Author: g.izarov

For my career blog I went to the Starr career development center. There I got to talk to a representative. I already had a job coming into Baruch but it was an easy job that required little to no effort so it didn’t make my life as a student any more difficult. But next semester I start a real job that will take up a good amount of my time. I and the representative talked about good ways I can schedule my classes. He told me all the pros and cons of having a part time job can have on students such as having their averages drop due to much work. However he also explained to me if I can juggle both my job and my requirements as a student at the same time, having this job can really help progress my future. I learned how just building up my résumé can really benefit me and make me stand out compared to other people applying to the same job. He explained how no matter how small or large the job requirements are getting the experience can be very beneficial. After talking to me for about thirty ish minutes and a series of questions he strongly suggested that I take the job. Even though our conversation was no more than about fourth five minutes. I learned so much like how I should schedule my classes and how to maximize my time, which I also learned at FRO. From the help I received at the Starr Career Development Center I was able to make a schedule that will allow me to go to my job but at the same time give myself time to study and keep up with my school work. The last thing he told me that I will try to remember is that if I see myself struggling or my grades start to slip up no matter how good the job is paying to quit right away because school comes first and if I do bad now then my chances of getting a stable job in the future will be bad no matter how much experience I have accumulated.

For my final blog post I went to the library/study room located across the Newman Vertical building. The Baruch library gave me so many opportunities to progress with my studies as well as the study rooms located all over the library. I was able to sit down pull out my notes and review and even learn new topics for my classes. A great part of the library is the computer lab located on the sixth floor; there I was able to write numerous essays for all my classes. Not having a laptop with me during school is very hard because I do not have the ability to sit anywhere I want pull out my laptop and start doing some work. So having the computer lab really helped me get my work done during my breaks instead of just sitting doing nothing as the time passes by. My favorite thing in the library has to be the study rooms. The study rooms have allowed me and my piers to help each other study in a quite space and cram for pre-calc exams. I’m the type of person who easily gets distracted by things around me, so it makes it very hard for me to do work home. Having a space were everyone around you also doing work for classes motivates me to sit down get out my notebook and get to work. Overall the library has had an incredible positive affect of me, my work habits, and my attitude to getting the work done. Having a library with so many wonderful features as well as the library being open for so long, I defiantly wouldn’t be doing as good or as good as I think I’m doing in class without the library/study room and all the utilities the library at Baruch has to offer.      

Today I visited the ARC or the athletic recreation complex. The ARC is full of many fun activities students can partake in between their classes. Such activities include basketball, racquetball, and a gym. While I was there I went to the basketball court which was packed with about fifty students all waiting to play. There were two main hoops in the center of the gym were people play four vs four and four side hoops that people were shooting around on while they were waiting. During my stay at the main gym I was able to play four games and at the same time meet many new people that share a common interest or hobby as me.I went with Nick and Aidan we all went to the basketball court played basketball and meet many new people

. While visiting the ARC I knew this was going to be a place that I will frequent a lot as an athlete and as a student.