Who am I? Well, I’m just an average Chinese-American guy. Nothing special. I was born in Manhattan, New York and I’ve lived in Brooklyn, New York all my life. I am a musician and I’ve been one since I was 9 years old. I took on the clarinet at the age of 9 and continued playing it until college. I went to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, a performing arts high school. I had a great experience there, being around other fellow musicians. I’m also an athlete. I have a passion for volleyball. I was the captain of my highschool’s volleyball team last year and I’m hoping to join Baruch’s volleyball team some time soon. I truly am “addicted” to volleyball. I play it whenever I can. No, I’m not crazy.
My top 3 concerns about my freshman year at Baruch College are time management, maintaining my good grades, and procrastination. I don’t know, I think I still have senioritis. I still don’t feel like doing any work. I mean, I do the work eventually but usually I would do my work when I get the assignment so I wouldn’t have to stress about completing an assignment the day before or something. It’s getting better though, so I guess that’s a good thing. Time management. I’ve always managed my time well and I hope I can continue to do so. Because of my early-ending schedule, I work in the afternoon. I have to incorporate time for work, homework, study time, and my own personal free time. So far I’m still hanging in there! I hope I can maintain a high GPA. Why? Well, that’s common sense. Who wouldn’t want a high GPA especially if you’ve received 95+ grades in high school? If I want to do this, I must manage my time well and stop procrastinating!
One thing that’ll make my Baruch College experience different from my high school experience is independence. That’ll be a huge difference. In college, we now have to register for our own classes, buy our own textbooks, and keep track of your own grades and credits. But it’s okay. I guess we’ll all adjust to that soon, if not already. Oh and some positive differences! We have a lot more freedom! We’re no longer in boring high school! We no longer need to follow high school rules and restrictions (which were quite strict, right?).
I think my first year at Baruch College will definitely make me a more independent person. It’ll make me become a more responsible person. as well. How so? Like I said before, with all the responsibilities that we take on in college (registering for classes, remembering deadlines, etc). Anyway, this so far it has been a great experience and I know there will be more excitement to come!
