Monologue

My experiences at Baruch so far are very different than what I expected. For starters I never even expected to get into Baruch. I graduated high school a year early and my grades were just average. I got denied by Baruch in the fall and I was actually supposed to attend a SUNY college 8 hours away. I didn’t like the idea of leaving the city though, so I reapplied to CUNY schools for the spring. I was so happy I got in to Baruch because barely any schools have my major. I was also worried about a lot of things though. I was scared that no one would talk to me because I’m only 17 but in reality that made people more interested in talking to me. I’m really glad that I made friends the first day of classes because it made adjusting to college a lot easier than I thought it would be. I’m also grateful that the people in my block are so diverse because I get to learn a lot about different cultures. Baruch has been a lot better than I expected.

I am a New Yorker! (monologue)

I see myself
Running through the street
But I am still alone
In the city streets,
I work around the clock
For eight dollar an hour
To keep myself on my top
For myself to gain power,
I am a New Yorker
I am a New Yorker

I wake up every early morning
To keep the struggle running
I hope today,
I can catch the MTA on time
But Sometimes I can’t manage my time
And end up like an another New Yorker
Who just took a wrong line!

I don’t like the cold winter wave
Nor I like the heat wave of the summer
But I am still a Bearcat and Yankee
Who just loves the glowing city?
I am a New Yorker,
I am Yankee,
I am a Bearcat,
Who will love this city to the end of time!

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Atiqa’s monologue

“Go abroad or stay home?” This question haunted me for two whole years before I finally decided to apply to universities both at home, in Bangladesh, and abroad, and left it to fate to take me where I am supposed to go. By the end of last year, I had received acceptance letters from almost all the universities I applied to except the only two I really wanted to go to. After my first choice rejected me, I thought that fate had finally moved its lazy ass and made a decision for me. I would stay home because I had been hearing how selective Baruch is and I thought I didn’t stand a chance. Surprisingly that night, the email from Baruch came and as expected from the CUNY system, they made a mistake and offered me provisional acceptance whereas I had gotten full acceptance. Nevertheless, I was happy. Or so I thought. I then realized that this meant my parents would force me to go to Baruch to get a BBA degree and I would have to say goodbye to my dream of studying interior designing. Life and its confusions! But after thinking about it for a while, I decided that I would get a BBA degree and then study interior designing with my own money so that if I don’t get good jobs at interior designing, (which is likely since the job market for designing is poor in my country) then I can always do some other business when my kids starve and I can no longer afford expensive gifts for my man. So that right there is my future plan for now.

My way to Baruch .

Back home, I didn’t have a clue what Baruch was, I even pronounced it wrong. Of course, because studying here wasn’t my plan. My plan was to study medicine in Morocco, struggle all those years, fight for my position and if , just if I survive, I’ll probably graduate holding a cane.

Becoming a doctor was my dream job but seriously 12 years is just too much !!! and lucky me, everyone suddenly wanted to study medicine so bad that year. I still can’t figure out why ?! why at that particular time ?! Almost everyone i knew chose that field and the chances were so little. Unfortunately, I wasn’t accepted to the ONE medical school that I was allowed to apply for and so as many of my smart friends. The system was unfair, only a small amount of students get into medical school and of course the wealthy ones .

Later on, I’ve decided to switch into a business major. I though of it because it seemed easier and shorter, my biggest fear so far is finding out that I’m not really into it, but let’s hope not. So, I had to take my SAT exam and prepare from scratch and all alone. I’ve listed about five different colleges and Baruch was my first choice, and luckily I’m here now. Everything is so different here ( the school system with all those personal accounts and computers everywhere, it made me feel like a cave women for the fist couple of weeks, also the use of a different language and people’s personalities…) but I’m getting used to it now. Ups and downs are necessary in our lives, if not we’re certainly dead, right ??

Saba’s Monologue

You know how after your senior year in High School and turning eighteen, you think to yourself about all those spontaneous things you always said you would do after graduation?like jumping a cliff or driving to see grand canyon just for the heck of it? well i decided to go with my gut for once in my life and do all those during a gap year i’d take from the hustle and bustle of going to college. But like every other idea that sounds brilliant and flawless in your head, but is a complete disappointment in action, this one also started showing its true colors and flaws started appearing one after the other. everything turned out to be much more expensive than i anticipated it to be and getting a “job” to finance them started to look borderline impossible after applying to every place in the 20 miles radius and hearing a big fat “NO!” for each one of them. So the glorious gap year that i’d imagined got shortened to 4 months and Baruch became my ticket out of the boring every day rituals. it absolutely isn’t the college of my dreams just like it isn’t for so many of other students that simply explain being here with “financial reasons” , but it sure is exactly what i needed and hopefully what i’ll need to get to the places i want in life.Snapchat--3676206603697946228

Monologue

I believe decision making is one of the most important things in life. As for me most of the major decisions was made by my parents, such as which country  we going to move to, which school I’m going to attend, and etc. I guess it was like that because i was the youngest in the family. Few decisions i made were whether I’m going to play sports or not, and work. One of the biggest decisions i have made so far is choosing my college. I hope i did not make a bad decision on that, because Baruch seems like a nice college. This one decision made a drastic change in my life. If so then I should be more thoughtful of the decisions i make in the future.  I would recommend you’ll to do the something.Screen Shot 2015-03-17 at 11.03.38 PM

My Time Thus Far @ Baruch

I initially chose Baruch because of their highly regarded business school. Baruch’s undergraduate business program is ranked among some of the most prestigiously recognized institutions across the nation, offering their students just as many wonderful opportunities, if not more, in the business realm, than any other college I took interest in.  Although, my time here at Baruch hasn’t been long there’s not much I can attest to other than what I have personally experienced. For starters, reviews on any CUNY always shed a poor light upon not only their academics but their learning environments. For me, my learning environment has been nothing short, of an intellectual safe zone. The classroom has always served as a place where I could share my opinionated voice and not have to render to an authoritative figure or groups of peers, making fun of me. My time here at CUNY Baruch, has not forced me to make any changes to my normal classroom participation routine. In the mean time, I do not find my classes challenging, but I am thankful I can use this time to adjust and learn more about my college, so that I can become more active in the future. I believe with the resources and connections Baruch has to offer, my academic life will only progress for the better and I look forward to see what’s to come.

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To A Dog Named Popeye

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Your name is Popeye.

Your fluffy and small

and if left underfoot,  can be kicked like a ball.

 

Our story began back when i was eleven

and you were twelve weeks old.

I brought you home in a blanket because you were scared and cold.

From there we grew to love each other.

 

Popeye i give you credit

for dealing with my crazy.

Throughout the years you’ve been my first dance partner,

You’ve been my throwing toy,

You’ve been my comfort.

 

Don’t get me wrong, we both know you know I’m crazy.

I die of laughter every time

you give me the crazy eye.

But in the end you’ve always been there,

and that’s good enough for me.

 

My monologue

College is made out to be
a wonderful place of freedom
but take a look at me
got a million assignments and then some

Baruch college is cool
so many clubs to join
but in math I feel a fool
and in art I’ve yet to get a single point

Waking up every morning is tough,
But I know I’ve got starbucks to keep me going
and the subway ride’s always rough
but for the sake of keeping my knowledge growing
I’ll keep on doing all this stuffself portrait