Freshman Seminar Fall 17 EWC

I have recently been to the STARR career development center and I had a great experience there. I took an appointment to get the information for internships. However, when I went in I learned not only about the various opportunities that were available but also got my resume reviewed. As the resume is the first impression. It must convince the employer in a matter of seconds that you are unique and should be interviewed. Therefore, it is necessary to put the effort into creating a great resume. They provided me with tips such as: Remember that a resume should highlight your achievements, skills, and background; it is not a detailed account of your life history. The career center was extremely helpful I would recommend it to all of you.

I’ll admit, I probably go to this place more than normal. It’s not that I’m some museum fanatic or anything, but the Museum of Natural History is probably one of the main reasons why I love living in NYC. I’ve been around the U.S., and I think its safe to say that not many places compare. When I arrived at the museum, I wanted to make sure U visit a new exhibit each time, and because they are always adding new additions, I’m always kept busy. However no matter what the new exhibits they ass, I always want to see the dinosaurs (even if it is my fiftieth time). For some reason, they always manage to astound me and it still perplexes me that these amazing beats roamed the very earth that we tread today. I highly recommend everyone to check out the museum. I know at first it may seem like a way you would want to spend a day off, but trust me that it will be worth it.

Earlier this month, my friend and I went to the Metropolitan museum to attend an academic workshop to write up this due blog. To be honest, it wasn’t really anything too out of the ordinary: in high school, our art class required us to frequently visit art museums for projects and what not. Nevertheless, every visit I pay to a museum I learn something new, such as different combat styles for different periods in time. Though we really didn’t spend much time in the museum and quickly scrambled our way to escape, it has brought to my attention that museums have more meaning to them than just holding artifacts.

Today I went to a workshop that was focused on developing a cover letter and the purpose of the cover letter. Basically, the idea that was emphasized is a cover letter is a formal introduction for an employer or professional contact. The cover letter is supposed to make viewers/ readers want to view your resume. The structure of the cover letter and the content that goes into a cover letter was constantly repeated so you wouldn’t forget it. An important concept that resonated with me was a cover letter can make of break your entry into a company, and there are two types of cover letters. Although the workshop was pretty redundant content wise, it was useful and effective.

-Melissa

Coming to Baruch, I’ve learned that the calculus math class for the first year students is extremely hard and that many students have to retake it the next semester. I found this out to be true when I was struggling in my math class in the first month of the semester. Afraid of being one of the kids that would fail the math course, I got help from one of the resources I heard on campus, SACC. I signed up for the Monday workshop and went to get help with math. They were extremely helpful and explained any confusion I had. I personally enjoyed that I got to learn in a smaller environment because in the class environment, I felt less encouraged to ask questions. I would definitely recommend others to sign up if they are struggling in any class they have (especially math).

When I first came into Baruch College I knew that I had to focus on my schoolwork and grind for every grade. This really took a toll on me socially. I would leave school at 9pm because I was in the library studying or researching and I wouldn’t have time to hang out with friends. This devastated me because I was not having fun in college. Then, I realized that I shouldn’t be too serious and relax a little. So, I joined The Ticker. My brother, who is a senior at Baruch College, was already in The Ticker, so meeting new people in the club was not a struggle. It’s good to be serious, but it’s fun to be around energetic and loud people.

Last Thursday, I went to Hacking for Baruch first workshop. In beginning of the workshop, they were doing introductions and informing us about the upcoming events, like the Hack Human hack-a-thon. Later on, they taught us the basics of coding and the different types of programming languages that make up a website. Creating a website consists of HTML, CSS, and Javascript. They taught us the difference between each one and what they are mainly used for. During this workshop, they mainly focused on Javascript. They showed us how to create a HTML webpage and how to manipulate it using Javascript. The workshop was very informative and hands on. It was fun and I can’t wait for the next workshop.

One of the clubs that stood out to me in convocation was e-sports so I attended e-sports first G.I.M. It was very informal and chill meeting. We talked about the games we played and I specifically joined the league talk since I mainly play league of legend. So we talked about our favorite champion and the skill we like about it which was pretty fun. I was able to meet some new friends and still see them on the e-sports computer room on the 6th floor of the library. I still visit the computer room to hang out with my friends and meet new people and e-sport is probably one of my favorite clubs.

On Tuesday, there was a resume workshop I thought it might help me later. In the workshop, they told us basic things for writing a resume such as using proper font(times new roman, arial, and calibri). They also taught that all the experience and awards should be limited to 2-3. Everything should be put from most recent down. They taught how to use linkedin which was really helpful. I can’t say it was that fun, but it was interesting. I could learn how to fix my resume from attending the workshop.

For my student life requirement, I have attended multiple Hillel Club meetings. I knew about the club before Club Fair took place, so I already have ten meetings under my belt. Hillel is a Jewish student union that has a presence on almost all college campuses. Many people are involved in the club across all grade levels. At Hillel, students discuss different aspects of Judaism and Israel. At one meeting, we learned about how the Hebrew alphabet has a numeric system that includes secret messages known as gematria. Each letter has a designated number. For example, when the numeric values of “mother” and “father” in Hebrew are added up, the sum equals the numeric value within the word “child.” I found this fact very interesting and I plan on attending Hillel meetings throughout my college career.