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My first semester at Baruch was full of choices. When I entered I thought I knew what I wanted to major in but as the weeks went by I started to rethink my choice. Since I was little I always remember saying I wanted to become a teacher so I decided to switch my major. Unfortunately, Baruch does not offer what I want so I will be transferring in the fall. I think that starting my college experience at Baruch was a wonderful experience. I got to meet cool people and get a sense of what’s going to be the “college life”. Our Freshman Seminar class was really helpful in doing so. We got to discuss the different programs at Baruch and got to speak with an adviser. I remember in class we talked about time management and stress and that’s how I felt most of the semester. I did not know I am such a procrastinator! Most of my stress was the result of leaving things to the last minute and then having so much to do at the end. Now I know why time management is very important if I want to succeed academically. Overall, I really enjoyed my classes and will definitely not forget my first semester in college.

Major Area of Study
Decided Upon Major: Yes
Major: Education Concentration: Mathematics
Declaring A Minor: No
Minor: None
Areas of study you find interesting:
None
Degrees
Decided Upon Degree: Yes
Degree: Bachelor of Science
When do you anticipate completing your degree?
Month: December Year: 2016
Advanced Degrees
None
Advisors
I know my advisor: Yes
Advisor Name Type of Advisor Contact Information
Jashaun Sadler Hs Guidance Counselor None
Academic Course Plan
I have completed some coursework:
Completed Coursework
Term Year Name of Class Credits
None None None None
Current Coursework
Term Year Name of Class Credits
Spring 2013 Writing I 3.00
Spring 2013 Speech Communications 3.00
Spring 2013 Global History Since 1500 3.00
Spring 2013 College Algebra 2.00
Spring 2013 Intro Theatre Arts 3.00
Future Coursework
Term Year Name of Class Credits
None None None None
Internships
I have had internships: No
Job Title: None Name of Employer: None Year: None
Description of Duties:
None
Future internships:
None
Study Abroad
Plans for Studying Abroad:
None
Past and Current Paid Work Experience
I have had paid work experience: No
Job Title: Tutoring Name of Employer: None Year: 2008-2013
Description of Work Performed:
None
Volunteer and Community Service Work
I have done volunteer or community service work: Yes
Job Title: Volunteer Name of Organization: JLHS Year: 2012-2013
Description of Work Performed
Assisted Mathematics teacher with freshman class.
Job Title: Volunteer Name of Organization: JLHS Year: 2012-2013
Description of Work Performed
Assisted Mathematics teacher with freshman class.
Your Career Objectives
Decided Upon a Occupation: Yes
Occupation:
High School Teacher

1. To be honest I didn’t learned anything new about myself. The assessments reflected that I have the skills to be a teacher or professor because my top interest were social and educational.

2. I didn’t expect a different result. Most of the careers suggested had to do with education and mathematics.

3. Participating in Focus 2 made me see my strengths and weaknesses. I like taking personality quizzes so I liked the Personality Assessment that matched careers with my personality.

I really liked reading the blogs my classmates wrote. I learned new things and found similarities between my classmates and I. I learned something interesting about Kevin. In his blog he wrote about being in a long distance relationship for more than 3 years. I found this to be amazing since many relationships don’t last that long. Another blog that I really liked was Tushar’s. I learned that he has only been in the U.S. for approximately 7 months and that he likes technology. I also learned that he travels a lot which i found very cool. Another blog that i loved was Shaloma’s. I like how she wrote from her relationship to her family to who she really is. I learned that she loves poetry. I admire her for that because i have tried and i’m not good at it. I hope i get to listen or read her poetry one day. I really liked her last picture because she said it gives her self-esteem a boost. I can relate to her in that since I have a few pictures of me that i absolutely love.
While reading the blogs i found similarities between my classmates and i. For example, Chanelle is Dominican just like me! I like that she chose a merengue as one of her songs because it represents our culture. She also mentioned that she loves being in love and that they are some songs like “You Don’t Know my Name” that describe her love life or how she feels during a relationship. Just like her they are tons of songs that i listen too when I’m feeling a certain way. Another blog in which i found similarities was in Larry’s. I love “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”! During middle school i had my clique of friends so it was definitely hard for everyone to go their different paths. Even in high school it was hard since you get used to seeing your friends everyday to seeing them once or twice a year.

I really liked reading the blogs my classmates wrote. I learned new things and found similarities between my classmates and I. I learned something interesting about Kevin. In his blog he wrote about being in a long distance relationship for more than 3 years. I found this to be amazing since many relationships don’t last that long. Another blog that I really liked was Tushar’s. I learned that he has only been in the U.S. for approximately 7 months and that he likes technology. I also learned that he travels a lot which i found very cool. Another blog that i loved was Shaloma’s. I like how she wrote from her relationship to her family to who she really is. I learned that she loves poetry. I admire her for that because i have tried and i’m not good at it. I hope i get to listen or read her poetry one day. I really liked her last picture because she said it gives her self-esteem a boost. I can relate to her in that since I have a few pictures of me that i absolutely love.
While reading the blogs i found similarities between my classmates and i. For example, Chanelle is Dominican just like me! I like that she chose a merengue as one of her songs because it represents our culture. She also mentioned that she loves being in love and that they are some songs like “You Don’t Know my Name” that describe her love life or how she feels during a relationship. Just like her they are tons of songs that i listen too when I’m feeling a certain way. Another blog in which i found similarities was in Larry’s. I love “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”! During middle school i had my clique of friends so it was definitely hard for everyone to go their different paths. Even in high school it was hard since you get used to seeing your friends everyday to seeing them once or twice a year.

The pictures I chose for the gallery are very important to me. I am really close to my family and i think that they represent who I am. The pictures show my family which are the main part of my life. In them you can see my parents, my two sisters and my best friend. My parents are my biggest supporters and I am really close to them. When I’m not hanging out my friends I am usually with my mom. On the other hand there is my dad. My personality mostly comes from him. I got his sense of humor and sometimes laziness. In the third picture you’ll see my best friend and I. We have known each other for many years but we got to know each other more during high school since we went to the same one. In the other pictures you’ll see my sisters. I am the oldest one so I have to younger sisters. The middle one is like a mini version of my mom and is the only one that has colored eyes. She loves spending time with friends and listening to music. My youngest sister is the baby of the house. My mom pleases her in whatever she wants but my dad pleases me in whatever I want therefore causing funny arguments between us. Both my sisters love music and sing nonstop throughout the day. Part of my family are also my pets, my rabbit Husky and my cat Mikey. We got the cat around five years ago and the rabbit last year. The last picture is a collage I made for my parents’ 20th anniversary in December. The collage is part of a video I made to show them at their anniversary’ s dinner. So, the pictures i picked are a representation of me and of my wonderful family.