Author: n.mohammed1

Ever heard the saying, “it’s not always as it seems?” Well that was my experience when I offered to volunteer at a real estate company. I am thinking about going in the field of marketing and real estate. People often get the impression that real estate buys houses and resell them, and that it is a simple process. But that is far from the truth.

On my first couple of days at Royal Capital Group of New York I visited some houses that were in perfect condition and ready for sale. I was educated about the processes involved and the salesmanship used to win over potential candidates. On the following days I visited some houses that were in deplorable condition. Not many people are aware of the complexities behind getting these houses ready for sale. In some cases major reconstruction is done on these house that last for months. I was very surprised and i gain great knowledge that I will use going forward with my career development.

My English 2100 paper required a more sophisticated writing style; there was no room for errors. Even with multiple rewriting and readovers, there is no guarantee I will find all the misplaced modifiers, misused of punctuation, incorrect spelling, among other mistakes. My solution was to visit the Baruch Writing Center on the 8th floor in the Vertical Building on Lexington Ave. It is amazing how quickly the appointment sheet fills up, there was no available spot so I was reduce to just do a “walk in” and hope that some delinquent who had made an appointment did not show up.

On my arrival I was greeted with a bright smile from a young lady at the front desk: “how may I help you today?” I was quick to tell her my problem and within just five minutes I was paired with writing agent, Shana, who was more than willing to assist me with the paper. We spend about 15-20 minutes reconstructing my writing piece to an essay format; next we eliminated the wrong punctuations. I am more confident about my paper now thanks to the help I got from the Writing Center.