On Thursday I went to the majors and minors fair. I went during my break between classes. I went to the fair because I am undecided for my major, and do not really know what I want to do with my life. I knew that whatever I do has to actually interest me, because otherwise I will not want to ever put enough effort into it to succeed in that field. However, if I choose to go into a field that I am interested in, hopefully I will be able to put enough effort into it to do well. When I went into the fair, they gave me a sort of map of all the majors and minors, and a form to be filled out when I leave on how much I learned. The first major I looked into was music management, because it is one of very few majors that seem like something i would want to do as an actual career. I talked to the woman in charge, and got the information of the head of the department. I intend on emailing the head, and possibly deciding to major in music management. I also went to the station for psychology to get info on minoring in it. Psychology has always been somewhat interesting to me, so it would be a good target for a minor. They gave me a pamphlet for what classes I would have to take in order to minor it. I then took a picture with the Baruch mascot, and filled out the form they gave me at the beginning of the fair. I would say that the majors and minors fair helped me get a better understanding of what I want to major in, and how to follow up to apply for the major.
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Baruch Voices
I attended Baruch Voices on Thursday, which was a performance of multiple monologues written by first-year seminar students. These monologues were the best from each FRO section. When I entered room 1-107, where the performances were taking place, I recognized other students from my freshman seminar class also present. In fact, the picture I shared is one I took with JJ, Ryan, and Ben who I share most of my classes with. After the majority of the seats were filled out, we were asked to swipe in and shortly afterwards the performances started. The very first monologue shared was by a Sikh American who shared his experiences about being judged and discriminated against. He mentioned about his treatment after 9/11 and even being called Osama. His monologue was very passionate and serious and he ended it with an encouragement for everybody to unity strongly and fight these problems. Belonging to a misunderstood minority myself, I was able to empathize with the message of his monologue. Many monologues were about starting college, some the first day of school. I could relate to all of them. Everyone seemed to share the same nervousness and anxiety about going to a new school with few acquaintances. My own monologue was about my feelings and rush on the first day of school. One student’s monologue was about coming to Baruch by himself. He said he was alone, as there was nobody else from his high school also attending Baruch. The word goodbye was mentioned numerous times throughout his monologue, as if to stress the student’s loneliness. He said college is a new journey, a new chapter in his life, similar to his first day of high school. He said he became a better individual by the end of high school, and hopefully the same will occur when college finishes. Overall, all the monologues shared were ones I could personally understand, as they were typical emotions and experiences of first year students at Baruch, or really any college. Attending Baruch Voices made me realize I actually am not alone and that everybody was just as lost as I was in the beginning of the year. I am glad I decided to attend Baruch Voices and learn about this connection we students have.