Aman Dharani 

For my First Enrichment workshop of the year, I chose to go to one of the Team Baruch Interest Meetings, fulfilling my Student Life requirement. I chose this event out of them all because this is one that interests me the most, as I’d be able to impact and help the most people while growing as a leader myself. I learned so many new things at the meeting, such as the fact that Team Baruch consists of FYS Peer Mentors, Orientation Leaders, Success Network Mentors, etc. You eventually realize that these Team members are responsible for a lot of our opportunities as Freshman at Baruch and are basically the backbone of operations for First-Year Students. I was able to learn a lot about the application process and how there is an interview as well, which is something I’ll be sure to prep myself beforehand for. The meeting leaders dove into how being apart of Team Baruch can drastically improve your social skills, networking, and leadership abilities. All of these are skills that you need in the real world and there is no better way to develop them than alongside your peers. We also got to sit before a panel of current Team Baruch mentors which was perhaps the best and most informative part of the event. I got to learn that members are just ordinary students like myself who blossom into beneficial members of society. They answered tons of questions for us and provided us with information about interviews and events. One of my favorite things about Team Baruch is that once you get in one year, you don’t have to apply again the following year. “Once a Team Baruch member, always a Team Baruch member” is something that really stuck with me throughout the meeting. The saying showcases that not only do you stay as a unit throughout your college career, but you also stay a growing and helping member of society as the skills you develop stick with you throughout your whole life.

Pictured on the left is the Powerpoint part of the event where we got information, and on the right is the panel of Team Baruch members standing in front of the screen giving us first-hand experiences,

This week in our FYS class we were exposed to a lot of new information. I got to learn about the study abroad and honors programs that Baruch provides. Honestly, Baruch has a lot to offer in my opinion and it’s pretty cool. That has been my biggest task of this school year: getting acclimated to the environment at Baruch and taking advantage of everything it offers. While I don’t see myself traveling to Spain to study, I can definitely see myself writing for The Ticker or joining Model UN. My workload has picked up just a little ever since last week but my planner and I are learning to deal with it. Granted that Baruch has a lot of networking opportunities, I wish it had just as many food opportunities nearby for a student working on a budget. The only thing harder than my Math class so far has been keeping my expenses low. Speaking of Math, I definitely see myself going to tutoring for that later on this year. Overall, another week has passed by in my college career and I can safely say that I am growing and adapting every week.

Although this is “late”, we all had troubles posting our reflections onto the Blog last week so I’m posting it now. My time at Baruch so far has been pretty simple and my week has been nonchalant. Since everything is basically in one building, it feels more like high school than it does college. Although obviously as the school year moves along and the work picks up, I’ll wish I was back in high school. I’m still getting to know my peers and professors, although I can already tell what my teachers are like. I’m still getting to know the campus as well since even if it is just a few buildings, it’s still pretty elaborate. Perhaps the biggest nuisance of Baruch is that I have to sit in the train for an hour every day which is new to me, as every school I’ve ever been to before has been a maximum of twenty minutes away from me. Nonetheless, I’m hoping to be more out there socially and academically as the year progresses and I hope to have a great school year.