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Baruch, in terms of work, has definitely exceeded my expectations. Presently, I have so many essay’s to write, I have no time to enjoy anything. If I put all the work aside however, Baruch has been an overall fun and exciting experience. I think the main reason why Baruch is at least some what enjoyable is because it is in the city. Different places to eat and the places to go seem endless while your there. So, in result Baruch has definitely exceeded my appetite.

My first semester at Baruch has definitely gone well so far. I’ve gotten mostly good grades from all my classes. I’m probably going to a decent starting GPA which I’m happy about. English is starting to become a struggle due to my professor being a harsh grader. I don’t really mind since I’m really not good at writing in general and I don’t really care about other people’s critique of my own writing. In just my first semester of Baruch, I realize why people think that college is difficult. Many people have some sort of idea in their head that in college you gain a lot more responsibility. However, I think professors lose a lot more responsibility which makes academic work much more difficult for the student. For example some professors have the nerve to not even give simple reminders to students about an upcoming test. Helping students is most likely in the job description in being a professor and not doing these simple things is just laziness on their behalf. If one of my particular professors was more apt in aiding students and actually cared about teaching, my semester might of been better for me and many of my fellow classmates.

One thing I would change if I could do this semester all over again is get more sleep. I am usually late for many of my early classes because I’m just feel too tired to wake up for them. If sleep wasn’t an issue for me, I believe my first semester of Baruch would of been better. With more sleep, I would be more lively and able to pay attention during class.

I don’t think I’ve changed to greatly because of college. I’m still basically the same kind of person. I always do my work at the last minute and accomplish it. I still love all the things I used to love and look forward to everyday. A few things that have changed are my daily lunch and my Facebook friend count increased.

There has been plenty factors holding me back. I try to minimize the amount of work I do and maximize my grades. This means cutting down on studying and doing the least work as possible. This is how my mind set is and thats how I personally work. I never really believed doing well in school or getting good grades would lead to a successful life in the future. This in turn leads to my lack of motivation in college.

     I think one of the main hindrances that is stopping me from doing well in school is time. I dont want to dedicate time on things that really dont have any meaning to me, especially homework or studying. Time is such an important factor because balancing out social activities and work is really a struggle for me. During my senior year of high school, I had such a short schedule and almost no work. Everything was just so simple and calm. Now that I’m in college, everything has just reversed. The work never seems to end and the stress never stops. Adjusting to this drastic change of environments has proven to be difficult and is hindering me from working my best. Time management is definitely something I must improve on in order for me to assimilate in to the college life.

     Less sleep is also a great hinderance to me. Sleep is something that you cant make up. It is really just essential to for a college student since it is hard to work productively without it. I almost always sleep late because of a variety of things such as facebook, aim, or just working really late. This has definitely affected my performance in school because some of my professors are extremely boring. Their boring lectures combined with my drowsiness results to sleeping in class. I simply cant stay awake things are just so incredibly boring or unrelated to real life. Even though I dont pay attention in class much, I still do fairly well in exams or graded papers. Unfortunately my lack of sleep and attention span has probably hindered me from doing my best.

     Every morning I wake up tired and sometimes I leave for school late. This is a bad habit since when I’m late for some of my classes, I usually dont understand what is going when I get there. For example calculus is difficult but gets even more difficult when I walk in late since I have no idea what happened before. My communications class doesnt mark people present if a person is late more than fifteen minutes so it becomes problematic if I come in late to that class. My occasional lateness is probably affecting my grades slightly and if I could wake up earlier, lateness wouldnt be much of a problem. Waking up early and delays in the train have been holding me back.

    Procrastinating is a serious problem for me. Because of it, I usually end up doing my assignments right before its due. For example, I probably should of done this extra credit assignment a few days ago but now I’m doing it the day before its due. Laziness also shares the blame for doing my assignments so late. I just simply dont want to do any of my assignments because I lack the motivation to do so. My laziness usually causes me to the the least amount of work to get a decent grade. I never want to go that “extra mile” because of it. Going that “extra mile” may earn me a higher grade but I dont care for it. I simply want to pass and move on. this kind of mindset has hindered me from exceeding in my college work and settling for a more mediocre grade.

     All of these characteristics have definitely stopped me from doing my best in college.  Time management, lack of sleep, lateness, motivation, laziness are all problems I must endure for now. Once I find a solution to these obstacles, I will definitely become a more higher performing student. All of these hindrances are just part of adjusting to college life and I’m sure I will be able to deal with them in time.

     Hi, my name is William Wong. I was born in New York and grew up on Staten Island. I moved to Queens in my junior year of high school. I’m not afraid of much. However, I am scared of dark places because it gets me depressed and scared. Light places make me happy and seeing cute dogs make me happy.                                       

     A few important things in my life are my family, friends and money. My family is important to me because without them, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I love my parents most of the time. I have one older brother whom graduated baruch. I am now following his footsteps. My friends are just as important to me because without them, life would be really boring.

     One time I felt really guilty was when my parents found out I was cutting school. It was pretty scary because I did’nt know what they were going to do to me. But fortunately they didnt go crazy and were just really disappointed in me. A moment I felt empowered was when I was a little kid playing with legoes. I felt like god of the lego world. My theme song is Billionaire by Travie McCoy.

    I love to do a variety of things. I like to play poker at the moment. I identify myself with the asian culture. I have many roles I play in life. I play the roles of a son and a freshmen college student. I also play the role of a disappointed job hunter. Also I play the role of a resident of New York City.

    College is going pretty well. My biggest challenge is math at the moment. I know calculus is hard but I’m going to study hard to make sure I pass the class. I just had my first test and I did pretty well. The thing I enjoy most about college is the fact that its in the city. Theres just so many choices to eat. In High school, I didnt have so many options. Now that I’m in Baruch theres restuarants everywhere. I’ve met a lot of new friends so far and hopefully everything continues to go smoothly.

I love toys and sometimes I pretend I'm a ninja.

     I see myself as a 17 year-old college freshmen. My birthday is in a few days so I’ll be 18 soon. I grew up in Staten Island and moved to Queens during high school. I’m an asian that isnt good at math and doesnt have ridculously high grades. I have alot of different hobbies that I enjoy and currently it is playing poker.                                

     A few concerns about my freshmen year at baruch bother me. First of all, calculus is going to really difficult for me. I’m not the best at math but I still strive to become an accountant and since calculus is a requirement for the Zicklin school of business, I have to pass it. Another concern I have is the work load that comes with being a college student. There’s going to be a lot of stress this year since I just began adjusting to college life. I have to balance out the my time to accomodate all the homework, essays and studying that I’ll have to do. Lastly, the commute worries me. I have to wake up pretty early to get to class on time and that is the problem. I need to go to bed earlier in order to get up on time. However, I’ve grown accustomed to sleeping really late so I need to change my habits to be punctual.

     From what I can tell, Baruch is going to be far more different than my high school experience. For college, time management is essential to survive. Making college a priority over other things in your life is hard but it has to be done. If I procrastinate too much in college, I will fall behind dramatically. In high school, I could get away with procrastinating but not in college. I also think going to the city every day is just more exciting than going to a dry suburb for school.

     My first year in college will probably define what career path I will take in the future. I’m probably going to grow more mature and meet many life long friends.