On this Monday, I registered for written feedback from writing center for my psychology project. It was really simple to register it. All I had to do was just log in to the writing center website and make an appointment. Since I did not have time to actually have one-on-one session, I just did it online. However, it still gave me a good advice to make my research paper better.
I went to the major/minor fair on Nov 9th with my friends. I actually know what I’m going to major in, but I decided that I can still expose myself to different areas, who knows I might change my mind (lol). However, I am still sure that I will go for Marketing major because that’s what interests me the most among all the business majors. After attending the major/minor fair, I think I might go with a language minor, most probably Chinese, because I’m already speaking it. I hope that it won’t be difficult because I really hope that I can spend more time in my major class and work. After all, the fair is really helpful as it is very informative and interesting.
On November 9th, I went to a Major and Minor fair. I wasn’t too sure of what I wanted to major and/or minor in so I thought this fair would help me out. I was already planning to take psychology as my major and art as my minor but I wasn’t 100 percent sure about it.
But as I went around the fair, I got to hear about what some majors/minors were and what kind of jobs were out there. There were some majors and minors I could’ve cared less about but this fair made me think otherwise. However I wasn’t able to still figure out if I wanted to study for psychology or not. I hope I am able to pick out my major soon, but if not, I still got time before sticking with one.
Coming into Baruch I was informed by multiple people about how difficult calculus is. At first, I thought I would be fine with Calculus but after the first midterm I took, I realized that I was struggling with Calculus and needed help. So I decided to sign up for Student Academic Consulting Center (SACC). SACC helped me with my homework and questions I had about the problems I got wrong on my first test. The student tutors explained the math concept that I struggled with at a slower pace which really helped me understand the mistakes I did on the test and how to approach the problems. Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience that has helped me with my calculus class.
Before I even attended Baruch College, I only knew that it was a great college for business. Now that I’m actually attending Baruch College, I’ve embarked on a business path. However, I still only knew very little about what the school had to offer so I decided to attend Major and Minor fair. And it definitely helped out a lot. They offered a lot of useful information regarding the majors and minors. I’m planning on majoring in Marketing for business path (initially it was accounting but loss motivation), and I didn’t know exactly what minors to take. They offered a list of classes I needed to take for my course and the opportunities mine had to offer. Out of all my minors they told me about, Business Communications stood out to me and it also went well with my major. Overall, the fair was very informative and gave me the insight I needed for picking my minor.
Since September, I have been involved with the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. So much so that I would consider myself a member. In IVCF, one of the most popular forums is Coffeehouse, which is almost every Thursday during club hours. We discuss topics from the Bible and usually a student leader of the fellowship would connect a Bible story to his/her life so that everyone could understand the story better. Being a Christian myself, surrounding myself with like-minded people, especially throughout the hectic week of quizzes, tests, and assignments, is truly freeing and helps me get my head screwed back on. Also, seeing other teens and young adults so enthusiastic about God encourages me to improve my walk with Christ.
One thing that I like about IVCF is their collaboration with other clubs on Campus. Last Thursday, the fellowship joined together with Korean Campus Crusades for Christ (KCCC). I got to the assigned room a few minutes late and was extremely scared to go inside. I was scared because I knew a whole bunch of Koreans would be in there. Me, an African American, walking in there would have been very awkward. Anyway, after giving myself a pep talk, I finally walked in. The lights were turned off and almost everyone’s eyes were closed as they sang the songs for the worship session. No one was looking at me!! Sadly, I only got to sing along with a few songs (since I missed some because of my cowardliness) before the speaker went up to talk. He gave a great sermon on how to pray, which was very informative.
In conclusion, I really appreciate the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and what it stands for. I plan to become more involved and maybe have a leadership role next year. I would encourage Christians and anyone curious about God to go to one of the meetings.
For my career workshop, I attended the Tech Career Panel, co-hosted by Ascend and Fem Code. It was on Nov. 7 at the second floor in a small room. Going inside, I was expecting a lot of computers and a slideshow prepared, (because of the tech name), but instead, it was just a panel of three people talking to us, two being Baruch alumni and the last from a tech company in NJ. For the majority of the event, we listened to the leaders of Ascend/Fem Code asking questions to the three panel members and they would answer them. I learned a lot about CIS and also a bit of how it is in the work force. One thing that really stuck to was that they said that being in CIS is similar to being a translator for business and tech. After the panel talk, we were able to ask the panel questions about them or just their jobs.
I originally did not know much about the purpose of a cover letter. All I really was aware of was that it was to be placed on top of a resume. STARR’s workshop helped me better understand not only what a cover letter is, but how to properly write one. While a resume sums up a person through skills and experiences, a cover letter functions to quickly show the employer what they may find in the resume. It is important to use action words and transferable skills while describing oneself in the cover letter to paint an image of why the individual applying is qualified for the position.
Last Thursday, I attended a weekly Hillel club meeting with a career twist to it. A guest speaker named Guy Franklin, who happens to work for the Israeli startup company SOSA, came to speak to us. He gave a presentation and told us about how many Israeli startups originally based in Tel Aviv are moving to New York and are currently looking for college students to intern at their companies. Some of these companies are the apps Waze, Fiverr, Gett, and Juno just to name a few. There are over 300 of these startups located in the city and as a takeaway from Guy’s presentation, they all seem to offer a great opportunity for college students to start making business connections.
I went to the Major and Minor fair last Thursday, November 9th, and now I have quite the thick stack of papers in my notebook lol. I came hoping to learn more about the majors and minors Baruch offers (since I’m undecided in what I want to study) and did manage to gain some useful information. At first I just hung back a little and listened to others’ questions since I didn’t know what to ask, but then approached the tables myself to find out more. Each one gave me a list or two of classes I needed to take for the course, and I got to hear about the job opportunities each major offered, or what minor would go well with the major (like a minor in Psychology or Business Communications would be good for Marketing). I also learned of a few new majors that I hadn’t considered before. I’m glad there was an event for this specifically, but I wish I had asked better questions because unlike the club fair, the people at the tables didn’t seem to know what to tell me and I didn’t know what to ask, which made for a bit of an awkward exchange. I feel like there’s still a lot I don’t know, so hopefully I’ll find out more along the way and manage to pick a major that suits me soon.
