My name is Radiya Sharif, and my pronouns are they/them. I was born and raised in Queens, but I moved houses often when I was younger. Some other basic facts about me are that I am eighteen years old, my birthday is June 27, and my family is from Bangladesh. My interests include psychology, linguistics, English, and learning languages. I like all of these because they all share one thing in common—they help me understand people better because I tend to be socially awkward otherwise. My main hobbies are writing, creating art, and listening to music. My favorite artists at the moment are Enhypen, Atarashii Gakko, Sabrina Carpenter, Twice, and Niki. Some micro-hobbies of mine include photography, badminton, and cooking. I want to learn how to crochet, make bracelets, and play the electric guitar. I am majoring in psychology because I have loved it ever since middle school where I realized that I wanted to be a resource for people who need it, so their mental health doesn’t end up as neglected as mine was/still is. On a similar note, I really like helping people—my MBTI type is INFP, otherwise known as the mediator, and I also worked at a daycare for my summer job. I want to become a psychiatrist after I graduate.

My name is Walter Gomez. My pronouns are He/ him. I was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens but now I live in Long island. But I don’t hang out in long island I always stay around Queens and Brooklyn. I am 18 years old and I am Ecuadorian but I am not 100 percent fluent Spanish speaker but I am able to understand it and know certain words. As of now I do not know my major Im going to experiment in different things and eventually find something I like. So far college has been calm and there is a lot of new things. I am very excited to be in college because everything is different. I would say I am a nonchalant person and very extroverted and loves to live life. I played basketball most of my life and enjoy the sport especially playing with friends. But recently I started getting into parkour and starting going to an athletic gym and doing fun tricks. I also like to go to parties and drive late at night with friends and blast music. I enjoy learning and teaching others, and alway encourage myself and others that they could do more and to get out their comfort zone and always stay positive. There is many things I like to do I am a very versatile person and like to do multi-task and get everything I need to done.

hiii, my name is Jaylynn Santiago. im 18 and my birthday is march 9th, making me a Pisces. i have a lot of interests and hobbies. one of my favorite hobbies is playing guitar. i love music. i like singing and playing interests and i am trying to learn to write my own songs but i havent mastered it yet. i am undecided as to what i want to major in but it is listed as psychology for now. some of my favorite musicians include bad bunny (my fave), sza, ptv, frank ocean, and many more, feel free to ask. i also have a love and passion for musical theater.

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My name is Jessica Lugo. My pronouns are she / her. I was born in the Bronx and raised in Washington Heights. i am Puerto rican / Dominican. I am majoring in Psychology and am considering going more into Developmental Psychology since I find it more interesting. I became very interested in psychology when I was in middle school since I grew up with many different kinds of anxiety disorders, and i found out from that that there are many people who were my age who were struggling with the same thing. My main hobby is reading books. I mostly read psychological thriller novels and romance books. and i’m pretty introverted i usually keep my circles small i’m a private person i don’t like having my business out there. I’m the youngest in my family so i’m a little used to be ing babied. i’ve always been really into skin care. my mom went to beauty school when i was really young so i have always had a natural interest in hair and skin care. i was in photography club, latin club, spanish club and astrology club back in high school. i like to try new things i think experiencing many different kinds of things is very important growing up i used to try everything i could for example i did gymnastics. Growing up, I had a hard time socializing. It hit especially hard after lockdown not having any kind of social interaction was hard. I barley did anything then it was really hard only going to school and staying home all day was very difficult. my family takes trips every year. We try to go to all the different kinds of places. Meeting different people is very interesting and the different cultures in different places people act different every where.

