EG 4B

1. My name is Sean Budhua. I think I am a well driven student who wants a lot more than average in life. I know life is challenging and I accept that. I like being challenged. I’m a person who is down to earth and very laid back. I like hanging out with my friends and having a good time. I guess that makes me a people person. I like entering a room and having everyone know who I am. It’s difficult to have that in college however because there is so many different faces that I see everyday. I’m a person who loves trying new things and I think thats a good quality to have in college because I’m open-minded.

2. My top three concerns my freshman year at Baruch are:

– “Rude Awakening” Everyone always talks about how you are in for a rude awakening when going to college. I hate to hear that honestly, it just annoys me. So far everything is going fairly well. I just dont want to jinx myself and end up with a huge workload.

-“Fucking Up” I have this fear of slacking off too soon and potentially messing up my GPA. We are all starting off fresh and we each have an equal opportunity to have really high grades. Hopefully I can maintain at least 90+ averages and test scores.

-“Not having fun” College has a hype of being always fun. I know Baruch is not really a party school. Sadly that is one thing that I ENJOY doing a lot. I know how to balance out my social life and my college life. I just don’t want to be bored and hanging out with the same people all the time. I want to be able to do a lot of things and have a good time, that way I can look forward to my future years at Baruch.

3. So far, the difference at Baruch from my highschool experience is the money lol. I never really noticed how much money everything really does cost. I value the “student metro cards” so much more, even now that I don’t have one. The textbooks in highschool were free as well. Even though I do miss all these luxuries, I enjoy it at college because it gives you a sense of responsibilty and you get to be on your own.

4. I think my first year at college would change me. I think I will learn how to manage my time better. I will also learn more about how everything works. This way come next semester I will hopefully have a simple and smoothe time. College will give me more responsibilites and will be a challenge as well. This really is the start of a new transition and I’m embracing it.

Who do I think I am? well, when I look within to assess myself, I am happy with what I find. I am happy because I see a beautiful, strong, kind-hearted, nice and friendly young lady with an optimistic outlook on life. I also consider myself to be generous, with a sweet personality and also independent, not as much as I would like to be, but independent enough to make decisions for myself and venture out into the real world. I am a daughter to a beautiful woman and an intelligent man. I am a sister to four lovely and very different young women. I am also an aunt to two very beautiful children with such inspiring joy. These people are all a part of my life, hence, they are a part of who I am.

my top three concerns about frosh year at baruch:

• Passing the SimNet : I am very concerned because i know i need to pass this test my first year at baruch.
• Staying on top of my work:  College is obviously a new experience for me, and this means i have to learn to juggle all my school work and life. This was very easy to me in High School, and i just fear that my work might be too overwhelming and I might not know how to handle it as well as i did in HS.
• Making friends that last a lifetime: This is not so much a concern as it is a wish. i really do wish that the friends I make will be my friends for life. Everyone has at least one college buddy that they remain friends with for a very long time that could even impact their lives. And I hope that I would be as lucky.

I think that the work load and discipline is definitely going to be different than that of High School, even of a college preparatory High School.

I dont know how or if  my first year of college will change me, but I just hope that it makes me a lot more independent and hardworking than I already am.
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     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.

I’m an eighteen year old guy who was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Staten Island.  I enjoy playing sports, mostly handball and volleyball.  I like to collect sneakers and this passion of mine started in 8th grade.

One of my biggest concerns about my freshman year at Baruch is the long commute to and from school. Every morning I have to wake up extremely early to catch the ferry from Staten Island and it is very tiring. I worry that my lack of rest will affect my schoolwork. Another one of my concerns is time management. Being in the city, there is much to do and I need to use my time responsibly. A third concern I have is not adjusting to the workload. I hear of many college students who do poorly on their first semesters at college because they are not used to the new environment. I hope to adjust quickly and appreciate my studies.

My Baruch college experience is different from my high school experience because of the people I meet every day. In highschool, everyone was from the same area. However, in the hallways of Baruch, there are people from numerous countries and cultures. Learning beside these people who grew up with different settings will enhance my learning experience. I hope to hear different perspectives from different backgrounds.

My first year at college will change me because of the old friendships I am working hard on to preserve. I’ve shared many meaningful experiences with friends throughout highschool and I would hate to see us separated simply due to distance. I believe my friends who are off to different colleges in various states will change. Hearing their experiences and seeing the changes in them will in turn change me too.

