blog #1

1.Tell us who you think you are?

My name is Daniel Aharoni i am 18 years old. Born and raised in Queens, New York . Favorite things to do are pretty typical 18 year old kid stuff as in hang out with friends, play sports etc.. most of my friends know me as very outgoing,easy to talk to and very easy to get along with but also have a shy side to me. The experience of being a freshman in college has mixed emotions in me, I’d like to say i know the feeling because i was a freshman in high school 4 years ago, but while there are similarities it is very different and it makes me anxious as well as well as excited.

2.3 concerns

My first concern is that there is a lot more work given at Baruch than in my high school. this is hard because there is more work to keep up with which leads to more information needed to retain which also has to do with the amount of things we need to know for tests. Commuting is also one of the concerns for me. the past 4 years of my schooling have been at Forest Hills High School which is in my neighborhood and a 10 minute walk from my house. At Baruch i have to take the subway to and from school every day for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour each way depending on traffic. this makes me have less sleep in the morning and arrive to classes very tired sometimes. My 3rd concern is the fact theta almost all of the homework at Baruch is online, some people find this much easier and i guess it depends on the person, but I am not one of these people and hope to be able to keep up with work.

3.what makes Baruch different from high school is the fat that there are so many more people. I thought my high school had a lot of kids with 4 thousand but that hails in comparison to this school. As previously stated, transportation and the distance of the school from my house are also new to me. class sizes also vary tremendously with them ranging from 0 kids (the average of my high school) to over 100 people in some classes.

4. Baruch in my first year will change me in many ways. i think the added workload and independence will make me more responsible as i get older. I will also be spending a lot more time in the city than i had before so this will make me more accustomed to the area as well as other parts. The most important thing i hope college gives me is guidance, I know it is my decision what i want to do in my life but i hope that classes at this school will at least put me on path to becoming successful at something i enjoy.