Author: k.cheng1

On October 25 I attended a workshop, Finance 101, hosted by the Starr Development Center. Signing up for this workshop was not difficult at all, one can easily click into the emails the Starr Career Development Centers sends each week to check out the workshops they have available for the same and following weeks. To RSVP, you just follow the instructions provided in the email and you will be set. Apparently some workshops have seats that fill up quickly so if you find a workshop you are interested in, RSVP as soon as you can.

I went into the workshop knowing I did not want to major in Finance. I just went to learn about what the major is and what it gets you when you graduate. I’ve learned a lot in a workshop that lasted only a little more than an hour. Finance is such a broad subject there are so many directions one can go because of all specific majors under the umbrella of finance.

One thing I found interesting was that in a room full of about 30 students, most of them were not freshman. There were a handful of seniors at a Finance 101 informational workshop which I found interesting because I was just wondering if they were there to learn about a major they want to switch to because that just says that I do not have to make decisions as quickly as a freshman.

I found this workshop really helpful although I still do not intend to major in Finance after listening to all the opportunities you have when you enter the real world with a degree in finance. I look forward to attending more of these types workshops to broaden my understanding of different majors and minors.

Hi everybody.

This past weekend I took the chance to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art or MET for short. The museum has “suggested admission” so in theory you could pay as little as a penny in exchange for a ticket to enter the museum. My sister and I thought we would be able to get in for free because we had student IDs but we ended up paying a few bucks.

It was a Sunday when I went so it was not unusual for the museum to be packed with families and tourists from all over the world. Being in Art History I walked into the museum my second time in my entire life with a little bit more knowledge on art and the history. Almost 70% of the art shown by my professor can be found in the MET according to her but when I walked around I did no recall any of the art pieces we saw in class. It is quite funny because whenever she would ask us where a particular art piece could be found, the class would unanimously say the MET. However that did not mean I did not appreciate all the other art pieces. The ability to create art is one of the few reasons why I believe humans are amazing. There paintings so large that it reaches the ceilings, sculptures carved so smoothly that it looks fake and items that just look so priceless. The MET is definitely a place you will not get bored for visiting more than twice. I mean you will definitely need more than one day in order to reach every corner of the museum. My sister and I explored the museum for about 3 hours until they closed at 5:30 and we could not even see everything in those 3 hours.

Unfortunately it did not seem like there was any special exhibits during my time there but it was definitely worth it. I will be visiting again on the 26th for the mandatory art trip and I am so looking forward to it.

Hellloo, I’m Karis (pronounced “kuh-reese”), fresh out of Baruch High School, literally two blocks away from Baruch College. Fun Fact: I’ve been in this area for the past 4 years and I still can’t recommend people good places to eat for lunch. 😀

Coming into college, I was afraid. I will be honest, I was scared and anxious. I was alone and I had no idea what was coming for me. To force myself to interact with people and to try to adjust to college, I told myself to attend at least two club events/general interest meetings. So, I gathered my friends and got them to join me at UCLA’s (United Chinese Language Association) first general interest meeting. I was told that it is one of the largest clubs in school and they were not kidding. It felt like all the asians of Baruch College were gathered in the tiny classroom.

They started off by introducing each of the e-board members and I noticed how close the team was. Seeing that made me want to be a part of something like that in the future. They moved onto little ice-breaker type games, calling up volunteers to play games like the Whisper Challenge and Pictionary. The Whisper Challenge pretty much made the rest of my week because there was this one guy that didn’t understand how the game worked so he just messed everything up and everyone had a good laugh because of it.

The club meeting made me really happy and excited for the rest of my time in college. It lifted a huge weight off my shoulders and made me feel at ease because I think I found something I want to be a part of. All in all, I cannot wait to slowly discover the many things Baruch has to offer.