Freshman Seminar Fall 17 BWB

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.

Today I went to a Women In Business event during club hours. The event was a Target Case Study; there I had the opportunity to go through a case study and worked as a team to solve the problem. I also had an interview for the marketing committee for WIB today at the library; I applied for the position to be responsible of their snapchat account. When I went to the interview we rented a room in the library and so that was a new experience for me. I also applied for the event planning committee and my interview for that is Wednesday the 12th.

I was all ready to start college at Baruch and thought I got all necessary documents handed in to ensure I was all set when i got a few emails about my medical record. The emails I was getting were saying how i have not fully documented immunization against meningitis. They then went on to say that I would have a delinquency on my record and i will no longer be registered in my classes. So i knew this was important and had to get it taken care of immediately. One day during my break i went into the Office of Undergraduate Admission in the Newman Library Building and went right up to the Medical Records Unit. The woman working the desk said I just needed documentation proving I received immunization for meningitis which I brought with me. I simply handed it to her and she put it in my file and it was all taken care of. It was extremely easy and she was very helpful.

As I walked out of of communications class last week, I get a text message from my friend saying “Pull up to the game room.” Being that we’re in college I was a little skeptical as to how lit the game room would really be. After walking past the colorful corridor leading to the game room on the third floor I finally reached my destination. I walked in on an intense ping pong tournament music blasting through someones speaker. It was cool to see people from all different programs hanging out on campus rather than with their heads crammed into a textbook .

The biggest struggle is having a break and not knowing what to do. My friend Gabriel and I decided to stop going to food places and started to go to the library. To my surprise, the library is so nice, and it contains six floors of pure quietness. When we first walked in, I saw a poster for free Microsoft Office download for undergraduates which is the best thing ever. So Gabe and I quickly settled down on a comfy chair and table over watching the view of the spiral stairs. Gabe and I both downloaded from the link provided on the poster but it didn’t work! We were so stressed out because we only had fifteen minutes left of our break. So we went to the help desk on the first floor of the library and asked the woman how we could get it to work and she redirected us to the BCTC (Baruch Computing and Technology Center). So the next day, Gabe and I went to the center and a really informative and kind man helped us figure it out and told us that we could come back anytime for further questions! I’m so glad that we have our own “Genius Bar” or “Geek Squad” in Baruch because it’s so convenient.

During my first week at Baruch, I decided to take a nice trip to the Health Center. Little did I know that the Health Center is extremely hard to find! After searching the Vertical Campus from top to bottom I decided to see if it’s in that building across the street(what’s it called? Newman Horizontal Campus? lmfao). After what feels like forever I found out that it’s actually behind the Vertical Library building, next to Bao Bao Cafe. I remember thinking to myself, why is it located here of all places? When I walked in, the receptionist was talking in Spanish with someone on the phone. She seems rather occupied despite the emptiness of the waiting room. I wrote down my name and information on the waiting list, then waited. After a couple of minutes, the doctor called my name. She’s friendly and rather informative. I was just glad that I was able to find the place.

So it’s your second week of freshmen seminar class, and you are running 5 minutes late. You’re bugging out because you know the main rule about freshmen seminar class is to be on time and show up. So you run through the Newman Vertical Campus building doors and you take out your ID to swipe through. You keep swiping, and swiping, and swiping but low and behold you still see the red light. Luckily you’re not the only idiot whose card isn’t working. The front desk security team was a huge help!! They checked out my card and said that I was good to go. I am very thankful for the security help desk because without them I would not have been able to enter the building and attended classes for that day.

I have no school spirit at all, but I still wanted to join a club that allowed me to meet new people and have new experiences. I heard about WIB from a friend and decided it was worth a shot. The general interest meeting went great, (partly because they gave food) and of course I was clumsy enough to spill the orange juice everywhere. Even though I already made a bad impression in the first 5 minutes, I still decided to apply. This led to several emails and once I found out they wanted to interview me, I panicked. I am not the type of person who does well in interviews since I stutter a lot and can ramble on for days without making any sense. I awkwardly answered any questions they had and as soon as I left the room, I had a feeling they weren’t interested, but it’s okay because if they actually say no, I’d just join another one, preferably without an interview.

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