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.