HOST INTRO: The second class of Baruch College’s senior undergraduate students graduating after the Covid-19 pandemic is approaching in less than a year. Seniors are finishing up their final coursework and actively looking for future career or graduate opportunities in a post-covid world. Elissa Leung spoke to one Baruch College senior student about her current courseload and her future plans after graduation.
AMBI: Nat sounds of students talking by the gym
TRACK: I’m here with Julia Cuttone in level B2 of the Newman Vertical Campus, next to the crowded entrance of the gymnasiums and the overhead of the swimming pool. She’s a senior undergraduate student-athlete at CUNY Baruch College. Cuttone says she’s been able to relatively manage her course load so far.
ACT: JULIA: Honestly, all my in person classes have been going really well, it’s just my asynchronous class I’m finding it’s hard to manage because I’m not able to stay on top of deadlines, so that’s just a work in progress for me.
TRACK: On top of her rigorous academic studies at Baruch she also juggles different extracurricular activities and leadership roles.
ACT: JULIA: I’m actually the Baruch SAAC president, so I have a lot of responsibilities with that, planning events, getting the student athletes involved in community stuff. I also write for the Ticker a little bit on the side. And I’m on the softball team.
TRACK: While she finishes up her eventful last year at Baruch College, she thinks about her future plans after graduation.
ACT: JULIA: So my ultimate goal is to become an athletic director at a Division III college. So, I’m hoping that I will be going to grad school within the next few years for business administration or sports management and then taking it from there.
TRACK: Seniors like Julia Cuttone will continue to power through their last couple of semesters at Baruch College and work towards their future goals after graduation. For Baruch College, I’m Elissa Leung.