1. Tell us who you think you are?

I define myself as a seventeen year old Brooklyn kid who’s currently in his freshman year at college.  I have an insane love for Star Wars and comics. I  love to play video games and hang out with friends. I’m a nice guy but I can be shy at times when meeting new people. I enjoy biking and playing soccer with friends.

2. Share your top three concerns about your freshmen year at Baruch and explain why?

My first concern is getting used to the college atmosphere. I never really ventured out into the city. My elementary, junior high and high schools were all in Brooklyn and they were relatively small schools compared to Baruch. I’m anxious about meeting new people and making new friends as I leave my good friends from high school behind as we all go our separate ways. My anxiety is also caused by the fact that I am shy when it comes to meeting new people and forging new friendships.

My second concern is whether or not I will be able to keep on top of my work. College is definitely way harder than the work in high school and so far I’ve been able to keep on top of my classes but that hasn’t stopped me from worrying about exams, midterms and the final grades that I’ll get for my first semester here at Baruch.

My last concern is that I still do not know what I want to major in. Countless people have told me that no one knows what they want to do freshman year and that they have a year or two to figure it out. Many of my professors have told me, the core classes help Baruch students to find out which subjects they enjoy and which ones they don’t. Though I understand this concept, it still does not stop me from worrying as I am still undecided as to what I will major in.

3. So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?

I think that the location of Baruch will make it a whole lot different from my high school experience. My high school was located in Brooklyn in a relatively quiet area. Baruch, however is located in the heart of the city. It has a whole lot of great stores and avenues for me to explore. Baruch also is a lot bigger than my high school and contains more students. Meeting more classmates and discovering all that the city has to offer will definitely mark my college years apart from my high school ones.

4. How do you think you’re first year at college will change you?

I think that my first year at college will get me used to the larger work load and hopefully make me a more well rounded student with better time management skills. I also hope that my first year will help me decide on a major.

It seems like it was just four years ago that I started high school. Today I’m sitting in my room wondering where those years went, everything I experienced in high school is now in a yearbook. I have a tendency to dwell in the past because it’s the reason why I’m the way I am .Dominican Academy my high school, was my second home and the 52 girls I graduated with were my sisters. I’m a very loud DA girl and I don’t always have my  priorities straight but I’ll always put my family and friends above anything else.So many things define who I am, some may be positive and others I’d rather not think about. DA, was a small townhouse on the Upper East Side it doesn’t seem like a “real” school, Baruch is what the “real” world looks like therefore its a big change from what I was used to, its co-ed for one and its so diverse that it was overwhelming the first couple of days. Baruch is actually very different from what I imagined it would be, I more informed now and I’m pleased to say that I’m enjoying myself. There are a lot of opportunities here at Baruch and that’s something my very small high school didn’t have the resources for. I’m still in the city which is great because oddly enough I don’t mind my commute from Queens and honestly who doesn’t love the city!

My concerns here at Baruch have actually started to fade, not completely but I’m getting comfortable. I don’t feel like such a stranger in my surroundings anymore. I’m concerned about how I’ll perform academically once the hard work starts to pile up. It’s definitely nerve wrecking to think about how everything I’m going to get used to this semester; is going  to change by the time I return from winter break. I’m not a big fan of change, although I’m well aware of the benefits one can reap from it. I sure that these changes however will have an impact on the way I remember my first year of college and how I myself change as a person.  I’m scared of not being able to make lasting friendships like those I made in high school. However, I’m grateful for all of the people I’ve met so far, there’s nothing better than knowing that you aren’t alone in a room full of strangers on the first day of class.

I still have a lot to learn but knowing that I’ve survived my first two weeks of college classes gives me the boost of confidence I needed in order to get through the semester!

Who am I? Describing who I am to someone else places a difficult task on me. I am very humble about who I am and what I have. Predominately, I am a New York girl, Long Island to be exact, and that is something that I have pride in. I am a girl from a large family, a tight string of extended family, full of many aunts, uncles and cousins. I am an older sister, with a brother who is always looking up to me, leading my values and morals to shine through so I can teach him the right way to be and act, hoping to never set a bad example. I also am a hard worker; during high school along with working to keep my grades up I also had two jobs, to be able to depend on myself for anything I wanted, since I am also a big shopper.