^ trip i took this summer before seek summer program

Hi, my name is Ryan Kamal. My pronouns are he/him/his. I am from Pakistan and I’m Muslim. I was born and raised in the North Bronx, and I live there as well. I am seventeen years old. I am the oldest of three siblings, my little sister is eight and my little brother is sixteen. I may transfer from Baruch in the future but as of now, I am planning on staying. My major is Biology but I may change it to business or finance. My favorite subject is Science because it is the most interesting out of the rest of the subjects. I played football my whole life but I recently got into volleyball over quarantine. I like to work out, cook, and explore nature in my free time. A fun fact about me is that my name was supposed to be Rayyan but my parents had no clue how to spell so they put my name as Ryan. So even though I may sound uncultured, I promise I’m not. The picture I chose is of the mecca. It is located in Saudi Arabia. It is the most holy muslim city and holds a lot of significance in Islam. This picture means a lot to me because I will be going there soon and religion has been a part of my life that my parents and family put the most emphasis on. Islamic studies and practices have shaped me into who I am today, how I think, and act. Without my religion, I would be on the wrong path so I thank my parents for making religion a top priority and instilling the values of it when I was young so they sticked with me into my adolecense and hopefully my adult years. I hope to have an amazing and enriching experience in this class with you all. https://www.google.com/search?q=mecca&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS949US949&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisg6ed9vv5AhU7MlkFHZiNA0gQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1366&bih=649&dpr=1#imgrc=q6dmb1oYUFjGiM

Hello, my name is Janiel. I am 18 and Dominican and live in the Heights. I’m very nervous about starting my college experience, especially since I am not sure on what I want to major on. As of right now my main focus is to get good grades in all my classes so I can maintain it when I do decide what to major in. Other than being nervous, I am also very excited to get to know new people. I would say I am very introverted and it is especially hard to get me loose around people who I am not used to, but I came into college telling myself I am going to try and meet new people.

My biggest hobby/interest is football. My interest in football was spiked because I loved the idea of wrestling and catching. As a kid I used to go up to all my cousins and we would wrestle. I also used to have an obsession with the WWE and I used to love John Cena. I got the catching from baseball because I found it to be challenging in a relaxing way. When I first found out about football I realized the aspects that I liked about both of these things were in football. 8 years later, I appreciate and will forever appreciate football for all the lessons I’ve learned from it. Even now, I still play flag football although I prefer tackle football. Some other notable hobbies of mine would be watching anime, and hanging out with friends.

This is a picture of me and my close friends at a park. This picture means a lot to me because it reminds me that I am blessed to have people around me and that I am not alone. I’m looking forward to meeting more people at Baruch.

Hello there, my name is Jeffrey. I live in Maspeth queens. I’ve been living here for all my life. I High School was Robert F. Wagner, it was located in Long Island City. I would consider myself a funny and caring person. I like to make sure everyone is involved during certain things like partys, playing video games. I’m the second to last child in the family. In total its 5 siblings including me. Something I like to do during my free time is going out to play with my friends. We play soccer and volleyball. I also like to just sit and play the piano to relax myself. I find it really peaceful and it takes away the anxiety. I’m looking forward for this next big step for me. In the picture below it is my cat who 12 years old. Her name is Bella.

My name is Karla and my pronouns are she/her. Before coming to Baruch I was thinking of majoring in finance but now Im thinking of majoring in marketing. Some of my favorite sports include volleyball and tennis. I also like watching soccer games whether it’d be on tv or at the pier’s that are by the Brooklyn bridge. Some other things that I like include Italian food but sometimes I’m picky when it comes to trying new foods. I consider myself as a helpful person because I like doing acts of service and just helping in any way I can. I would also say that I’m an introvert because I’m somewhat social and other times I’m not. A favorite hobby of mine happens to be drawing/painting because it dates back to the second grade when I discovered an interest in art. It’s always been a way in which I am able to engage with my creative side and on top of that I would find it stress relieving. Throughout my years in High school I also participated in the art program which was something I liked due to the many different projects that were assigned to us such as still-lifes, self portraits, landscape paintings..etc. During my free time I like to go out with my friends to restaurants in the city or I would also spend some quality time with my pet cockatiel’s that I’ve had almost a little over a year now…One of them is named “Capri”, and I’m very glad I decided to get him when he was just three weeks old because he keeps me company and he’s made me realize how much I should cherish my loved ones and the many things that life has to offer. The picture below is Capri and he’s going to be two by the month of April next year.