christie’s first blog post

by christie.chong

To start off, I’m a short, petite, dark, American- Korean, WHO lives in JERSEY! 🙂 I may be short and little but I have a big heart haha. I’m a wannabe “perfectionist” so I sometimes tend to be picky. I’m usually shy and don’t say much when I’m not in my comfort-zone or in a new environment, like Baruch. Still, once I make friends I’m sorta loud but friendly, and I have yummy stories to share.  I love organizing events and dressing up, honestly what girl doesn’t like to play dress up once in a while 😉 I’m a typical girly-girl with a few acceptions and I may be no genius but I try my best to stay on task with my academic studies.

Concerns:

  1. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to meet my professors’ expectations and always fall behind because of average/low tests &quiz grades. Especially in our english class -.- I’m so scared that I’ll barely pass! ughh…
  2. Also, to be honest, I still have a high-school mentality and attitude. I’m overwhelmed at the class discussions (in english) and with the assignments that we are required to do. I feel that I can never have a day where I can just relax without worrying about what will be due the next day and if im balancing out my time accurately.
  3. i don’t know..

Difference between high school &college

  1. Doing all your assignments on time without having the teacher constantly reminding you and not having your professors guide you step by step like how the teachers did in high school. You have to always be prepared and know how to manage your time wisely. College is a lot more serious and youhave to learn to be independent because no one’s really going to help you out all the way through each process.
  2. The fact that I have to wake up at 6am to get ready and then take 1hr and a half to 2hrs getting to school. No offense, but it’s such a drag and very annoying!
  3. Making friends is not as easy as I pictured it to be. Everyone’s more independent and focused on personal priorities that you tend to “just do you.”

I think that after my first year at Baruch, I’ll be more on top of my assignments and learn to control myself (not being distracted- fighting my temptations/laziness, balancing my schedule/time, etc.) I’ll learn to be more organized and I won’t feel so lost. I’m hoping it gets alot better sooner than later.

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