Ryan’s Experience At Baruch #1

College is a once in a lifetime opportunity that plays a significant part in your life. Baruch College for me has so far been an interesting and great experience. After moving into the dorms for Baruch, I saw an awesome view from my window. I was excited to start my school year until I realized that I have never been so alone. My parents were always there to wash my clothes, take me to places and pay for my essentials. Now I had to do everything alone with little to no experience on most of these issues. However, within time, I have gained more imperative knowledge by myself than I have ever in my entire high school history.

Initially I had the mindset that Baruch would be just like high school since there’s no campus likeatmosphere. However I now see that New York is my campus. Classes are also a whole different world from high school. You must be in charge of yourself as no one there is going to baby-sit you. While most of my professors are nice, they do not help remind you of the due dates of assignments or what you need to bring to class. At one point, we had to travel to a cathedral by ourselves on our own time and write about it. It’s the first step in transitioning to the “real world,” and I’m glad Baruch teaches us this important lesson.

While Baruch may not be the largest college, it does have numerous things to do. During theblock party, countless clubs introduced themselves and attempted to coerce freshman into joining them. I admit I too was intrigued to join a fraternity at Baruch. During breaks between classes, I visited and utilized the gym facility, which was surprisingly clean despite the amount of people there. I felt that the gym was a great way to take off some stress.My favorite part about Baruch however, was the pool. Although I’m not the best, I thoroughly enjoy swimming.  After a couple of days settling in, I decided to tryout for the swim team. Shockingly, it has only been a month since I moved in but I look forward to all the things Baruch has to offer in my future.