My experience at Baruch College has definitely lived up to my expectations. In the beginning, I had to adjust to the transition from high school to college. In high school, teachers cared about you and knew who you are. In college, you are treated like adults and what you choose to do or don’t do is entirely up to you without teachers or parents getting involved. There is this freedom where I can do whatever I want during my free time. My first semester went pretty good. I made friends that kept me on track. If I could do something differently, I would definitely have kept my Communication class and study a lot more and put more effort into school. I missed a few classes and assignments here and there and that just made me fall back in the class. Managing my time more efficiently is also something else that I would have done. Procrastination always gets to me and I always think I have tomorrow and the day after and the day after that but then by then its too late. I think that I’ve become more independent since I started Baruch College. Everything I do is pretty much done by myself. My professors aren’t there to guide me through school anymore. They lecture the material and understanding and studying it is up to me. Overall, I think Baruch has made me into a more independent person.

My name is Abraham Lin. I was born and raised in Queens. I’m a type of guy that likes to have fun and goof around. I would try to have fun wherever I am. My friends are very important to me. They would alway be put ahead of myself. I am very open; I don’t judge people. If you talk, I would listen. If you’re sad, I would try to make you feel better. I care about most of the people around me unless you did something to me personally, then I hate you. My mind likes to run wild. I don’t like to think ahead into the future. If I can, I would stay young forever. Not that I’m afraid of growing up or anything. I want to but at the same time I don’t. There is so much that I want to do but I only have so much time. And everything that I want to do can’t be all done at once.

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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.