Help us get to know you. Describe experiences that have shaped who you are. How have they defined your values and your beliefs? What are your expectations as a college student? What are your hopes and concerns for your first semester?
Hi guys my name is Alex. I’m from Queens, but I dorm at Baruch. After taking 7 APs in high school and getting a 3 or lower on all of them besides statistics, I decided that statistics would be my major.
I would say that being a Boy Scout is a defining characteristic for me. Going on camping trips and struggling through hikes brought me closer to my brothers. The environment where boys can teach each other and do activities with older and younger scouts is truly amazing. For that reason I rushed for a business fraternity to try and recreate a similar experience.
I also did acting and dancing in high school. Although I’m generally pretty shy, but after going out of my comfort zone I realized that I enjoy being on stage, and find that there is no better feeling.
Out of such experiences I learned to value teamwork and learned how hard it is to be a good leader. Ergo, I value the traits exhibited in the scout law, which are to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.
As a college student, I expect to take responsibility for my own success, find jobs and internships, become more confident and become a more social person. I expect to be taken out of my comfort zone at parties and give presentations. During the first semester, I hope to meet new people and develop a routine for myself. I’m also hoping to do better in school than I did in high school and work harder and procrastinate less.
I used to be a scout too but I quit after a year and now it sounds like I missed out on something really amazing. I hope you meet your expectations and I hope I adopt some of your goals and take them to heart too!
Alex,
I think it’s really cool that you did acting and dancing in high school! I’m also generally a shy person, and reading how that helped you come out of your comfort zone makes me think I should have tried it as well. Also, your goals are very reasonable, and I’m sure you will succeed if you put your mind to it. Good luck!
It’s really cool that you did dancing and acting in high school and that it brought you out of your comfort zone. Personally, I love dancing and it was also something that helped me become less shy over the years. It’s also pretty interesting that you want to major in statistics. I’m sure you’ll do great and achieve your goals over the next four years!