Author: y.chen51

Interested in different fields? Want to devote to different academic areas but worry about too much work? AD-Hoc is a good choice.

I attended AD HOC workshop with my friends. It’s so much fun! We met a musician, Papi Shank who used to be in Baruch’s AD HOC program. He shared his experiences about how AD HOC benefited him. Since being able to create his own major, he only had to take courses that he was interested in and of course the basic ones. He graduated with 4.OO GPA. AD-Hoc made it much easier to get there.

Baruch AD HOC program is for students who find that the majors at Baruch do not quite match their educational goals. They can combine courses from different departments to create their own majors. In order to make up their own majors successfully, they must complete all necessary  course pre-requisites; write an application with 250-300 words; attend an AD-Hoc workshop. Once drafted, the ad hoc proposal must be reviewed and approved.

Here is an example of an application which explains how the courses selected combine to form an integrated  knowledge base that could not be achieved through an existing Baruch major, and how this area of study support the educational goals.

CPP, conversation partners program, is aimed at gaining experience in communicating across language barriers for both native and non-native speakers of English. I knew this program both by my English teacher and friend.
While reading the introduction of it, I was excited because I believe it will be a chance to know our school. At the same time, I can make friends. I am shy and warm up slowly to people. Normally, I didn’t start to talk to classmates until the end of the semester. It is not only because of personality but my English. I am not confident in my English. Therefore most of the time, I speak my mother tongue to my friends who are mostly Chinese. It’s always difficult for me to make friends with English Speakers because we share different culture and interests. We don’t have the same punch line, either. So I want to know what are their hobbies are and how their lives look like.
By attending the first meeting, I met my partner, Rina. She is a really nice junior who had answered me tons of questions about school and college life. I am so moved!

(They also offer several events)