Freshman Seminar Fall 17 LC17

During the weekend, I went to the Cooper Hewitt Museum as a way to learn more about the art from different centuries and countries. Unlike most museums that I have been to, this one was more interactive in learning about everything. It was a rather small museum but there was a wide variety of things to look at. Its more of an artsy museum where you’re able to draw what you wanted, express your ideas on how to improve the community and see different paintings. You see the different designs that expressed in different way and in different shapes. Even though it was not as big as the Museum of Natural History, it was still an interesting experience.

On Thursday I attended the HSBC commercial banking session. It was mostly intended for juniors and seniors, however at the session I was able to look into HSBC and learn about what the company does and what its main purpose is. There were representatives from the bank, each holding different positions, and they explained what their work life is like and how they interact with their clients. They mentioned that, since they work at an international bank, they interact with clients from various foreign countries and therefore it would be beneficial for them to know multiple languages.

Earlier in the month, I was able to visit the study abroad fair during my break. The event was in the aux gym and was set up according to country in a circle. Since my major requires me to study abroad, I was eager to learn more about my possibilities. The fair opened my mind to all the options I have and made me even more excited to study abroad. The booths that particularly interested me were the Denmark table and Switzerland table. The students from these countries were very well versed and had me interested for a long time. I appreciated the time they took to talk to me and answer my questions. This was a great event because every table had someone from their respective country and it was very interesting to hear what they say, but I was also able to learn a lot about the technicalities of studying abroad.

PS: I didn’t take a picture there because I didn’t think I would need it, but I still have the flier of the table order.

This past Thursday, I had the pleasure to join the FES (Finance and Economics Society) for their event with Capco. This event was hosted to help prospective consultants learn the basics of management consulting and was basically a session to learn more about this career and ask questions pertaining to it.

The first thing I noticed when I stepped in to the room was the unspoken dress code. I felt a little bit embarrassed walking into the room wearing what was essentially a lab coat. As you can see in the shaky selfie, every single person attending this event was wearing either a suit or dress. To make everyone else think that I was a professional, I faked a phone call to a fake pharmacy and asked them for more pills for patient X. With my credentials out of the way, I was ready to learn about consulting.

The presentations were really great, with each presenter giving a thorough lecture about the different aspects of consulting and helping one’s potential customer. They gave lots of helpful tips, such as learning to cater to the customer’s ideas and be a little flexible when giving advice to others. I think I learned a lot from this experience and even though I was wearing a lab coat, I felt the same amount of knowledge being delivered to me as it was delivered to the people wearing suits.

P.S: I was wearing dress pants and loafers also. My socks had little penguins on it but I thought it was cool.

 

I attended a Women in business event. The even was interesting. Myself with a group attempted to design a plan to help streamline the Back to College season at Target. I did not learn much about what the Women in Business club actually does but I have a feeling that it is simply to help integrate women in the workplace and into business as a whole. The event had many women who were attempting to solve a business problem, so as far as I know the Women in Business club is doing a good job. The people were very kind and made the event fun.

I decided to go to Beta Alpha Psi for my club meeting. It was very welcoming because they spoke about their club as a family that had a vast network that all wanted to see you succeed. They also said that their club also makes sure you have fun and makes you as employable as possible which sounds ideal in theory. Also, I think it would be a good club for my future because they have strict guidelines and I think that the standards will make sure I don’t slack off in college. They also said that if you join their organization they present the 3 majors that they want you to have in mind to join which are (Finance, Accounting, and CIS), and help you pick the best one for you. I came here with Finance in mind however, the more I learn the more I realized I can be swayed.

Furthermore, I met a lot of members from the organization and we have good conversation and speak about career choices and other stuff that is relevant. Overall, it seems like a good choice for me.

(Pic resolution is bad bc I sent it through email and the file had to be downsized as it was too big.)

Joining Hillel at Baruch was a great experience. Everyone was super welcoming and I got to meet dozens of new people at my first meeting. The event seemed to be planned out really well. We had a guest speaker from Israel, and she told us an inspirational story about her fight against cancer and her success in the music industry. Her story was great, the community aspect of Hillel made me want to attend every meeting.

Baruch sometimes feels lonely because of the fact that everyone commutes to and from school. I learned that joining a community at Baruch can help solve that problem because of the chance you are given to meet with people that have similar backgrounds and interests. I look forward to joining other organizations and making new friends.

-J

 

Club time at Baruch can be very overwhelming. There are so many clubs to choose from and not as much time to spend involving yourself in them. A friend of mine mentioned the Hillel Club at Baruch, going on and on about how amazing and welcoming they are at Baruch. I decided to go check it out myself and could not have been more pleased; they went as far as to invite me out to have a cup of coffee “on the house”. The event that I took part in consisted of a happy woman who survived – not once, but twice – sharing her story. It was amazing to hear her story. Some of the questions following her presentation were unexpectedly thought out, and allowed for her to really share some aspects of how unique her experience was. Here’s a picture of me near the conclusion of the gathering.