Second Year

Explore the Possibilities!

SEEK benchmarks are designed for you and your counselor to monitor your continued accomplishments. Your second year is a time to learn about yourself and discover opportunities inside and outside of the college. As a second-year student, it is important to:

• Assess your academic strengths and weaknesses and be willing to receive assistance
• Join a student organization and attend workshops/seminars, as well as research careers
• Learn more about potential majors and careers by networking, attending events, talking to your SEEK counselor and engaging in self-analysis
• Apply for internships and fellowship opportunities

The following are further detailed benchmarks you should accomplish during your third and fourth semesters at Baruch College:

Academic

• Go to the Registrar Office to be coded for my intended major by September 16, 2019
• Apply to the school of my choice: Marxe School of Public Affairs, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, or Zicklin School of Business; and declare my major before 45 credits
• If under 2.0 GPA, attend all Academic Survival Workshops
• If GPA is between 2.01 and 2.5, attend all Strength Initiative Workshops
• Schedule an appointment with at least two of my professors to discuss my progress in the course
• Weissman-track students: Schedule an appointment with a faculty advisor in my department prior to declaring my major
• Zicklin-track students: Complete my remaining pre-business courses and calculate my GPA in pre-business courses

Counseling

• Schedule and keep two appointments with my counselor each semester
• Familiarize myself with mental health (e.g. counseling center), health (e.g. student health services center), and other wellness resources on campus
• Check my Baruch email daily

Career

• Create and practice a well-written personal pitch
• Craft a personal statement for potential scholarships, internships, etc.
• Update and re-upload my resume and cover letter to the Starr Career Center database
• Attend a large-scale career-related event such as the Internship and Diversity Fairs, Career Day, and Diversity Pipeline
• Participate in an internship or part-time work in a field related to my major
• Join one career-related club
• Attend a corporate or industry-based panel presentation
• Contact an upper level student or professional in my field of interest to serve as a mentor
• Find opportunities to hone my communication/public speaking skills (e.g. Toastmasters, Conversation Partners)
• Apply to one of the following career/professional programs:
  • Executives on Campus (EOC)
  • Finance Women Associates (FWA)
  • Global Student Certificate
  • P2P, for accounting majors (sophomore program to be in junior year)
  • Rising Starr Sophomores

Non-Baruch Programs

• Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
• INROADS
• Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP)
• Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
• Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
• Streetwise Partners
• T. Howard Foundation

Community and Global Experience

• Pursue opportunities for leadership experiences by becoming involved on campus and/or in community activities (e.g. SEEK Peer Mentor or Tutor, Student Government, student organization officer, etc.
• Consider taking the Team Baruch Training for Student Leaders
• Participate in cultural events (theatre performances, concerts, etc.)
• Identify the names of Undergraduate Student Government (USG) representatives
• Attend the SEEK Awards

If I am interested in studying abroad I will:

• Attend the study abroad fair/workshop
• Apply to the CUNY Chancellor’s Study Abroad Scholarship
• If I am interested in experience abroad, I will review the experimental programs document

Financial Aid

FAFSA

• Have you filed for financial aid?
• Have you verified that you are applying for financial aid for the current year?
• Have you updated your FASFA with current information for the upcoming year?

Account Access

• Have you applied for scholarships opportunities?
• Is your major/minor reflected on your transcript?
• Have you reviewed the Baruch Financial Aid Services document?

CUNYfirst

• Have you checked CUNYfirst for any outstanding “FIN AID TO DO LIST?’
• Have you checked CUNYfirst for any Bursar holds?
• If selected for verification, have you submitted all documents?

TAP Compliance

• If your courses have been determined by the Registrar to not be TAP compliant, have you completed online TAP compliance application?
• Did you complete the TAP compliance form?
• Have you checked FACTS to confirm your TAP compliance status?
• Have you checked DegreeWorks to confirm your TAP compliance status?

Contact

• TAP compliance contact: Indira.vann@baruch.cuny.edu – Registrar Office
• TAP: Portia.goodman@baruch.cuny.edu – Burser Office
• PELL: FASSEEK@baruch.cuny.edu – Financial Aid Services

Please bring your copy of your benchmarks to all your meetings with your SEEK Counselor to discuss your progress.