Author: t.chowdhury9

On October 13th, I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my global history class. This was my first ever college trip and it was for extra credit. We were told if we attended the trip we would get an extra 5% on our midterm. I felt like it was necessary for me to go because I needed the extra points due to me doing poorly on the exam. I thought it was gonna be just an easy visit, take a few pictures and that was that but indeed we were all tricked. We had to do an essay for what we saw in the museum about something we didn’t learn in class. We saw cool things from ancient times like the mummies and the relief structures. Even though I felt like some of the art there was so pointless, for that time period it was pretty advanced.   I honestly hate going to museums because they’re so boring and you have to act a certain way and you cant touch anything. They’re just so dull. I got there a lot later than the whole class so I stayed a little longer after the tour to look at other areas in the museum. My professor just talked a lot and showed us around. She also showed us the adorable ancient hippo, William. We visited the Ancient Mesopotamia, Japan, and Egypt sites. As we were doing the essay which was due the following week, she tells us it cannot be based on Ancient Egypt which honestly aggravated me because we had to use something else from the museum which we really didn’t know much about. The whole essay was basically just me trying to make sense but I really didn’t make any sense. Also, I threw away my ticket because I thought her taking a picture with all of us was proof but I guess not. Luckily, however, I had a picture of my ticket.

On September 28th, I attended the Club Fair. At first, I had no clue it was even going on but I felt like it’s a great way to learn more about the school. I went by myself and it was honestly super overwhelming. There were so many different clubs and so many people. I seriously attend a school filled with so many diverse cultures and it’s so exciting to me. I tried to go to almost every club and learn more about them. I met so many people and it was just so much fun. I felt, in a sense, at home. There are so many different people who come into this school building every day and it’s just so nice to know that they all can conjugate groups/clubs to build comfortability alongside support. The DJ was mixing songs from left to right and it was just a well put together event. There was even a club about food! Can you believe that? Overall I enjoyed my time there and I didn’t even realize attending counted as a blog post. That’s how you know I actually found it enjoyable.  As I was proceeding towards the exit, I see Karl and he gave me a phone wallet and I asked him to strike a pose! 

On September 15th I attended the STARR Career fair. I did not know what to expect and I was quite nervous. My resume was a mess. The last time I edited or even added anything to my resume was last summer. I felt like I was a mess and was not fully prepared. I wanted to be able to clean up my act overnight and actually put forth my best act. I was told the event started around 12.  Due to my insufficient funds in my bank account, I took a longer than expected Uber ride halfway there and took the 6 train to my final destination. Along the ride, I met up with Joseph Coburn, a classmate as well a friend of mine. I initially intended on going simply just to complete the blog post/homework assignment. However, I began to realize that attending this career fair was quite useful and aided in giving me a great insight into what these internships are looking for. I realized I was really not fully prepared mentally. I wanted to completely fix my act and felt embarrassed speaking to some of these people simply because my professionalism was in hiding. I didn’t want them to think I was clueless or oblivious to what they can offer either so I made sure I was in tune with everything they were saying. Unfortunately, when approaching big companies like Chase, TD Bank, or even NYC Dept. of Investigations, etc. I went into intense conversations but when I mentioned I was currently a freshman in Baruch they politely declined and told me to try again my Sophomore year. Although that should’ve really shifted my decision in regards to even staying at the fair anymore, it didn’t. I still wanted to look around and see what else this fair has to offer and there were so many important speakers there. Aside from the important representatives, both the gymnasiums were packed. They were both filled with a ton of people both students, professors, representatives, etc.  I was able to interact with a number of different people and got an insight into many things. I stepped out of my major that day as well. I broadened my mind and expanded my horizons to different options. There was a variety of different careers and internships to choose from I just needed patience as well as an open mind and heart. Luckily, I am a very social person so I was able to really hit it off with the representatives. I’m not sure who was running the event but I have to say they did a great job. It was organized in a great manner. Overall, I enjoyed my time at this event. The people there were great and had such high spirits and very enthusiastic. It gave me a sense of reassurance and I enjoyed every bit of the event. It was truly a great experience and really has my mind thinking a lot more towards my future. I realized that I have so much more to really accomplish and I am truly looking forward to what my future holds.