Author: t.islam5

When a friend first told me to come with him to a Colgate-Palmolive corporate finance internship interest meeting, I laughed. An internship at Colgate was not entirely what I had in mind as an internship for the next few years, and the thought was really funny. Nonetheless, I decided an internship at the company would be interesting, and agreed to attend. The day of the internship was just as humorous: when people asked what company I was going to see, it was hard not to laugh at their reaction when I said something such as “Colgate, bro”. The presentation given by the company was pretty interesting, however. The environment and culture seemed very friendly, and a great place for a college student to intern. Ultimately, I learned a lot from that meeting, and maybe next year I’ll apply to Colgate-Palmolive. (We also got gift bags with toothpaste!!)

The time for my second math test has quickly arrived, and I knew that I was severely underprepared. I did as much studying as I could in the two days prior, but I knew it was still not enough. I was doing well in the class before this test, and so I did not want to do poorly at this point. Unfortunately, there was nothing I can do. I felt as though I can only sit and wait for the test to come, and ultimately fail. The day before, as I was studying with a classmate from my math class, he suggested we visit the SACC. I thought it’d be pointless, as I felt that understanding the material was relatively easy and that all I needed was practice. I also hated the idea of having someone explain something to me, and would much rather self-study. Visiting the SACC was ultimately a great help, however. After leaving, I knew I understood the concepts much more and felt much more prepared for my test.

When I was in high school, I remember eagerly joining a lot of clubs with a great deal of ambition and excitement. It ended up being a costly mistake: I wanted to be an active member of all of the clubs I joined, but I didn’t want it to affect my academic performance. As a result, I had to ditch a lot of the clubs. Coming into Baruch, I didn’t want to make the same mistake. I wanted to join a few clubs that I genuinely found interesting, and I wanted to stick to them. I first found out about the Finance and Economics Society through their Facebook page. I’m not entirely sure about what I want to do in the future, but I found finance and economics interesting enough to want to join a club dedicated to it. I begged a friend from my high school to come with me, and he eventually agreed.

The meeting itself started promptly during club hours. My friend and I walked in reluctantly: the room was already full of people, many of whom were dressed in business professional. Eventually, we settled in. The pizza was served and the presentation started. Most of the presentation talked about what the club itself does every week. Then, the speakers talked about two programs FES offered, the analyst program and the mentorship program. I was immediately interested in the mentorship program, as I thought it would be very helpful to have a mentor teach me about the field of finance, something I knew nothing about. I left the presentation eager to apply.