Author: v.ganz

Going to the majors and minors fair really gave me insight on how I want to handle my next four years at Baruch. Coming into the school, I thought I had my whole future planned out; I thought I knew everything there was to know. When I arrived at the fair, I spoke with a volunteer representative from the Accounting Department, Lorraine Sachs. After asking her a myriad of questions, I felt relieved as she explained what I steps I need to take in order to get a CPA license. I am still not 100% sure that I want to be an accountant, but having some information about the field is still a step forward. I have also been contemplating which minor to take, which she helped me decide as well. Her insights were genuine and extremely helpful. After speaking with Ms. Sachs, I spoke with an academic advisor at the fair as well who assisted me in picking out which classes I should take next semester.

On September 28th, 2017, my art history class took a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view the Egyptian and Greek art exhibits. We have been learning about ancient art, starting with the Egyptians and working our way up to the Greeks and Romans. Our professor thought it would beneficial to visit the artwork for ourselves to feel more connected to the class. Unfortunately, I arrived a bit late for the meeting but I was not worried for I had been to the Met a few times in the past. Once I got there, the class was transitioning from Egyptian to Greek art. Seeing the Greek sculptures was an eye opening experience for me because I did not find them interesting in class, but once I saw them in person my opinion on the matter changed. We must write a short essay for our art class about a specific work of art and talk about how it made us feel and what we liked about it. I’m sure our professor would like us to incorporate some history into it as well. Overall, the trip was a pleasant experience.

The event that I chose to go to was the Finance and Economic Society’s general interest meeting held today, September 7th. Being a finance major, I felt that this club would be beneficial in the long run. Post meeting, my feelings were reassured as the board members shared their experiences meeting with well known companies like J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs. We learned that we can apply to different programs within the club, such as the Mentorship Program, open to freshmen and sophomores. If I’m accepted into the program it will be time consuming, but well worth the effort. During the meeting we broke off into ten groups of ten for a team building exercise. Each group was given ten pieces of raw spaghetti, a marshmallow, and a foot of tape. Our task was to make the tallest tower possible with said materials. Although my group didn’t place first, we had fun in the making, and that’s what matters most.

At the end we took a group picture of all the freshman that attended. I’m in the second row from the bottom, second to last on the right side.