"As a sophomore, I still have a lot of doubts about what I want to focus on for college/university, but talking with someone who came from the same background as us, was really eye-opening. While Maritza was telling her story, she really emphasized how in most cases, you will end up slowly getting to know a different variety of topics and careers that interest you as you experience them more first hand. It was nice to also learn about a career that is so important and fun yet not a lot of people even consider it because of their lack of knowledge in the field. Overall, I really enjoyed this experience, and I hope we can talk to some more alumni in the future." - Natalia Amaro
"I really enjoyed connecting with my Baldwin family today. I miss Puerto Rico and absolutely loved my time as a student at Baldwin. I wish I could’ve had time to talk to the other alumni." -Maritza Mercado '00
"In today’s career day activity, I learned that despite the wishes of others around you, you should follow your own passions. At first, you may not know exactly what you will do for the rest of your life, but it is important to be persistent and keep moving forward until you find it." - Gloria Mancera
"From the career day activity, I got the opportunity to listen to someone’s experience about what they studied to become what they are today. This activity taught me that experience is important to grow and how you should do something that brings you joy as passion is your motivation to continue on. I enjoyed Career day as it helped me gain more knowledge to start thinking about what I want to do for my future." - Ema Lopez
"In the Career Day activity, I was able to learn many things from chef Andre Gomez. Andre taught me the importance of doing what you truly love. In addition, Andre also explained that when creating a business it is important to get experience beforehand. Taking advantage of opportunities granted to you will definitely help you succeed in the future once you start creating a project of your own. Moreover, he shared with the group how Covid has affected his business. In order to prevent getting coronavirus people are no longer going out to restaurants. To keep the business running Andre has begun creating his own sauces and selling merchandise. From this, I was able to learn that when having a business there will always be challenges that you have to surpass. It is beneficial to be open-minded as you will be able to come up with creative and successful solutions that will help you surpass the obstacles presented to you." - Andrea Perez
"I was able to learn how it’s important to follow your passions and always believe in yourself. Also how it is ok to make changes to your plans and find your real path later than you thought." - Cecilia Soto
"Had a great time talking to the students. Great way to be able to connect with someone who was in your shoes. Sharing stories and anecdotes about my experiences hopefully helps them get a better understanding of what they are looking towards in their future. Great activity, thank you for letting me be a part of it." - Andre Gomez '00
"The main lesson that I took from this meeting was that perseverance is key to success. The speaker was crazy talented and super nice, even providing us with her email in case we had further questions. She told us stories about her struggle to find her passion and how it ultimately helped her in the end. All in all, I loved talking to her and appreciate the opportunity to choose from so many interesting and hardworking people." - Valeria Murray
“It was a privilege to offer some career and life tips to the 10th grade class of my Alma Mater. I was impressed with the high level of interest and curiosity behind their questions. Grateful for the opportunity. Full-circle moment.“ - Zania Sala '01
"During today’s activity, I learned how Frankie Thon, a former Baldwin student, and athlete. went from studying liberal arts in college to working with the Seattle Mariners as a scout traveling all around the world scouting new young talents from Santo Domingo, Japan, Australia, and more. Frankie also gave us life advice on how we should start preparing for college and life and how we as students will have to start organizing ourselves to finish tasks before time to properly succeed. Overall I really enjoyed this experience." - Pablo Ramos
"Thank you for allowing us to spend some time with the next wave of Baldwin-educated leaders. Mr. Cambó seems truly invested in each one of the students that participated in our breakout session. It was a great experience...the untapped potential was palpable. Good luck to everyone!” - Frankie Thon '99
"Mr. Wagner gave us advice about the stock market, the admissions process for college, coding, and extracurriculars. Currently, he is working at a firm and due to his experience in Computer Sciences, he shared with us a lot of information about his knowledge on cryptocurrency and computer-related. stocks." - Alejandro Perez
"Thank you for organizing this event! The students and Mrs. Barreto all had great questions, and it made me very happy to be able to help out this next generation of students. Feel free to pass along my contact info to the students in case they have any follow up questions." - Alan Wagner '10
"Today’s Career day activity was very eye-opening, I learned a lot within such a short time from Angelica Soto, primarily that things are always subject to change, and even if I were to know what I wanted to pursue in the future, nothing is set in stone. Additionally, she taught me another important factor in relation to career choice or path, this being perseverance: with such, I can and will accomplish whatever I set my mind to! I really enjoyed this opportunity and hope others did so as well." - Lia Bermudez
"Some of the things that I was able to learn from this activity was not only the fact that maybe what we have in mind for our careers isn't exactly what our future wants for us; but also that opportunities are always given and it is up to us, to do our best for them to come." - Nayma Carballo
"This Career Day activity was very fun. I got to meet Angelica, who now works for the FBI and helps solve human trafficking cases. She gave us advice on how the actions we do now can affect and limit the choices we have in the future. It was very interesting and I really enjoyed hearing about her experience." - Caridad Alvarez
"I LOVED being able to do the virtual career day. It was such a great idea and an amazing opportunity all around. I felt a closeness to the students, even though I didn’t know them personally. I liked the casual and familiar environment of the meeting. I felt the students were really invested in the chat and I loved that they had insightful questions. We were able to talk not only about the actual career but things they can do now to ensure that they keep open as many opportunities for themselves in the future. Thank you for including me!" - Angie Soto '96
"While listening to Carla Campos talk about her high school, college, and career experience, I was able to understand that I do not have to know exactly what I want to do and that exploring different fields is important." - Arianne Brechot
“The anxiety of being clueless about a future career path while in High School is a feeling that I’ll never forget. As a Baldwin alumnus, I hope that by sharing my academic and professional journey (detours included!) this awesome group of sophomores is inspired to find joy in the process of discovering their purpose and future vocational interests.” - Carla Campos '03
"As I was given the opportunity to both listen and question a bright and successful Baldwin Alumni, I was showered with new and interesting information. I was in a group with Laura Maristany, who made me internalize the many doors a diploma at Baldwin opens. Additionally, I began understanding just how perfectly fine it is to remain undecided about the future. The best thing I took from career day was noticing the beauty of the unknown." - Chloe Goldberg
"Well, today my classmates and I were placed in different breakout rooms to learn about the careers and paths that certain alumni have taken and how they have gotten there. We were able to learn the necessary steps to achieve what we want to do in life. I believe that the most important takeaway from this experience is to follow your passions and goals and not be bounded down and strive to do what you love." - Henry Kirk
"I am very thankful to all who coordinated and invited me to speak to Baldwin students about a career in politics and public policy. I was truly impressed with the students who were in my group! They were very inquisitive and asked all the right questions! I feel that Baldwin continues to be a great school that is doing an outstanding job when it comes to preparing future leaders! I wish all the students, whom I met, great success in their future endeavors!" - Laura Maristany '02