Being at Baruch makes me concerned about a few things. First, the commute is a concern for me. Because I live on Long Island and I do not feel comfortable living alone in the city, every day I take the LIRR to Penn. Station and then walk to Baruch, which is an annoyance, and also trying to match up a train schedule with my school schedule also imposes an annoyance, since during the day the trains only run about every hour back to my house. Another concern I have is making friends. I have a lot of trust issues therefore making real friends that I feel comfortable with is difficult for me. Linked to that, is my last concern. If I do make friends that I get along with very well, my main concern would be all my grades. Majority of my close friends from home went away for college, leaving my main, and pretty much only priority to be school. If I make new friends I feel that my social life may get in the way of keeping my grades at the high standard I am currently holding for myself.

Baruch experiences are going to differ greatly then those experiences of high school. These differences are mainly because of location. I am a Long Island girl so traveling to the city for school creates a new experience for me. Another reason location will impose new experiences is because all my classes are not in the same building, I have to travel to get to different classes. Another way I feel that Baruch experiences will be different is because the classes are less censored, the teachers can teach things in different ways that make the learning process more enticing for the students. Last I feel the experiences will be different is because I am from a small high school, with not even 200 kids in my graduating class, now in one classroom, there is 100 students.

I do not feel my first year of college will change me, I don’t believe people change, only grow and mature.

My name is Joanna Dobrowolski and I am currently a freshman at Baruch College.  Born and raised in Queens, NY, I am no stranger to the fast paced lifestyle of New York City. Prior to Baruch, I attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, Queens. However, to say that I didn’t enjoy high school is an understatement in the least. I’ve been taking dance classes for ten years, though one thing that I guess you can say categorizes me in particular is music. I’m not sure when or how my infatuation with music began, but I know it is the reason I’ve been able to keep my sanity for this long.

Yet these are all things that I do. Not who I am. That question is a bit tougher. But in reality, I’m not really sure who I am, or who I even think I am. I’m barely 18 years old, how could I know the answer to such a question. My views, beliefs, morals, etc, change constantly. Though living in an ever changing world, can you blame me for not being able to stay consistent? Then again, I suppose the things that a person does classifies who he or she is. Just like, “you are what you eat,” i guess you can say, “you are what you do.”

Choosing to attend Baruch College was not a difficult decision to make, though I would be lying if I said I don’t have a few concerns now that I’m here. I guess to begin, I would have to point out the same concern that I’m sure almost every recent high school graduate shares. Coming from an environment that I’ve grown quite accustomed to, and being dropped into the microcosm that is Baruch, overwhelmed, frustrated, and exasperated are only a few words to describe my first couple of weeks in college. In the beginning I wondered if I would ever get used to this new routine, though thankfully with each day I feel I become more familiarized with it, even if it’s only a little.

From the moment we even begin to think about the college process, it seems that everyone around us stresses the importance of time management. Though throughout high school I was able to manage my time flawlessly, I’m concerned that college will not be as easy. The work load appears to be doubled, and mixed with dance classes, a social life, and hopefully a new job, I worry that I’ll be in over my head.

My final concern regarding Baruch, is not so much about Baruch itself, but rather what comes after it. I’ll be attending this school for four years (probably the amount of time it’ll take me to get used to college,) and then what? Once again I’m thrown out on my own, but this time into the “real world,” By then I’ll be considered an adult, and personally I find that a scary thought.

And since, as always, I got carried away with my writing, and am suppose to answer these four questions in 500 words,  I’ll keep the remaining two answers short and sweet.

How will my college experience be different than my high school one? Well for starters, I’m hoping that I’ll actually enjoy college. I’ll finally have this newly gained independence that I’ve wanted for so long as well. Not to mention I’ll be out of my comfort zone, in an exciting and diverse environment, not something found in my old high school.

And finally, I’m not sure how my first year of college will change me, though I do hope that I will grow to be more self sufficient, open minded, and goal oriented. Wish me luck.

1. Tell us who you think you are?

I believe that I am a young man who is Nepalese. More specifically, I am Sherpa with some Tibetan background. I identify myself as a student most of the time and currently I am a freshman in college.

1. Share your top 3 concerns about your freshman year at Baruch and explain why?

I am concerned that I may have boring professors, miss some vital information during the school year, and have a difficult time saving money on food.

1. So far, what do you think will make your Baruch College experience different from your high school experience?

From my experience so far, I believe that the large size of my classes, the teaching method of my professors, and the energetic campus will make my learning experience in college a lot more fun that it was in high school.

1. How do you think your first year at college will change you?

I believe my first year in college will make me a more responsible person. I expect to learn how to be more professional and plan for my future. I think my first year in college will help me transform into a more educated and well rounded person.