Author: a.alvarez4

They say we have two years to decide our major, but it really feels like it becomes a pressing matter pretty early in my college career. This was really stressful for me, since I have yet to decide on what I want to do with my life still. Going to the Academic Advisement center really helped a lot. Hearing about my current ideas for majors and my struggles with math, my adviser provided advice for a potential path which would fit. He also suggested that I go to the Majors and Minors fair if I had any further questions (which I definitely did). While it does feel like I’m sort of rushed into picking a major, Baruch does offer helpful resources if you aren’t sure of what direction you want to go into. The advisement center was a huge help.

During my earlier days at Baruch, when I didn’t know where things were, I often explored the campus in an effort to become more familiar with it. On one such occasion, I found myself at the STARR career center. I was shocked at all of the information that was just sitting in the hallway for any passerby to see. I glanced around at the various charts and diagrams. While I ended up just walking away after browsing for a second, I’m glad I had the chance to visit this place. It’s crazy how much information people who walk by are missing. I’ll be sure to check out the various other gems hiding around campus.

The friend that I was with between classes needed to scan his id for his next class, so we went to the library assuming that it would have what we needed. Sure enough, the copy machines were lined up waiting to be used by busy students. While we were having some trouble figuring out the steps we would need to take to be able to use the machines, the kind and helpful people in the library did a good job of directing us to where we needed to be. While I went in to the library worried about how long we would take, I left pleasantly surprised at how convenient it was to do what we needed.