Author: j.babajanian

I knew coming into college was going to be confusing time for me because I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life in terms of a career. Luckily, after talking to a couple of upper class-men, I was given a sense of direction and an understanding as to why it’s so important to start planning your career early. I have a resume but most of it is just a bunch of lies to make myself look better. The first step I have to take is to create a resume that isn’t built off of lies which is a lot harder than I thought. My format was incorrect and the things I included weren’t necessary.

The next step I have to take is to gain some experience with finance related work. Last week, I went to the Starr Career Development Center to see what its all about. I think it’s really cool that Baruch has it own department that helps it’s students find internships and job. Instead of competing against all the students across the country, I’m only competing with those in Baruch. Hopefully soon enough I’ll be able to secure my first internship and gain some experience in finance-related jobs.

Hey everyone, for this week’s blog, I scheduled an appointment at the SAAC Tutoring Center. Coming into freshman year, I was really scared of Calculus because I thought it was going to be impossible. After the first week, I concluded that it was. I knew I wasn’t going to get through the class alone and I needed help really badly, that’s when I went to the SAAC Tutoring center. The first time I went, they told me I had to schedule an appointment online by filling a form on the website. I decided to do a group session with my new friend Sarita, who was having just as much trouble as me in Calculus. My tutor was just another student who really knew what she was doing when it came to math. She was extremely helpful, friendly, and kind. Coming out of the tutoring session, I felt like I genuinely understood the material a lot more than I did after learning it during class. The SAAC Tutoring Center is definitely something I plan on utilizing during my four years here at Baruch. It’s an extremely helpful tool to use when you find yourself stuck on specific topic or subject.   

Last Thursday, my (new) friend Sarita and I went to the Latina Heritage club. At first I didn’t know what club I wanted to join for two reasons. The first reason why was because I was nervous about finding a group of people I could blend in with. When it came to clubs I couldn’t shake the thought of how awkward it would be if I walked into any random club that I had no direct connection to. It’s that same feeling you get when you walk into a new school, full of kids that you do not know, or when you find yourself in a new country where they speak a foreign language (this ,although, is an exaggeration). In high school, I was always very outgoing and was friends with all the people in my grade, so joining a club was never intimidating. Regardless of the club I joined, I knew that I had some friends in it. College is completely different. You have to put yourself out there and create relationships with new people. Secondly I wanted to choose the right club to go to. Coming into Baruch I didn’t really know what my interests and hobbies were. Growing up I never really had any unique talents or hobbies but that is something I wanted to change when I came to college. I think that college is the time for a person to find out what they really like and what really interests them.

Going to the Latina Heritage club wasn’t a planned decision. I was following my daily Thursday routine and when I went up to the second floor, I saw a big group of people and heard loud music. I figured I might as well have stopped by to see what was going on and it seemed pretty cool. I peaked my head in and they seemed to be having a ton of fun. They were listening to music that sounded like modern hip-hip, my favorite genre, but I became even more intrigued because when I could hear the lyrics were in spanish. After walking in I noticed myself enjoying the atmosphere and presence of people I had just joined. The fact that the music was in a different language made it even more fun to listen too, and I found it much easier to loosen up to and dance to like everyone was already doing. I admittedly didn’t stay for a long time but for the time I did I had a great time.

Like I stated earlier I didn’t want to walk into a club and feel obligated to continue through with showing up to the club, and I stand by that statement. I can’t say that I will ever return but I am surely glad that I joined for the day. It was a good experience in doing things outside of my comfort zone, and who is to say that I wont try it again one day. This was overall a great experience!