Author: haibin.huang

As a first semester freshman student, i did not know what to expect. but when school started, it feels like i entered a brand new work. everything is so new to me, the friendships, the responsibilities and even the work. i honestly expected a lot of work in college but i never expected so much. the experience at baruch college has definitely lived up to my expectations. Baruch has shown me that theres so much to be seen and to experience. although my first semester grades are not s satisfying as i wanted them to be, i believe i can work my way back up. if i were to do things differently, i would want to be more prepared when it comes to time management. time management is one of the most challenging skill to conquer. i think i have learned to be more humble and disciplined about college life. i have also become more mature during the past few months.

hey guys, my name is haibin. to start off, i love adventure and traveling. it’s probably because i came from china. it was a big chance and it took me awhile to adapt but it was full of excitement; especially the change from a farm life to a city life. i think the adaption was thanks to the help if my friendliness and my ability to laugh easily. i am also very disciplined and my friends also think i have quick eyes. when my friends and i go out looking for things, i would always be the one to spot the object. what i do not like about myself is that i have a really mad memory. i could forget what a friend can say in like 5 minutes. i am also really bad at choosing paths. i would always have someone else’s opinion effect me.  something else as bad as everything else is being slow. i really have my slow moments. sometimes when my friends tell me a joke, it would take me ages to actually get it. as for my fears, i am extremely scared of snakes. and like everyone else, i am also scared of failure.  i have this big fear that i would no succeed in life and end up on the wrong path. hopefully, i can overcome this fears and dislikes one day. and until that day, i will keep on at it.

I think it might take awhile to adapt to a new environment. i believe my first year is going be about testing out new things out and exploring a whole new world(Aladdin yes i know. haha). i know college has a lot to offer to students; i just need to find where i belong. it is something i am most excited about and most worried about.  one of my concerns is my GPA. i really want to do well in my classes. like everyone else, i am scared of failure. similar to the first concern, i am also concerned about exams. i am still not used to my teachers( i guess now it is professors) not going over reviews before an exam( especially when i am a horrible test taker). lastly, i am worried about finding the right hobby or group for me. i really do not want to go to school and go home right afterwards. i have done that in high school before and it is definitely not fun. it is a waste of time. i am sure i am not the only ones with these concerns and i hope we all get through it.

My semester so far is going very well. I made great friends and i never expected only few classes. i thought it was going to be high school all over again; i thought wrong. i can’t wait for the club fair because i already have an idea of what club i want to join. i expect this semester to swing right by me. every semester is a few months and towards the end of the semester, things are going to fly by. i do expect to do well in every class( like everyone else). i also expect to make new friends and definitely find where i belong.