Freshman Seminar Fall 17 DFB

My future

Because of my multilingual background, I have always looked to major in something that will allow me to find a career in which I get to be a globetrotter-as well as earning me a very hefty salary. This is why I always looked toward majoring in international business. Luckily, unlike most colleges, Baruch offers such a major. Therefore, at the Majors and Minors fair, the first place I went to was in fact, International Business.

Trying to be opened to other majors, I definitely also have a soft-spot for real estate as I find the industry always booming, contemporary, fun, and well-paying (if done well :p.) I also visited that booth as well.

There was not much that I learned about these two majors but it was very helpful to speak to a representative and understand more exactly what would be waiting for me when I do declare my major.

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Academics

Just recently, my art history class and I, as part of our grade, had to go to the Met (no not the baseball team.) We explored the exhibit of ancient Egypt as well as roaming through ancient Rome and ancient Greece with a final destination at the contemporary art exhibition. Though we spent little time at the museum (about an hour/hour and a half) I really realized how thankful I am to have a chance to go to such a school like Baruch College where it is completely not out of the norm to just have class at one of the most renown and most famous museums in the world. It’s one thing to see an ancient sarcophagus of an Egyptian civilian on a slideshow  and another to be able to see its dimensions with my own eyes. For that, it’s truly a blessing to further my higher educational academics at such a metropolitan school like Baruch.

Student Life Blog #1 “Convocation”

If I could put convocation into 3 adjectives, I would say boring, long,, and redundant. First of all, it was supposed to start at 9 but the ceremony didn’t actually start until 10 (telling me to wake up an hour earlier than I had to.) In addition to the time factor, I didn’t get out of Baruch until 7. I spent 10 hours at this place, knowing very well that I had morning classes the next day and I already felt dead and exhausted.
During the opening ceremony, the speakers dragged on forever— especially the key note speaker. I had time to listen to 15 minutes f his speech, then go to the bathroom, then make a call to my mom, and when I came back, the same speaker still kept talking! However, I can’t lie about how funny it was seeing everyone slowly knock out during the speeches.
Although one of my “favorite” moments at convocation, was when I requested a vegetarian sandwich during our lunchtime and got a sandwich with an abundant amount of lettuce and turkey stuffed into the nooks and crannies of the bread. So basically, I didn’t eat anything all day long.
Even though I was not a fan of convocation, there were some positive aspects to it. For one, I had the chance to reunite with my friends that I met from orientation like Marvin, Michelle, and Lorenzo (see picture) to name a few. I got to catch up with the m as well as make more really cool friends that were in my FRO BLOC. Ultimately, the best part about convocation though, was the feeling I got just being there. For the first time, I felt like this was surreal. It was the “WOW! I’m really starting college.”It was the beginning to a wonderful new chapter in my life.This image requires alt text, but the alt text is currently blank. Either add alt text or mark the image as decorative.