I am very stressed because of slow fall into failing of math because of its intensity and timing. It begins extremely early in the morning and even earlier for me as I have to travel over an hour to make it on time. Mixed with the lack of sleep due to early waking because of my stupid schedule especially on the transition from Tuesday to Wednesday. It gets even worse because of the teacher’s thick accent so not only am I sleep deprived in a complicated class but I also believe to certain extent that he is speaking in s different language which is most likely due to delusion from the sleep deprivation

It started getting colder and even if it is somewhat mild for now I just absolutely hate it. Getting up every morning has become like torture because as I wait for the bus every part of me feelings like it is turning into a popsicle.  Maybe it is because I was born near the Equator but it’s probably not though. It is most likely because I get sick very easily like fore example I get slightly rained, I am probably going to feel awful for the next few days. If  I left my jacket open even with a couples layers underneath on a cold windy day, I get a coughing fit.

All the classes were really stressing me out because of the difficulty and the lack of sleep and the travel so I decided to relax by playing a game of basketball with some of my friends. Unfortunately, I did not check the weather and when I left my house I realized it was about 30 degrees with a lot of wind, making it feel even colder. I probably should have gone back inside but against my better judgement, I decided to go play basketball. It was awful, even with four layers of clothing, and I could barely see as the wind kept causing my eyes to shut. It was so cold I could not even grasp the basketball because fingers started to freeze. Then the next day I was just dying from a cold and it was not worth it at all.

These last two weeks have been kind of stressful for me. I have been breaking out and I don’t know if it’s because of my nerves or because my dermatologist gave me some stuff that doesn’t go well with my skin type. Also, I failed my second pre calculus test, but I passed the first one really well so I’m hoping it averages out well because I don’t even know my grades he doesn’t post them. I have a public affairs and psychology test this week so I’m just praying for the best because I want my grades to be satisfactory.

Today was the last class of FYS, and it was bitter sweet. I learned a lot in such a short time from a class that we only have once a week. I learned about punctuality, time management, and a lot of things in general about being an independent adult, starting college. There’s no longer any teachers running behind you t complete assignments and to get your grades in order, it’s all on you, and from this class they made it very manageable to do so and to understand how to do so. This week has been rough to say the least, even though it literally just started yesterday. Been counting down until the semester ends, we have a long way to go, but not enough time for these grades to improve!!!

Today was the last day of FYS and to be honest I feel that this class helped me transition from high school to college very easily. This is because it taught me that sometimes in life/college, you have to do things that your not always happy to do but you have to suck it up and do it anyway. For example, the weekly reflections and monologues were not my favorite assignments but I had to do it regardless of what I thought. Also this class helped me acclimate into the Baruch events smoothly. If it wasn’t for this class, I would never have gone to a sports event or a STARR career workshop so I am very grateful I was forced to take this class.

My week has been pretty busy. I had a psychology test today which I was very nervous for. I was nervous because I didn’t do as well as I wanted to to do and it was stressing me out because it would negatively affect my grade. I stayed up super late everynight to study which was super exhausting and taxing but it honestly paid off because I felt confident after taking the test. There were a few questions I was unsure about but I hope I used my prior knownledge to pick the right knownledge. I hope I get my grade soon and hope it is a good one!

For my career enrichment assignment, I went to one of Starr’s workshops(Networking 101). I’ve been receiving instructions and guidance on networking from my peers in the clubs I’m in, but it never hurts to supplement my knowledge of it. While the presenter gave a pretty standard presentation about networking, one of the things I learned from this workshop was business card etiquette. He also gave plenty of bad examples of networking, some came from his own experiences, which I really appreciated because I always want to learn through specific situations and examples. Towards the end of the workshop, we had an opportunity to network with others in the workshop. It was very informal and although it did show us the core of the networking experience, I was hoping for there to be an emphasis on professional networking, so I would’ve liked a mock networking session in the professional sense. Here are some pictures that I took, sorry for the bad quality, just waiting on that TAP money to get a new phone :((

Today we had our last FYS class. We started off with monologue presentations and Diane(Diana’s?) blew me away. I liked how we used class time to finish up the survey. After Bernice gave her parting statement and FYS class officially ended, Gabriela showed up with donuts and munchkins and spent some time connecting with the few of us who hadn’t left yet. I share her sentiment that FYS classes were cut too short to allow us to connect as deeply as we should have with one another, but I also appreciate how I can sleep in on Tuesdays from now on. Overall I felt that while FYS didn’t really make a significant impact on my transition into Baruch, it definitely gave me a sense of community that I didn’t know I would appreciate this much.

This weeks class was where we shared out our mini monologues for the bulk of the class and though we’ve done this so many times, I myself was scared for everyone who went up there. Everyone looking at them, them not knowing what to say and kind of rushing just to sit down again. It was spooky, but what’d you expect on the week of halloween… that was corny. Afterwards, Gabby and Bernice divided the class in half and discussed with us whatever it is we needed clarity on, though we didn’t get to meet with gabby due to time, overall another FYS was cool this week.