Describe yourself
In most social situations, I am someone who prefers to listen rather than speak. I love hearing people’s opinions and ideas on different topics, and I think that it allows me to be very open-minded. When it comes to hobbies, I have a whole range of interests, so you may find me doing a numerous amount of things. For example, in high school, I sang in chorus before running off to study microbes and diseases in preparation for the Science Olympiad competition. At home, I teach myself how to code, doodle characters of my own, and type up ideas for stories that I’ll never write. During my time at Baruch, I’ll definitely be exploring more of my interests by joining different clubs while making sure that I do my best in every class.
Describe yourself as a writer
As a writer, I like to think that I write fairly well, but I’m not sure. I used to be quite confident with my writing, but I lost most of that confidence after taking a certain class back in high school. Due to how I constantly rewrite sentences over and over again, I wind up taking a significant amount of time to complete my work. I also have a tendency to worry about content and structure, which only lengthens the amount of time I take to write. Personally, I am not a fan of using outlines or writing drafts, and I would very much prefer to complete everything in one go. I do realize that this habit may be detrimental to me as time goes on, so I plan on changing the way I write papers. With this class, I’m sure that I’ll be able to regain my lost confidence and acquire new writing skills that will help me later on in the future.