for me. I realized that I was finally going into the real world, not having anyone by my side to tell me what to do and when to do it. Everything was up to me. Being in high school with all the drama and stress made me want to get out and just have freedom.

My transition from high school to college was not what I expected. Yes the freedom was there but that didn’t matter because if you’re on top of yourself you wont get work done. The workload is much more than what I was used to. Seeing my grade the first time I got them back made me realize this is no joke.  Study study study was all I seemed to be doing but if it meant getting good grades then that was what I was going to do.