Author: MARZIYA HASAN

Host Intro: I’m here with Ava Xie of Baruch College. Transferring from one college to another can’t be easy but for Ava, it helped her realize what she wanted to pursue in the future.

Ava: I originally wanted to go to Hunter for sound engineering because i did do music for a couple years in high school and sound engineering is in the same realm in terms of music where you deal with sound audio.

Track: However, Hunter College ended not being a right fit for her. But taking time off of school did help her realize what she was interested in pursuing.

Ava: I was working a part time job and working there made me kind of realize I have interests in the management realm.

Track: After spending some time at a community college bringing up her GPA, Ava transferred to Baruch College.

Ava: There were other colleges I was considering as well but I wanted to go to Baruch because it was a CUNY. Financially, I didn’t think I’d be able to afford going to a private, especially to study business.

Track: Almost a senior now, Ava’s had more time to study operations management, her current major. However, her most favorite class she’s taken at Baruch is in the Sociology department.

Ava: I enjoyed the fact that he made the class very realistic and he taught lectures and lessons based on real time events as opposed to teaching strictly based on a textbook.

Track: She’s not hesitant, however, to experiment with majors and says she would pursue sound engineering if given a second chance, as long as it’s at a different school.

Ava: But i definitely would want to continue doing what I would do now so maybe something along the lines of majoring in sound engineering and then minoring with something business or management related just to see what those two would bring me.

Outro: For Baruch College, this is Marziya Hasan. Thank you.