For this semester I would want to accomplish a lot of success. How can I accomplish success? I must do all the assignments on time, review for the tests, and score good grades to have an appealing GPA. I really want to let things flow, and not stress too much about it. I would also want to figure out what I really want to major in because I don’t want to regret what I choose to study. One of my goals for this semester is to meet new people and actually become friends with them; I would want to become more social mainly because I can be very shy when it comes to me starting to talk to people first. This year I’m not only going to be thriving for success, but also for happiness.

This week, I have been struggling with my math class, and it’s not because the curriculum is hard, it’s because my sleep schedule is off and my math class starts at 7:50 am on Mondays. I also live in the Bronx, so it is a long journey and there have been times when I missed my stop on the train because I fell asleep. I started leaving earlier which helps, and luckily my professor doesn’t do roll call and she passes around the attendance, which I know won’t always be the case. I am doing well in her class though. I get good grades on the weekly tests and I also feel comfortable in participating as well. My other classes are actually not too bad either. My favorite class so far is Public Affairs because it’s basically a history class and the professor keeps the discussion somewhat open, despite it being a lecture. I was expecting lectures to be very boring and long, but thankfully I find this one to be very interesting, and depending on how the rest of this class goes, I was considering looking into Public Affairs as a possible major.

This week was probably one of the most stressful weeks I had so far but seeing that email of no school was the best thing ever because  to be honest, I wasn’t gonna make it on time to class and I didn’t wanna be that kid who knocks on the door and walking in awkwardly late. I had a history quiz on “Terms” but we learned literally over 100 terms in the past couple weeks and the quiz ended up not even being on terms but actual concepts which I found pretty annoying. I also had my first interview this week which was for Alpha Kappa Psi. I did a mock interview with one of the bros before and they said I did surprisingly well than they expected which I didn’t know to take as a compliment or an insult but I went into the real one a little nervous as it was the President interviewing me which made it feel like a boss battle. My financial aid has also been finally fixed after a long trip to the Bursar Office and that’s a lot of stress off my shoulders. Hopefully next week will be less frantic than this one. I’m also looking for new clubs to join, hopefully one centered around finance so I can explore further into a major I want to participate in.

This week I didn’t do much. I’ve been trying to find a way to balance time between my friends, school, and personal time, and it usually seems like I spend too much time doing one thing. There’s been times when I’ve spent majority of my day with my friends and we’ve stayed out goofing around until almost 9 at night, and although it is fun and my friends are great, I regret doing that instead of studying or going home to do homework. So far it hasn’t really effected my grades, but I want to find the balance sooner rather than later. Recently, I have been hanging out more and more in the Caribbean Students Alliance (CSA) club room, which has been really helpful for me, seeing people who have had the same or similar experiences as me. I like meeting people from different backgrounds or cultures than me, but it is comforting to see someone who can understand my experience at Baruch as a person of color. They’ve so far helped me with finding places and apps fro cheaper food, because as good as the food down here is, I don’t want to spend $10 or more everyday. So now I use this new app that has dollar lunch everyday for two weeks. If you want more information, let me know and I can send you an invite for it! I have been struggling in my sociology class because some of my classmates talk a lot and it’s really annoying, but the professor also talks really lowly. I would love to sit closer but the seats up front are usually taken by the time I get there. To help with this, my friend and I have a group chat where we ask questions and everything and it’s worked so far.

Last week, my friends and I went to the Museum of Natural History. I’ve personally always loved that museum and it was always my favorite one to go to, especially for school trips. My favorite and best subject in school was history, so going to the museum wasn’t boring for me like it was for everyone else. When my friends and I went, we didn’t get to stay for long because my friends still had class so we organized which sections to go to. We visited the Biodiversity and Environmental Halls, the Fossil Halls, and the Human Origins and Cultural Halls. I personally liked the Human Origins and Cultural Halls the most. I learned about the roles that people played in Native American cultures and societies. I also learned more about the drastic change after the English colonized and that part of the culture that did survive became somewhat westernized. I also learned about different African cultures and the different figures that existed, not just in the religion, but that were also apart of different cultures, and the different representations, roles, and authority that those figures held. It was also very interesting going to the museum with my friends. Usually I go with my mom or with a school and I pay more attention. Going with my friends this time was very distracting, especially because it was a large group of us so some of us got lost easily. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed being in the museum and learning more about experiences other than my own.

