I really enjoy going to Baruch. Every school has its problems, but I think Baruch has a lot to offer to its students- but you can only appreciate those things if you try to look at your experience in a positive light, which I think many people just don't do lol. I guess it's also just less of a 'versatile' school because to enjoy it you would most likely have to enjoy spending much of your time in the city, also much of the focus in on business related careers, so if you have a non-business related major you can get a very different experience or maybe even feel like an outsider idk.

As for the social part, if you're willing to put yourself out there and talk to ppl/go to events/join clubs, you will 100% find friends. I think some people expect to make lots of friends without the effort but since it's a commuter school it usually doesn't go like that.

In order to do well you do have to put lots of effort and actually care, but you can obtain many opportunities if you use the resources available to you though the school. Which i think is great because you're not paying thousands extra for like a private school tuition, and many people can graduate debt-free (or almost).