Freshman Orientation LC04

             It has been almost three months to study at my new school. Gradually, I begin to enjoy my life in this new environment. By studying at the new school, I meet many new friends and new professors who teach me a lot of things I have never learned before. By taking the classes, I learn many things from the life experiences of my professors which will help me so much in both my business career and study career. By walking around the school, I find many good places where I can go to relax when I feel tired. Overall, going to the new school is the turning point of my life that have many positive influences.

  The first compelling thing I have after going to this new school is the good study condition. In Baruch College, there are a big library and computer room. I can go to the computer room whenever I want to pint out the papers I need in my class. Also, I can use the computers to look for the answer of questions I have in my class. For example, in my math class, I always have some things I can’t easily understand. At that time, I go to the computer room and look for the more specific explanation of the math concept by opening Google in the computer. Secondly, I am provided a good environment to study and to do my homework. When I need to prepare for my test, I always go to library. It is quite and comfortable to study there. Almost all the people beside me at library work diligently and focus on their own work, so I feel energetic again if I am tired after I see those hard working students. Thirdly, the Baruch College is located at a good place in Manhattan. There are many good restaurants and shopping malls around the school. When I feel boring and tired, I always go there to have fun. I go to some good restaurant to have a good meal to make me energetic, and go to the shopping malls to have a break by walking along the stores. After having a break, I usually become energetic again to focus on my study to prepare for my tests and to do my homework.

            The second positive thing is I become more enjoy my own life. Going to college, everyone is very busy every day. My friends, too, have to focus on their study, and I and my friend begin to hang out or stay together less and less. As a result, I am almost alone every day. But I enjoy this life style. Whenever I feel unhappy, I learn to control my mood and try to give more confident to myself. I realize it is helpful to me after I convince myself to be confident when I feel depressed. After that time, I become excited on my study again. For example, after a test, I found almost all the students, except me, did a great job on their test. At that time, I felt so depressed. I thought I was a loser. After a while, I calmed down and deliberated by myself. I realized it was unnecessary to have a competition with other students. The only one thing I needed to do was to have an improvement on the next time. I could work harder to get a better score than the one I got at this time. After that, I felt comfortable and felt confident to work harder for a better grade.

            All of above, going to the new school is the turning point of my life. I am provided a good study environment to help me to focus on my study. And I am able to navigate my mood when I feel depressed.