Third Year

SEEK benchmarks are designed for you and your counselor to monitor your continued accomplishments. Your third year is a time to narrow your career choice and develop leadership and other marketable skills. You should be:

• Establishing relationships/study groups with students in your major
• Serving as officer of a club/organization, a mentor/leader within the SEEK program or outside of the college or considering study abroad
• Gaining experience through internship or part-time work related to your major
• Researching and planning to apply to graduate school programs

The following are further detailed benchmarks you should accomplish during your fifth and sixth semesters at Baruch College.

Academic and Major

• Select a liberal arts minor and understand requirements
• Schedule an appointment with at least two of my professors to discuss my progress in the course
• Connect with a professor to discuss my post-graduation plans
• Complete my official Degree Map at the Advisement Center (NVC 5-215) and give a copy to my SEEK counselor

Counseling

• Schedule and attend two appointments with my counselor per 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 email Baruch email daily
• Complete the SEEK Junior Survey

Career

• Update and re-upload my resume and cover letter to the Starr Career Center database
• Attend career-related fairs such as the Internship and Diversity Fairs
• Participate in an internship or part-time work in a field related to my major
• Attend a corporate or industry-based panel presentation
• Join a professional Association related to my major. All professions have associations, for example:
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • The American Marketing Association (AMA)
• Attend an On Campus Recruiting (OCR) workshop

If I am interested in attending graduate school I will:

• Apply to the Max Berger Pre-Law Program and the H. Brown Program
• Apply to the CUNY Pipeline Program
• Develop a plan to continue my education past the undergraduate level
• Choose two or three specific programs that are right for me and research the admissions requirements for these programs
• Maintain connections with professors and staff that can write recommendations and check in with mentors about my plans for graduate studies
• Research which exams I will need to apply to the programs I wish to join (e.g. GMAT, GRE, LSAT) and begin to study for the exam I need for my graduate program
• After deciding on which program is right for me and take the relevant exam
• Draft a strong graduate school personal statement
• Attend graduate school open houses and CUNY-wide events promoting graduate studies

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

Account Access

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

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?

Contacts

• TAP Compliance: Indira.vann@baruch.cuny.edu – Registrar Office
• TAP: Portia.goodman@baruch.cuny.edu – Financial Aid Office
• PELL: FASSEEK@baruch.cuny.edu – Bursar Office

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