Kenneth Fremer Group 1
Going into Baruch, I was kind of excited but also pretty calm. For me, that’s rare – in the past I’ve gone into new situations an anxious mess or at the very least, frantic.
In high school, it took me a while to really connect to people I cared about; I used to be a lot more reserved and quiet. Over time, though, I found my home in my school’s tech crew. They were like a second family – we did everything together, and they were essentially my closest friends. The people in tech crew helped me really blossom in junior & senior years – I ended up with a core group of five or six friends who helped me make the most of high school and of an often stressful learning environment and personal life. I used to be afraid of going to college, because I’d lose the group that made me feel secure.
My time with tech crew isn’t completely over, the more that I think about it. A lot of my getting over anxiety and self-consciousness was because of them, and I’m trying to take that with me into college. Also, I still talk to a lot of people from the crew daily, and quite a few stayed nearby. Without their support, I don’t think I’d be as happy as I am now. No matter what happens throughout college, I’ve got a shoulder to lean on. So, I’m trying to be more on top of things, more active, and more confident in myself. I guess I’ll see how that actually comes into practice!
I don’t know where I’m going, but I know I can be happy wherever it is.