Author: brandauer.chen

In a way, I’m a little depressed that this will be the last post I’ll ever make. Not many people will share the same feelings towards these blogs as me, but I enjoyed these blogs because they aren’t graded, and I can write whatever I want without having to rethink if it’s a good idea or not. Anyway, I’ve had my own expectations of this school before I came here, and now I know that Baruch College has lived up to them. I always thought of college as a way to meet new people. Since the beginning of school, I’ve connected with most of my classmates, and also a few strangers in this school. I was pretty surprised when I met a guy in the bathroom, and sparked up a conversation about our status in the school. Aside from awkward meetings, I’ve met people from different clubs, as well as distant friends I haven’t had contact with in a while.

My first semester seemed to go by quickly. It’s already been 3 months, yet it only feels like a months past to me. I’m assuming that this semester will be the best out of the remaining semester I’ll be taking, since I literally have not had any actual homework to do on a day-to-day basis. About my grades, I believe I’ve been doing really well in all my classes. The only problem I had with this semesters work is the Sociology paper I wrote. Everyone around me literally obtained grades of 90 and above, and I was the only one I know who received lower. If I was to do something differently, then the only thing I would change would be my Sociology paper. I worked pretty hard on it, but I guess I’d have to work even harder somehow…

In terms of change, I don’t think I’ve changed a bit in any way. It’s only been 3 months, and to me, it passed by extremely fast. If I WERE to make up an excuse to answer this question, I would probably agree with saying that I’ve become a better public speaker from communications class. Now I’m not saying I’m a terrific public speaker, but I definitely improved since the beginning of communications. Aside from that, no change at all.

Anyway I think I’m done with this post. I’m not sure if people even read these blogs, but I’d like to say that freshman seminar could possibly be one of my favorite classes. I didn’t believe Professor Rojas when she said her past students actually thought of Freshman Seminar as their favorite class, but I believe they thought that because of the ridiculous work we never received from this class. Plus, my other classes sucked.

Hey I’m very sorry for the late post, but without class this week, I just forgot that I was supposed to post up a blog this week.

Anyway, my name’s Brandauer. Growing up, I’ve been accustomed to Chinese culture. I’m all about respecting other people, especially those older than you and those better than you at something. I think I’m a very kind fellow, although I tend to make offensive comments towards people unknowingly. I’m extremely laid back, in terms of both my life and my future. I do fear the future, but my philosophy in life is to never stop having fun. There will be bumps in the road, like money problems, social problems, and homework problems, but they always tend to go away. This is why I’m a procrastinator. I always feel like I should have fun and relax my mind before I do tedious assignments. Plus, like many people, I have a small problem with focusing on my work. In the middle of my work, I would talk to friends, go on facebook, go on youtube, etc. BUT, if you procrastinate an assignment a few hours before class starts, then you’ll know in your mind that if you don’t focus, you’re ****ed. For me, it’s the most efficient way to get my work done without bs’ing it. So if there are any classmates out there doing an all-nighter for a project, I will most likely be accompanying you for the same thing.

Like many people, I have fears as well, and they’re probably similar to everyone else. The main things I’m scared of (from least to most) are spiders, maggots, my future, horror films, and the darkness. If anyone reads this, they’re probably wondering why I’m mostly scared of the dark out of all those things. The reason is because everything spurs out of darkness, whether its bugs, killers, or monsters. The majority of the world is covered in darkness, and my strange explanation to where all these bad things come out is in this darkness, where you aren’t aware of and can’t look through. The other fears are very self-explanatory, so no need to explain those.

Who do I think I am? First off, my name is Brandauer Chen. I think I’m a kind, respectful, and imperfect student currently studying at Baruch. I’m a very skinny and underweight individual, who has uselessly done everything he can to gain some weight. I’m often forgetful, and may procrastinate time and time again. I like the outdoors, exercise, and warm weathers. For some reason, I’m one of the few that dislikes winter. Honestly, whats to like about winter other than snow? It’s harder to wake up, harder to do homework, and playing with snow results in frozen fingertips and a runny nose. Anyway, I enjoy anything outdoors. I’m very open about sports, and I love to walk long distances just to ponder about my life. I’m currently a freshman in college, and I believe that it should change me quite ideally. For one, I have many flaws, and I’m hoping that the college life will help amend those. I hope that I’ll lose my procrastination habits, improve my sleeping habits, and improve my GPA. I think I’ll be less shy around people, and become more open towards meeting new people. With new classmates, and countless clubs, I’m sure to meet a few new people before my freshman year. Three concerns I do have about Baruch are the teachers, the work load, and perhaps the few places I can eat. Some professors aren’t the best, but for now, they’re bearable. And even though I’ve been relaxing due to the small amounts of homework now, I’m sure it’ll all change after the first month. Also, the food here sucks. There’s only a few places to eat lunch in, and I don’t want to walk 10 blocks just to eat.

Hey there. This will be my first blog I’ve ever written. I’ve heard of tumblr’s and other websites, and I do think it’s a good idea to blog once in awhile, but I’m just too lazy. Anyway, I’m supposed to write how my semester is so far, and also what I expect of the year. The semester so far has been pretty great for me, and probably everyone else in my classes. Apart from Calculus, no other class has actually given us solid homework. We’ve been mostly given passages and excerpts to read, which isn’t that big of a hassle to do. Most of my professors are nice, and even the bad ones aren’t COMPLETELY unbearable. But I know it isn’t going to be like this throughout the year, and I’m expecting a lot of work to be given to us by all my professors. I expect all-nighters, and trips to the Baruch library, and even sleeping over the Baruch library during finals week. Lets hope it doesn’t happen.