I had an overall good week. I am still having a problem with procrastination though, but I am trying to work on it because my workload is just increasing by the day and I have to stay on top of it.  But I am enjoying all of my classes for the most part. If I am being honest, I am not too crazy about Music in Civilization. I find it hard to pay attention because I am not interested in the actual course work. On Friday, I went to my internship which was good. I have had a paid internship at Sunham Home Fashions in the city for the whole summer and am going to continue it once a week for the entirety of the school year. My boss let me leave early if I brought a box to FedEx which was pretty nice of her because I was super tired from a long week. My friends from back home visited on Saturday. They slept over at my dorm and it was super fun. I was really tired on Sunday so I just caught up on homework and sleep. It was overall a pretty good week.

This week was somewhat magical for me, as I had my first class cancellation which was amazing. I finally understood how satisfying it is to have your whole day free out of nowhere. The rest of my week was pretty regular. I can feel the tests and quizzes inching closer and I’ve yet to buy certain textbooks. I’m learning more and more about school as we progress also, as I finally memorized what rooms all my classes are in. I’ve also been meaning to speak to an advisor as I’ve been having second thoughts about my current major which is Political Science. Overall, my week was fine but nothing too extravagant.

What I’d like to happen this semester is getting an internship and joining a club. I’ve been going to Alpha Kappa Psi’s rush events and it’d be pretty cool if I got into their business frat. As for an internship, my resume is decent but I want to improve it starting now, I don’t want to wait until my junior year and such. I want to find out what I want so I can know where to direct my life, so it’s better to start early than late. I also want to make at least 2 good friends. I have 2 of my bro’s with me here from highschool, and now I want to have 2 bro’s from my college, male or female doesn’t really matter. I also want to achieve more self discipline this semester, as in not waiting until the day before to do assignments and such, that’s going to take work though. I also want to plan my meals. Right now I’m just bringing a jar of peanut butter with me to school everyday because these bacon egg and cheeses aren’t worth 5 dollars. So I need to plan out my meals with a sandwich, snacks, and all that. I think I’ll also try to join one of the USG Organizations. And finally, I want to gain more weight. In summer it was easy to gain some weight because of all my time, now it’s going to be more difficult. Those are my goals for this semester.

It is September 19th, and this ain’t a normal Thursday for me. Today is my first interview ever. I plan to interview for AKPsi and I’m hoping for the best. The day starts off with my first BLS Trip. We go to this building in Harlem to learn about zines. Zines are self made magazines basically and more for love than profit, pretty cool things to learn about. Afterwards I went back to school and hanged with my bro’s until it was time for the interview. It was also spirit day so we went to the gym event, and I stayed for around the first 30 minutes. It was very unfortunate because I really wanted a free shirt but the person in front of me got every shirt thrown my way. But I figured that was just my karma gathering up for me interview. Around 25 mins before my interview I left to the interview building, and prepped my mind. I was kind of nervous given I have never been interviewed before, but I was watching some motivational YouTube videos beforehand to psyche myself up. I wasn’t really psyched up until I heard this quote by Eric Thomas. “Be excited you have an opportunity”. In the speech he went on about how too many people fear failure, and how instead of fearing failure, you should be excited you even have a chance. This actually put my in a great mood for my interview, and I feel my first interview ever went well. Afterwards I went home and reflected on my actions, and thought about how I should make that quote my life motto.

The week went by pretty fast and smoothly. I’m learning how to get around more easily and efficiently so that is a positive note. None of my classes are stressing me out except math a little because of the derivatives and rules but I think the more problems I do the more simpler it’ll become to do.  All in all, school is going good. In class we got to here two speakers talk about some great opportunities at Baruch. It was on the honor programs and studying abroad. Not sure if I would participate but I think they are great parts of the school that make students want to participate more.