Hello! My name is Abraham Lin and yes I know if you add -coln at the end I become Abraham Lincoln. I grew up in Flushing, Queens with my parents and an older sister. We moved to Bayside when I was in Kindergarten and have been living here ever since. My parents are from China and came to America so we have a better environment to be raised up in. I started off my life pretty smart, but then got dumber and lazier as the years went by. In first grade, I was accepted into the “Magnet Program” which is a program for “gifted” students. I was in magnet until the 7th grade, when I got kicked out because my average was not high enough. For high school, I attended Stuyvesant High School. I regret my 4 years of high school because I did not really do much and just barely passed by. And here I am now. I’m a pretty fun guy to be around. I like to crack jokes and make fun of everything around me. I like to laugh.I don’t like frowns or any kind of negative emotion. I can be serious if the situation is serious though. I may seem weird at first, but after you get to know me, I can be a pretty fun guy to be around. I am also a very caring person. You can talk to me about anything; I don’t judge people.
My top three concerns. One of them is definitely managing my time. In high school, I did nothing. I go to school, hang out with friends, go to sleep, and repeat. In college, I’m on my own. I have to make my own time to study and relax. Another concern is my grades. My grades have not been the best since the second grade. N’s and U’s throughout elementary school. Only 6th grade was alright. Rest of my middle school and high school grades were not good. College is a fresh start, a clean slate. I wish to get good grades and then go somewhere in life with them. My last concern is focusing in class. In high school, I can barely sit through 41 minutes per period and now I have to sit through at least an hour in each class.
The freedom in college is definitely different than high school. In high school, I had to go to all my classes and there were A LOT of rules I had to follow. There are also nobody to walk down the hall to check my ID card to see if I was cutting or not. There is so much more freedom in college. I can go out and do whatever I feel like during my breaks. I am less restricted in Baruch College than I was in high school. I think my first year at college will make me more independent. I realize that I can no longer ask my mom for money and I have to go out and find my own job. If I get a job, I would then have to learn how to manage my time with a job and school work and friends and family.
I didn’t even realize about the whole Abraham Lin-coln thing. What a coincidence! Be more motivated!
Well you are the rebirth of Abraham Lincoln :P…..so don’t be lost and try harder to achieve what Abraham Lincoln even didn’t achieve in his life….as Kathy said you need to be more motivated and dedicated to your work more….just keep in mind…we will be there to support you
Wow! I never realized that about your name either until you told us in your post. That’s actually pretty cool 😛 Stay on course and you’ll do fine Abraham, you’re not the only one in that position haha…
Ha!! I love the 1st paragraph. I feel like it takes everyone a while to come out of their shell and be who they truly are. Its a lifelong process I believe but as far as Baruch, there are upperclassmen who are still withdrawn and keep to themselves. My hope is that by the end of this semester, we get to see not only the real Abrahmam but the REAL everyone else. This class is a stepping stone to making friends and really utilizing the college’s diversity.
If you are really the type of student to not pay attention so much, form study groups, force yourself to sit in the front, make learning interesting by reading the textbooks with gusto and paying attention in lecture because you want to participate in the next class. There are ways and we will be discussing them very soon.
ps. If you think you seem weird at first, man o man do I have stories. People will always judge you, no matter what, but at Baruch some people can take it to another level but the trick is to keep doing you and don’t let it phase you.
Being weird is great I accept the fact i am weird because i believe normal is boring and overrated. Also I wanna see this funny abraham lincoln fellow you were talking about. I need someone else cracking random jokes in class I feel like the only immature one.